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Posted: Thu 31 Mar , 2011 8:03 pm
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I just finished a day long research project. Someone on facebook linked to a sort of quiz thingy about how many of these 100 great fantasy books have you read? Well, I looked and I'd only read 27 of them! :shock: So, since we've been looking for more material to listen to as audiobooks, I took that list of 100 books and crossreferenced it to the Audible.com website and put all the ones they had of that list that I hadn't read into my wish list. (At least, the ones that the blurb sounded OK on and the listener reviews weren't too bad) And then (not wanting to pay when I could have it for free) checked my library's downloadable and CD audiobook sites and will be able to get about ten of them from the library. Eventually.
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Here's the list:

1. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
3. A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin
4. Gardens of the Moon -Steven Erikson
5. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
6. Titus Groan - Marvin Peake
7. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
8. The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
9. Assassin’s Apprentice - Robin Hobb
10. The Warded Man - Peter V. Brett
11. Black Sun Rising - C. S. Friedman
12. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
13. The Magicians - Less Grossman
14. A Cavern of Black Ice - J.V. Jones
15. Acacia - David Anthony Durham
16. The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Bakker
17. Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
18. Lord Foul’s Bane - Stephen R. Donaldson
19. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
20. Sabriel - Garth Nix
21. The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
22. Redwall - Brian Jacques
23. The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks
24. Magicican: Apprentice - Raymond Feist
25. Welcome to the Jungle - Jim Butcher
26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
27. Wizard’s First Rule - Terry Goodkind
28. The Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin
29. Homeland - R.A. Salvatore
30. Dragon Wing - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
31. Grendel - John Gardner
32. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
33. Seventh Son - Orson Scott Card
34. The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
35. Watership Down - Richard Adams
36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
39. Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice
40. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. Dracula - Bram Stoker
44. The Odyssey - Homer
45. The Once and Future King - T.H. White
46. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
47. The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
48. Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
51. Howl’s Moving Castles - Diana Wynne Jones
52. Legend - David Gemmell
53. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
54. Green Rider - Kristen Britain
55. Lamb - Christopher Moore
56. Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott
57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
58. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
59. Glory Road - Robert A. Heinlein
60. The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers
61. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon
62. The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle
63. Imajica - Clive Barker
64. Time and Again - Jack Finney
65. The Misenchanted Sword - Lawrence Watt-Evans
66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
68. Stellar Wind 2012 - Catherine Barber
69. The Black Company - Glen Cook
70. Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Aspirin
71. The Deception - R.A. Knowlton
72. Pyromancer - Dan Callender
73. Vulnerable - Amy Lane
74. The Pox Party - M.T. Anderson
75. The Innocent Mage - Karen Miller
76. Magyk - Angie Sage
77. The Phoenix and the Sword - Robert E. Howard
78. The Book of Dead Days - Marcus Sedgwick
79. Arrows of the Queen - Mercedes Lackey
80. The Magician’s Guild - Trudi Canavan
81. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
82. The Sum of All Men - David Farland
83. Lud-in-the-Mist - Hope Mirrlees
84. Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings
85. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle
86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
87. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
89. Beowulf - Unknown
90. Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay
91. Elric of Melnibone - Michael Moorcock
92. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
93. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
94. Sheepfarmer’s Daughter - Elizabeth Moon
95. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
96. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
97. Beauty - Robin McKinley
98. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Marakami
99. The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
100. Boy’s Life - Robert McCammon

How many have you read?

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Posted: Fri 01 Apr , 2011 1:59 am
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1. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan I read this one, then got about a chapter into the next one, and that was it for me.
2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
3. A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin
Never finished Book 3 in the series - too dark, too many people get killed. If you are a major character in this series, you are NOT safe!
4. Gardens of the Moon -Steven Erikson
5. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
6. Titus Groan - Marvin Peake
7. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
8. The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
9. Assassin’s Apprentice - Robin Hobb
10. The Warded Man - Peter V. Brett
11. Black Sun Rising - C. S. Friedman
12. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
13. The Magicians - Less Grossman
14. A Cavern of Black Ice - J.V. Jones I think I may have tried to read this, but it was too dark. For the most part, I am not into horror.
15. Acacia - David Anthony Durham
16. The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Bakker
17. Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
18. Lord Foul’s Bane - Stephen R. Donaldson Read 3 or 4 of this series, but never finished it.
19. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
20. Sabriel - Garth Nix
21. The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
WONDERFUL series! I go back and reread it every so often.
22. Redwall - Brian Jacques Don't recall if it was Redwall or one of the others in this series. Only read one, and don't remember anything about it, except the animals talk.
23. The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks
24. Magicican: Apprentice - Raymond Feist
25. Welcome to the Jungle - Jim Butcher
26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis Read the whole series of course!
27. Wizard’s First Rule - Terry Goodkind
28. The Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin Yuck. Not my cup of tea.
29. Homeland - R.A. Salvatore I love his character, Drizzt!
30. Dragon Wing - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Have read at least one in this series.
31. Grendel - John Gardner
32. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
33. Seventh Son - Orson Scott Card
34. The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
35. Watership Down - Richard Adams Good book! Read the Plague Dogs, too.
36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Read it as a child.
37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
39. Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice

40. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley Had to force myself to finish it....
43. Dracula - Bram Stoker
Read it in H.S., then reread it several times.
44. The Odyssey - Homer
45. The Once and Future King - T.H. White
46. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
47. The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
48. Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum [Does the movie count? :D]
50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
51. Howl’s Moving Castles - Diana Wynne Jones
52. Legend - David Gemmell Great book! But the sequel didn't live up to the original.
53. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
54. Green Rider - Kristen Britain YES, and I've met her in person twice. We played Tic Tac Toe during a particularly boring presentation at World Fantasy Convention in Albany.
55. Lamb - Christopher Moore
56. Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott
57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame Pretty sure I read this as a kid.
58. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
59. Glory Road - Robert A. Heinlein
60. The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers
61. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon
62. The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle Quite a change from his Holmes stories!
63. Imajica - Clive Barker
64. Time and Again - Jack Finney
65. The Misenchanted Sword - Lawrence Watt-Evans
66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman Read it as a child. Disappointed in the ending.
67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
68. Stellar Wind 2012 - Catherine Barber
69. The Black Company - Glen Cook
70. Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Aspirin Have read quite a few of his books.
71. The Deception - R.A. Knowlton
72. Pyromancer - Dan Callender
73. Vulnerable - Amy Lane
74. The Pox Party - M.T. Anderson
75. The Innocent Mage - Karen Miller
76. Magyk - Angie Sage
77. The Phoenix and the Sword - Robert E. Howard
78. The Book of Dead Days - Marcus Sedgwick
79. Arrows of the Queen - Mercedes Lackey
80. The Magician’s Guild - Trudi Canavan
81. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
82. The Sum of All Men - David Farland
83. Lud-in-the-Mist - Hope Mirrlees
84. Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings
85. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle
86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
87. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke Okay, have to confess I haven't read the book, but I LOVED the movie! :D
89. Beowulf - Unknown Required reading for H.S. English. It intrigued me. I think I may still have my copy.
90. Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay [/b] LOVE LOVE LOVE Guy Kay! Have most of his books.
91. Elric of Melnibone - Michael Moorcock Not a huge fan, but have read several of his books.
92. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
93. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury [Great movie!]
94. Sheepfarmer’s Daughter - Elizabeth Moon
95. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery I think I've read this in both French and English. Delightful book!
96. Perfume - Patrick Suskind Think I saw this as a movie. Some of the perfume is poison, right?
97. Beauty - Robin McKinley Lovely novel, written for teenaged girls.
98. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Marakami
99. The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
100. Boy’s Life - Robert McCammon


I'll have to count and see how many that is. Yes, I'm quite the bookworm when it comes to fantasy!
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Okay, the total is 35, excluding the ones I saw as movies.

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Posted: Fri 01 Apr , 2011 2:25 pm
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Oh, good idea! Commentary!

2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
Yay!!
3. A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin
Listened to this series as an audiobook while commuting a few years ago. It took *forever*! I'm somewhat sad to find out, though, that I've forgotten almost all of it, since the sequel is coming out this year and I'll only have a vague outline of the previous books in my brain- and there's no way I'm listening to all that again!

9. Assassin’s Apprentice - Robin Hobb
I read this as a book. EXCELLENT series! :D Now that an audiobook is out I'm going to recommend my husband listen to it. :)

17. Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
We started this one as an audiobook but didn't get far for reasons I can't remember. Either the reader was bad, or the story didn't adapt well to audio, or the story just sucked. Anyway, we abandoned that one.

21. The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
Read in book form, loved it. :)

22. Redwall - Brian Jacques
Read in book form, but don't remember any of it. :scratch:

25. Welcome to the Jungle - Jim Butcher
I love the Dresden series, it's one of my favorites... but "Welcome to the Jungle" is a graphic novel prequel to the real series. I don't think that counts as a *real* novel, does it?

26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Read it, then mostly forgot it. Kids? Wardrobe? Lots of snow?

32. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
We got this from the library as an audio book, and stuck with it in a kind of horrified mesmerization. We slogged through the whole thing hoping the next book would be better, but abandoned book two really quickly. I'm just not up to Stephen King's sort of writing.

33. Seventh Son - Orson Scott Card
Excellent series! I've read and listened to it several times. :)

34. The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
Read it, forgot it. Something about dimensional shifting? And Fae?

35. Watership Down - Richard Adams
Loved it as a kid. Don't think I'd have much patience with it nowadays.

36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
I must have read this at some point but only remember bits and pieces. :(

37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
Like the series, don't much like the first book. Too fragmented and random for my taste.

38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Loved the movie, loved the book better! :)

39. Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice
I hated this one so much I threw it away afterwards. I didn't want it in the house where my kids might read it.

42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
Read it, forgot it.

43. Dracula - Bram Stoker
I've read it, but only as a counterpoint to Fred Saberhagen's book that tells Dracula's side of the story.

44. The Odyssey - Homer
I've read a translation.

49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
I know I've read it, but can't disentangle it from the movie in my mind. :scratch:

57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
A childhood favorite.

59. Glory Road - Robert A. Heinlein
My least favorite Heinlein novel. :shrug:

62. The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle
Read it as a kid, loved it. Don't know if I would as an adult or not.

70. Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Aspirin
This used to be a favorite series of mine and I'd buy every new book as soon as it would come out- but after Mr. Aspirin started collaberating with other authors to continue the series, something died. I don't even bother getting them anymore.

81. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
Read it, forgot it. Lucky to even remember the title.

86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
Childhood favorite.

88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Started it as an audio book but dropped it for some reason. Saw the movie....

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Books from the list that I read:

2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien :thumbsup
17. Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
People either seem to love this or hate it. I'm one of those that loved it.

19. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
I find Gaiman's work to be somewhat uneven, but this book was a winner.

26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
I read this during my Christian phase. At the time I liked it, but now I consider it absolutely frightful :D

28. The Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin
For some reason, I find Le Guin's work to be somewhat distasteful. Not sure why.

36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Is this Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? Then yes, I read it.

37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
Read the whole series. Repeatedly. Simply the best.

40. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
It was okay. I didn't read the rest of the series.

41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
We saw an animation of this back in grade 7. I read the book later because I was intrigued.


44. The Odyssey - Homer
Yup.

49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
They really should make a more book-based movie of this. There's a lot that was changed, or left out, in the movie.

50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Good story.
51. Howl’s Moving Castles - Diana Wynne Jones
Loved this, as well as the two sequels.

55. Lamb - Christopher Moore
This was fantastic. I thought of starting a thread on it, but never got around to it. :oops:

57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
Good

66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
I absolutely hated this. As well as the two wretched sequels.

67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
Okay, I read it, but - what is it doing on a 100-best list? :scratch:

85. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle
Read it as part of the grade 6 curriculum.

86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
Read it as a kid, remember little of it.

87. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Read it twice so far. Fantastic.

88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Great book, but the series gets darker and darker as it goes on. Was that really necessary?

Haven't read, but saw the movie:
38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Yes, eventually I will get around to reading this!

42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The movie was fine, but I don't think I need to read the book, unless someone posts that the book was way better.

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Only 23 for me. A lot of these are on the "need-to-read" list in my mind.


2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
:love: duh.


22. Redwall - Brian Jacques
The girls and I liked this and listened to it on CD.


26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
:love: but not as much as LotR


28. The Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin

30. Dragon Wing - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
I like Weis' King series better.


31. Grendel - John Gardner
Pretty creepy.


35. Watership Down - Richard Adams
I remember this being very sad.


36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
This one and Through the Looking Glass, too.


38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
:love:


39. Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice
I remember liking it pretty well.


41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
Eh.


43. Dracula - Bram Stoker
Loved it! Highly recommend it!


44. The Odyssey - Homer
Only excerpts, though.


45. The Once and Future King - T.H. White
Don't remember it.


47. The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
Loved it! I still remember being fascinated by the concept of letters having tastes.


49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Enjoyed some of the others in his series better.


57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
Liked it.


67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
Liked it well enough.


84. Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings
I liked Eddings.


85. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle
Love, love, love this series!! :love:


86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
It was fine.


89. Beowulf - Unknown
Have always enjoyed this story and subsequent retellings.


93. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Very properly creepy. :)

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The book was way better. :cool:

Seriously, when is it not?

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Which one are you referring to?

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All of them. :D

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1. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
I read this, but only got halfway through the second one. I'm saving this for when I feel I can read the whole series through. Call me anal, but I can't take breaks...

2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
Never heard of it!

3. A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin
I definitely started the first book in this series, but I don't think I got through the whole thing... I seem to remember thinking it was quite cliched

6. Titus Groan - Marvin Peake
Superb. The whole Ghormenghast trilogy in fact. I've read it about 3 times (I can't read it that often as it's so dense), and it's one of the top books on my list!

7. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
I read this as a child, but don't remember what it was about.


9. Assassin’s Apprentice - Robin Hobb
Another great trilogy that I've read several times. All of her books are great in fact!

17. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
I know this one virtually off by heart. :love: :love: :love:

19. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Just another great book from this hugely gifted writer

20. Sabriel - Garth Nix
Loved this whole series, as well as the Keys to the Kingdom series. They're youthful but not pandering, and the worlds he creates are absolutely beautiful!

22. Redwall - Brian Jacques
Loved them when I was about 12. Spontaneously sold my entire collection (excepting signed Pearls of Lutra, my favourite) when I was about 14.

24. Magician: Apprentice - Raymond Feist
Started, couldn't finish!

26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
I have read this entire septology every summer since I was 9. When I was 9 it took me about 3 months. Now it takes about 4 days, but it's just as rewarding.

28. The Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin
Also first read this when I was 9, and have read it regularly since. Took (and still takes) a little longer than the chronicles, but is sadly, sweetly beautiful.

32. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
I used to love King, and read this septology 3 times. Then i got halfway through 'The Stand' and just got really angry for some reason, and haven't read any of his stuff since. Of all his books I used to own (considerable collection) I only still have The Shining.

35. Watership Down - Richard Adams
This is heart-rendingly beautiful but gave me nightmares as a child... :bawl: :love:

36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Another regularly re-read childhood favourite! I cannot get enough of Carroll!

37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
He's now on teaching staff at my Uni. He walked past me once and I just sort of went :bow: :bow: :bow:
'nuff said. Far from his best novel though!

40. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Great when I was 12. Dreadful when I was 13.

41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
Brilliant, but fantasy? Really?

44. The Odyssey - Homer
My Latin teacher gave me an easily digestible version of this when I was 11, that I devoured. I've been struggling with Chapman's translation ever since. (I can never get more than about 12 pages in)

45. The Once and Future King - T.H. White
A truly timeless classic!

50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Holiday read. Loved the opening, hated the rest of it. yukyukyukyukyuk. Not so sure it's fantasy either!

51. Howl’s Moving Castles - Diana Wynne Jones
A glorious book from a glorious author! I have read everything she ever wrote, but curiously don't own any of it!

57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
Another childhood 3-monther, but for some reason one I only read once. I absolutely loved it. Must re-visit it!

66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
I haven't read it in about 6 years, but I love this whole trilogy! I used to read this every summer too!

67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
I suppose writing a whole novel is an achievement for a 15 year old, but it reads like a novel written by a 15 year old... I got 10 pages into the sequel and my brain melted. A sophisticated Eye of Argon, to my mind.

80. The Magician’s Guild - Trudi Canavan
Love this whole trilogy. One I've only read about twice, but I can remember every detail of this!

86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
:love:

87. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
wonderful. A superb collaboration from two of the best living authors!

95. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
This book never fails to make me unbearably sad, yet I read it again and again and again. It is so unutterably beautiful!

98. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Marakami
This has been on my shelf for 3 years, but I've never read it...

Disappointed that some greats weren't on here. The Neverending Story is a superb book, as is anything by Oscar Moers (The 13 and a half Lives of Captain Bluebear, The City of Dreaming Books, etc.)

Can't believe I've only read 30 of these! Although, really, I've read everything by Pratchett, Gaiman, Orwell and a few others, so that amounts to a lot more wonderful books by people on this list!

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Well, you know, I was going to ask, "Where is Piers Anthony or Terry Brooks?" I mean, they're at least as good, if not better, than some of the others on this list.

I know it's just someone else's list, but I was just wondering.

ETA: I think we're set to read Beauty soon in school.

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I reckoned about a quarter on HoF...let's see:

1. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan - :love: I adore this series, can't wait for Sanderson to finish the final volume...

2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien - naturalment...

6. Titus Groan - Marvin Peake - loved the tv series with Rhys Meyers - classic BBC costume drama

18. Lord Foul’s Bane - Stephen R. Donaldson - struggled through the original chronicles loned to me by my then-boyfriend.

20. Sabriel - Garth Nix - my eldest has read all his books does that count? ;)

22. Redwall - Brian Jacques - watched the animated series!

24. Magicican: Apprentice - Raymond Feist - read all his Krondor novels, but couldn't get on with the Empire ones

26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis - goes without saying...

30. Dragon Wing - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - big fan of Dragonlance chronicles in my youth

35. Watership Down - Richard Adams :bawl:

36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman - great film, even better book

40. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer - again, favourite series of my boys

43. Dracula - Bram Stoker - de rigeur for teenagers, surely?

44. The Odyssey - Homer - who hasn't had to read it for school? :roll:

45. The Once and Future King - T.H. White - another schooldays memory

49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum :love:

52. Legend - David Gemmell - classic

57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

62. The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle

63. Imajica - Clive Barker -well, no...but I read "Weaveworld" once, which I found very disturbing, one of the few books I've really hated!

66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman - loved his trilogy, even if I didn't quite understand it all!

67. Eragon - Christopher Paolini - should I admit to this or pretend it was just my boys again? ;)

76. Magyk - Angie Sage - bought these for my boys but found her series great light reading - really enjoying this series...

84. Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings - was a big Eddings devotee until I got fed up with him recycling the Belgarath story - did we really need to hear the story from both his view and Polgara's?

86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - one of my favourite kids' books

88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke - fabulous children's writer :love: and if you want dark, you should check out her latest "Reckless", loosely based on the brothers Grimm.

89. Beowulf - Unknown

90. Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay -another favourite, along with "A Song for Arbonne"

97. Beauty - Robin McKinley - classic retelling... I would also recommend Sheri S. Tepper's "Beauty" - fantastic novel, fantasy with unexpected Sci-Fi thrown in as well.

...29-ish!

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Well, yes Jude, all of them. But you asked about Mists of Avalon
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42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The movie was fine, but I don't think I need to read the book, unless someone posts that the book was way better.

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*marks The Mists of Avalon as to-read*

I'm going to have to add another decade to my life just to get through all these books...

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37. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
He's now on teaching staff at my Uni. He walked past me once and I just sort of went
'nuff said. Far from his best novel though!
Crucifer, Terry has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Is he still able to teach? :Q

As some of you know, he is also fighting for the right to die when the disease becomes too much to bear.

I met him at Worldcon in Toronto. His presentation had ended with a lively discussion that had gone overtime, and he had to vacate the room to allow the next person to do their thing. The discussion continued in the hallway for quite some time. I hadn't been at his lecture/panel, but when I encountered this knot of people in the hallway, I decided to stop and listen to see what it was all about. I hung out there for a good 10 minutes, listening to a very lively, intellectual discussion.

I don't remember what the discussion was about now, as this happened 8 years ago, but I was impressed by it, and by the fact he would do this for his fans.

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2. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien: of course I read it. :D

26. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis: the only one of his books I have read and I am not tempted to read any of the rest though I really liked this one at the time.

32. The Gunslinger - Stephen King: I didn't read the entire series, but I do have some parts of it. i was too bored with it though I was a big King fan at the time.

35. Watership Down - Richard Adams: only saw the film.

36. Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll: not keen on this, but it is so well known in our culture that it is impossible to avoid.

38. The Princess Bride - William Goldman: :love: the film is much better.

39. Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice: I liked it when I read it, though I don't remember much of it.

42. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley: only watched the film.

43. Dracula - Bram Stoker: this will always be one of my favourites.

46. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho: didn't understand what all the fuss is about.

49. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum: like the musical, like the book.

50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel: like this one a lot. I write my masters thesis about this one, among other things. I found it fascinating how when I first read it, I completely missed the whole underlying point of the story and many referrences (not knowing this made it a very boring read). On the second read it was great!

51. Howl’s Moving Castles - Diana Wynne Jones: film only

53. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I kept coming across this book being mentioned in classes so I was curious to find out what it was all about. A bit long-winded.

57. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame: one of the English children's classics I thought I should read.

58. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie: am listening to this one as an audiobook right now.

66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman: I was bored and disappointed by this one and the other two parts of the series.

86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl: fun and weird at the same time.

88. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke: couldn't quite get into it. I couldn't identify with any of the characters and the fictional workd never became real for me, so it was very disappointing. I didn't like it though I can see potential in it.

89. Beowulf - Unknown: got the bilingual edition and love it.

95. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery: nice littel heart-warming book.

96. Perfume - Patrick Suskind: only watched the film though I had wanted to read the book first.

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Crucifer, Terry has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Is he still able to teach? :Q
Yeah, he's teaching post-grad creative writing seminars once a month. I don't know anyone in his class, so I have no idea about how he's doing health-wise!

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The Mists of Avalon I've tried to get through multiple times but always end up abandoning about halfway through. The tv-series I really enjoyed, though. Good music!

As for the rest of the list I'm sure I'm less than 10... :D I'm a bad fantasy fan!

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The Crying of Lot 49? :scratch: Seems a little out of place in that list. I suppose it is fantastical in the sense that it is not real, but I would call it postmodern and not fantasy. It was certainly an odd book! I can't decide whether or not I liked it.


I'm with Jonny, I've read fewer than ten of the others. :P And why is Harry Potter not on the list? :rage: It's a heck of a lot better than freaking Eragon.


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