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Nov. 15th, 2006 02:59 pmevery so often a list of books surfaces in eljay-land. (i saw it first from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brainstormfront.)
The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002, per SFBC
i typically find what hasn't been read to be more interesting when these things come around.
TBR.
in both cases, i think the author rocks, i just haven't put my hand on a copy. when last i checked, I Am Legend was missing from the library. i need to check again and put both of these on my holds list. Theodore Sturgeon could be the most amazing writer of short stories ever, so i'm game for the novel.
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
Tried and failed.
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
it's been several years, so i may pick it up again. i like Asimov short stories and the nonfiction, but i never could get into these.
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
aaaaargh. C and i both are repeat failures on this one. the book was a gift from a relative with great taste, lots of writers talk about this one, andmatt_ruff digs Crowley. i feel more guilt over this one than all the false starts with LotR. i need to try another book by Crowley and see if it helps.
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
when i have trouble sleeping, C either reads me this or a book on Napoleonic era military tactics. they both work like a charm.
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
need to know more.
if you've read one of these and enjoyed it, tell me about it. i don't have enough info. i've never even heard of Children of the Atom.
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
rejected.
Clarke is dull. wish he wasn't. the Farmer short stories i've read held zero interest for me, so i can't believe a book would be better.
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
( the ones i've read )
significant is a delightfully loaded word.
there are books that i think will be considered significant by the time the decade ends that were too close to the 2002 date or have been published since. i think American Gods, Perdido Street Station, and Altered Carbon will make a later list (and probably that furniture-prop Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.) i'm disappointed that The Watchmen could win a Hugo but not be noted here. and where is A Game of Thrones ???
brainstormfront.)The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002, per SFBC
i typically find what hasn't been read to be more interesting when these things come around.
TBR.
in both cases, i think the author rocks, i just haven't put my hand on a copy. when last i checked, I Am Legend was missing from the library. i need to check again and put both of these on my holds list. Theodore Sturgeon could be the most amazing writer of short stories ever, so i'm game for the novel.
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
Tried and failed.
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
it's been several years, so i may pick it up again. i like Asimov short stories and the nonfiction, but i never could get into these.
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
aaaaargh. C and i both are repeat failures on this one. the book was a gift from a relative with great taste, lots of writers talk about this one, and
matt_ruff digs Crowley. i feel more guilt over this one than all the false starts with LotR. i need to try another book by Crowley and see if it helps.41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
when i have trouble sleeping, C either reads me this or a book on Napoleonic era military tactics. they both work like a charm.
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
need to know more.
if you've read one of these and enjoyed it, tell me about it. i don't have enough info. i've never even heard of Children of the Atom.
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
rejected.
Clarke is dull. wish he wasn't. the Farmer short stories i've read held zero interest for me, so i can't believe a book would be better.
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
( the ones i've read )
significant is a delightfully loaded word.
there are books that i think will be considered significant by the time the decade ends that were too close to the 2002 date or have been published since. i think American Gods, Perdido Street Station, and Altered Carbon will make a later list (and probably that furniture-prop Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.) i'm disappointed that The Watchmen could win a Hugo but not be noted here. and where is A Game of Thrones ???
