The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
Mirrored from Tristrom's List. Thanks, Tristrom!

This list contains the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books on the Internet. Tristrom Cooke collects the votes and maintains the master list, and I am grateful to him for making this resource available.

Clicking on a book will allow you to purchase it from Amazon. Books that are not linked are out of print and cannot be found at Amazon.

Generated using 3077 votes on Saturday May 3rd, 2003.

. Rank Title Type Author Score (votes)
1. A Song of Ice and Fire entire series George R. Martin 8.96 (208)
2. Lord of the Rings entire series J.R.R. Tolkien 8.92 (1399)
3. The Vorkosigan Series entire series Lois M. Bujold 8.69 (140)
4. Ender's Game 1st in series Orson Scott Card 8.67 (1137)
5. Krew Elfow A. Sapkowski 8.56 (39)
6. Dune 1st in series Frank Herbert 8.44 (1164)
7. The Discworld Series entire series Terry Pratchett 8.43 (157)
8. Roadside Picnic A & B Strugatski 8.39 (87)
9. The Hyperion Cantos entire series Dan Simmons 8.36 (553)
10. The Lions of Al-Rassan Guy G. Kay 8.35 (129)
11. Hard to be a God A & B Strugatski 8.34 (37)
12. Tigana Guy G. Kay 8.34 (301)
13. Beetle in the Anthill A & B Strugatski 8.32 (23)
14. Palindor 1st in series D.R. Evans 8.30 (31)
15. A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 8.30 (356)
16. Armor John Steakley 8.30 (50)
17. The Dragon Never Sleeps Glen Cook 8.28 (24)
18. Deathbird Stories collection Harlan Ellison 8.28 (21)
19. The Stars my Destination Alfred Bester 8.27 (295)
20. Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 8.27 (238)
21. Replay Ken Grimwood 8.27 (65)
22. Bridge of Birds 1st in series Barry Hughart 8.27 (96)
23. The Nine Billion Names of God collection Arthur C. Clarke 8.25 (40)
24. Tales of the Continuing Time entire series Daniel Keys Moran 8.25 (76)
25. The Deed of Paksenarrion entire series Elizabeth Moon 8.24 (67)
26. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 8.24 (517)
27. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien 8.23 (858)
28. Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 8.21 (303)
29. Fiasco Stanislaw Lem 8.21 (25)
30. By the Sword Mercedes Lackey 8.20 (34)
31. The Coldfire Trilogy entire series C.S. Friedman 8.20 (64)
32. The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 8.19 (47)
33. The Once and Future King T.H. White 8.18 (121)
34. The Best of Cordwainer Smith collection Cordwainer Smith 8.18 (37)
35. The Annals of the Black Company entire series Glen Cook 8.18 (148)
36. The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley 8.17 (37)
37. The First Chronicles of Amber entire series Roger Zelazny 8.16 (462)
38. Doors of his Face, Lamps of his Mouth collection Roger Zelazny 8.15 (47)
39. Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 8.15 (362)
40. The Princess Bride William Goldman 8.15 (139)
41. Assassin's Apprentice 1st in series Robin Hobb 8.15 (72)
42. Watership Down Richard Adams 8.14 (180)
43. 1984 George Orwell 8.14 (489)
44. Persistence of Vision collection John Varley 8.13 (57)
45. The Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 8.13 (101)
46. The Invincible Stanislaw Lem 8.13 (31)
47. Quarantine Greg Egan 8.12 (46)
48. The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 8.12 (264)
49. True Names Vernor Vinge 8.12 (77)
50. The Island of Doctor Death and .. collection Gene Wolfe 8.12 (16)
51. Soldier of the Mist 1st in series Gene Wolfe 8.11 (25)
52. Legend 1st in series David Gemmell 8.11 (46)
53. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn entire series Tad Williams 8.10 (251)
54. God Stalk 1st in series P.C. Hodgell 8.09 (23)
55. Foundation Series entire series Isaac Asimov 8.09 (825)
56. Norstrilia Cordwainer Smith 8.09 (66)
57. The Royal Assassin 2nd in series Robin Hobb 8.08 (63)
58. Green Hills of Earth collection Robert A. Heinlein 8.07 (76)
59. Vlad the Assassin Series entire series Steven Brust 8.07 (131)
60. Stone of Tears 2nd in series Terry Goodkind 8.07 (126)
61. Player of Games Iain M. Banks 8.07 (182)
62. The Book of the New Sun entire series Gene Wolfe 8.06 (244)
63. The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 8.06 (184)
64. Raising the Stones Sheri S. Tepper 8.06 (29)
65. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1st in series C.S. Lewis 8.06 (313)
66. The Honor of the Queen 2nd in series David Weber 8.05 (48)
67. Tea with the Black Dragon R.A. MacAvoy 8.05 (58)
68. The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle 8.05 (64)
69. The Field of Dishonor 4th in series David Weber 8.05 (40)
70. The Middle Kingdom 1st in series David Wingrove 8.05 (29)
71. Startide Rising David Brin 8.05 (454)
72. The White Mountain 3rd in series David Wingrove 8.04 (20)
73. A Song for Arbonne Guy G. Kay 8.04 (149)
74. A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge 8.04 (38)
75. A Wizard of Earth sea 1st in series Ursula Le Guin 8.03 (414)
76. The Tactics of Mistake 2nd in series Gordon Dickson 8.03 (42)
77. Way Station Clifford Simak 8.03 (203)
78. A Night in the Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 8.03 (47)
79. A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess 8.03 (137)
80. The Madness Season C.S. Friedman 8.02 (23)
81. The Fionavar Tapestry entire series Guy G. Kay 8.02 (196)
82. Ubik Philip K. Dick 8.02 (166)
83. On Stranger Tides Tim Powers 8.02 (45)
84. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1st in series Douglas Adams 8.01 (692)
85. The Crystal Cave 1st in series Mary Stewart 8.01 (45)
86. Something Wicked this Way Comes Ray Bradbury 8.01 (122)
87. Last Call Tim Powers 8.01 (37)
88. A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 8.01 (363)
89. Flag in Exile David Weber 8.01 (36)
90. Futurological Congress Stanislaw Lem 8.01 (64)
91. Against a Dark Background Iain M. Banks 8.00 (60)
92. More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 8.00 (130)
93. Crystal Express collection Bruce Sterling 7.99 (21)
94. Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut 7.99 (133)
95. Sojourn 3rd in series R.A. Salvatore 7.99 (52)
96. Neutron Star collection Larry Niven 7.99 (158)
97. Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll 7.99 (154)
98. Dying Inside Robert Silverberg 7.99 (79)
99. Wheel of Time Series entire series Robert Jordan 7.99 (578)
100. The Last Herald Mage Trilogy entire series Mercedes Lackey 7.98 (77)

Scoring Explained

Each book is ranked according to it's diffused average. The diffused average acts to slow down the rise and falls in the averages of the books. See the FAQ for more details.

The number in parenthesis is the total number of votes received for the book or series to date. Please vote if you have an opinion.

Marks

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About This Version

When I discovered Tristrom's list a couple of years ago, I was excited to see so many excellent SF and Fantasy books that I had never heard of. Gormenghast alone took a month to digest, and I'm still working my way down the list. I'd like to help Tristrom revitalize the list and disseminate it to the masses so that everyone can curl up with a good book.

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