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Title: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 2nd, 2010, 4:27am Just for fun, I'm proposing a "field of 64" to determine the best sci-fi/fantasy/horror series of all time. Once the denizens of anotherealm identify 64 candidates, I will set up the brackets and we'll vote. I've started things off with these dozen candidates: JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Steven King's Dark Tower novels Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas books Mary Stewart's Hollow Hills Arturian romances CE Lewis's Narnia novels Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels Stephen Donaldsen's Thomas Covenant chronicles Terry Brooks's Shannarah books Lahaye and Jenkins Left Behind series EE Doc Smith's Lensman serial Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic Only two rules: sci fi/fantasy/horror only (no Conan Doyle); one author, one series (no Koontz Frankenstein series). I need 52 more, 'realmers (this should take a while). I plan to start the vote-off as soon as I get 64 or on Labor Day (whichever comes first). I think this might be fun. Let's see if you agree. |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 2nd, 2010, 5:44am How about: Ursula K. Le Guin's - Earthsea novels David Eddings - Belgariad Joel Rosenberg - Guardians of the Flame L. Frank Baum - Oz series L. Sprague De Camp - Viagens Interplanetarias series Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 2nd, 2010, 5:48am and for some cyberpunk: William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy :) |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 2nd, 2010, 5:52am Just two more: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter okay, done... for now ;) |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by John Gilbert on Jun 2nd, 2010, 11:09am Jeez, I could fill up your list just with science fiction series, but will try and show restraint. But I do want to toss out two, Robert Heinlein's so-called Future History and Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar series. I think Bujold's series might have the most Hugo awards of any series, but that would need to be checked. John Gilbert |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 2nd, 2010, 12:26pm Definitely Heinlein. :) How about Frank Herbert's Dune saga, and Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Webbie on Jun 2nd, 2010, 3:58pm Ringworld should be on the list |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by ente per ente on Jun 2nd, 2010, 11:19pm -Dan Simmons' "Hyperion- Endymion" famous Sci- Fi series; -David Gemmel's "Waylander Drenai" famous Fantasy series; -Raymond E. Feist' s "Riftwar" famous Fantasy series; -Scott Card's "Ender" famous Sci- Fi series...; -Robert Heinlein's "Future History series"...; -Walter Jon Williams' "Hardwired series"...; And so on, many and many other very good books so far...eh,eh ;) |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by John Gilbert on Jun 2nd, 2010, 11:39pm Gary A. Markette wrote on Jun 2nd, 2010, 4:27am:
Hmm, no Conan Doyle, but what about Conan? And Elric... I have to admit, there aren't really that many big Horror SERIES out there - maybe the Cthulu books? And one more for the science fiction genre, Poul Anderson and the Dominic Flandry/David Falkayn future history - this has always been one of my favorites. John Gilbert |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 3rd, 2010, 8:42am So now we've got 37--need 27 more for field of 64. I'll wait for more--please try not to duplicate. JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Steven King's Dark Tower novels Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas books Mary Stewart's Hollow Hills Arturian romances CE Lewis's Narnia novels Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels Stephen Donaldsen's Thomas Covenant chronicles Terry Brooks's Shannarah books Lahaye and Jenkins Left Behind series EE Doc Smith's Lensman serial Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels David Eddings Belgariad Joel Rosenberg Guardians of the Flame L. Frank Baum Oz series L. Sprague De Camp Viagens Interplanetarias series Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Robert E. Howard's Conan series Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone Dan Simmons' Hyperion- Endymion David Gemmel's Waylander Drenai Raymond E. Feist' s Riftwar Scott Card's Ender novels Robert Heinlein's Future History series Walter Jon Williams' Hardwired series Larry Nivens Ringworld Novels Frank Herbert's Dune saga Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels David Eddings Belgariad Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Robert Heinlein's Future History William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by ente per ente on Jun 3rd, 2010, 10:17pm Probably, it seems to me that Robert Heinlein's Future History, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels and David Eddings Belgariad have already been put in twice... Anyway, here are some good series to add on, in my opinion... -Samuel R. Delany's "Return to Nevčr˙on series" ; -Paul McAuley's "Four Hundred Billion Stars" Sci- Fi series; -Alfred Elton van Vogt's "The Weapon makers" GREAT-GREAT-GREAT Sci- Fi series; -Ian Banks' "the Culture" wonderful Sci-Fi series; -Joe Haldeman's "The Foerever (peace)" series; -Tanith Lee's " The Wars of Vis " interesting series; -Frederik Pohl's "Heechee" very good series; -Ken MacLeod's "Fall Revolution" recent series; :) |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 4th, 2010, 3:17am Thanks for the catch on the duplications, ente. Thanks, too, for the additional suggestions. The revised list now looks like this: JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Steven King's Dark Tower novels Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas books Mary Stewart's Hollow Hills Arturian romances CE Lewis's Narnia novels Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels Stephen Donaldsen's Thomas Covenant chronicles Terry Brooks's Shannarah books Lahaye and Jenkins Left Behind series EE Doc Smith's Lensman serial Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels Joel Rosenberg Guardians of the Flame L. Frank Baum Oz series L. Sprague De Camp Viagens Interplanetarias series Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Robert E. Howard's Conan series Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone Dan Simmons' Hyperion- Endymion David Gemmel's Waylander Drenai Raymond E. Feist' s Riftwar Scott Card's Ender novels Robert Heinlein's Future History series Walter Jon Williams' Hardwired series Larry Nivens Ringworld Novels Frank Herbert's Dune saga Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar David Eddings Belgariad Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos Samuel R. Delany's Return to Nevčr˙on Paul McAuley's Four Hundred Billion Stars A E van Vogt's The Weapon Makers Ian Banks' The Culture Joe Haldeman's The Foerever (peace) Tanith Lee's The Wars of Vis Frederik Pohl's Heechee Ken MacLeod's Fall Revolution Got 42--need 22 more. Others? |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Webbie on Jun 5th, 2010, 9:23am http://anotherealm.com/ftp/AR-series.xls An excel file of the data above. |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 7th, 2010, 1:23am Thanks webbie. I am expert with MSWord, PowerPoint, and Visio--but I'm just a beginner with XL. The list looks better and it'll probably be easier to set up brackets using the program. Still need some more series. Got till Labor day to gather them, if ncessary. Any others? |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by ente per ente on Jun 7th, 2010, 2:46am I suggest the following series, too. -Michael scott Rohan's "The Winter of the World" Fantasy series; -Greg Bear's " Queen of Angels " Sci- Fi series, -David Brin's "The Uplift Storm " series; -Arthur C. Clarke's "Space Odyssey" most famous series; -Robert Silverberg's "Majipoor Chronicles"; -L.R. Hubbard's "Battlefield Earth" series; -George R.R. Martin "a Song of Ice and Fire" never ending series...; -China Mieville's"fictional world of Bas-Lag" new series; -Sergey Lukyanenko's "Night Watch" urban Fantasy- Horror series; -Kristine Kathryn Rusch's "The Fey" very spectacular series; -John Scalzi's "Old Man's War" series; :) |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 7th, 2010, 5:27am Thanks again, ente. Sorry can't allow LR Hubbard. As far as I can tell, Battlefield Earth was a one-shot; not a series (source: Wikipedia). We have 55 now, as follows: JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Steven King's Dark Tower novels Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas books Mary Stewart's Hollow Hills Arturian romances CE Lewis's Narnia novels Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels Stephen Donaldsen's Thomas Covenant chronicles Terry Brooks's Shannarah books Lahaye and Jenkins Left Behind series EE Doc Smith's Lensman serial Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels Joel Rosenberg Guardians of the Flame L. Frank Baum Oz series L. Sprague De Camp Viagens Interplanetarias series Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Robert E. Howard's Conan series Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone Dan Simmons' Hyperion- Endymion David Gemmel's Waylander Drenai Raymond E. Feist' s Riftwar Scott Card's Ender novels Robert Heinlein's Future History series Walter Jon Williams' Hardwired series Larry Nivens Ringworld Novels Frank Herbert's Dune saga Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar David Eddings Belgariad Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos Samuel R. Delany's Return to Nevčr˙on Paul McAuley's Four Hundred Billion Stars A E van Vogt's The Weapon Makers Ian Banks' The Culture Joe Haldeman's The Foerever (peace) Tanith Lee's The Wars of Vis Frederik Pohl's Heechee Ken MacLeod's Fall Revolution Michael Scott Rohan's The Winter of the World Greg Bear's Queen of Angels David Brin's The Uplift Storm Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey Robert Silverberg's Majipoor Chronicles; George R.R. Martin a Song of Ice and Fire China Mieville'sfictional world of Bas-Lag Sergey Lukyanenko's Night Watch Kristine Kathryn Rusch's The Fey John Scalzi's Old Man's War Need only 9 more . . . |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 7th, 2010, 9:36am L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - The Saga of Recluce Piers Anthony - Incarnations of Immortality (or Xanth, but I prefer the former) Madeleine L'Engle - Kairos (which includes the Time Quartet) C. J. Cherryh - Finisterre universe (maybe not her best, but it's what I've read of hers so far and I liked it a lot) Roger Zelazny - The Chronicles of Amber Hero |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST Post by J. Davidson Hero on Jun 7th, 2010, 9:37am Anne Rice - The Vampire Chronicles Hero |
Title: Re: BEST SERIES POLL AND CONTEST--FIELD COMPLETE Post by Gary A. Markette on Jun 8th, 2010, 6:01am Our field of 64 is complete. Here's the list (in no particular order): JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Steven King's Dark Tower novels Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas books Mary Stewart's Hollow Hills Arturian romances CE Lewis's Narnia novels Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels Stephen Donaldsen's Thomas Covenant chronicles Terry Brooks's Shannarah books Lahaye and Jenkins Left Behind series EE Doc Smith's Lensman serial Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels Joel Rosenberg Guardians of the Flame L. Frank Baum Oz series L. Sprague De Camp Viagens Interplanetarias series Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Robert E. Howard's Conan series Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone Dan Simmons' Hyperion- Endymion David Gemmel's Waylander Drenai Raymond E. Feist' s Riftwar Scott Card's Ender novels Robert Heinlein's Future History series Walter Jon Williams' Hardwired series Larry Nivens Ringworld Novels Frank Herbert's Dune saga Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar David Eddings Belgariad Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Peter Pan series Samuel R. Delany's Return to Nevčr˙on Paul McAuley's Four Hundred Billion Stars A E van Vogt's The Weapon Makers Ian Banks' The Culture Joe Haldeman's The Foerever (peace) Tanith Lee's The Wars of Vis Frederik Pohl's Heechee Ken MacLeod's Fall Revolution Michael Scott Rohan's The Winter of the World Greg Bear's Queen of Angels David Brin's The Uplift Storm Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey Robert Silverberg's Majipoor Chronicles; George R.R. Martin a Song of Ice and Fire China Mieville'sfictional world of Bas-Lag Sergey Lukyanenko's Night Watch Kristine Kathryn Rusch's The Fey John Scalzi's Old Man's War L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - The Saga of Recluce Piers Anthony - Incarnations of Immortality Madeleine L'Engle - Kairos C. J. Cherryh - Finisterre universe Roger Zelazny - The Chronicles of Amber Anne Rice - The Vampire Chronicles Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake books James Axler Deathlands series Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir Destroyer potboilers Walter B. Gibson's The Shadow Ann McCaffery Dragonriders of Pern The next step is to assign seedings for the brackets. The experts at anotherealm (ahem) will handle that. That means that the seedings will be arbitrary and should cause controversy, wailing, cursing, aspersions regarding our parentage, and possible death threats. I know, I know . . . sounds like fun--but the seedings will also take a while. Look back here sometime around the 4th of July for the brackets. Then, be prepared to vote for your faves. ;D |
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