knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK) (10/11/85)
I have gotten queries as to my categories for best SF, so I am reposting With examples. (I got my numbering right this time, too.) I would like to compile a list of the best SF and Fantasy novels, as well as opinions for the best first SF novel to read. If all you sf-netters out there would reply to the following questions, I will compile stats and post them to the net in about 3 weeks (that's usually how long it takes for both message and reply to get everywhere and getread by anyone interested.) 1) Best "hard" SF novel? (EXAMPLE: Dune) 2) Best "avant-garde" or "new" SF novel? (EXAMPLE: The Cyberiad by Satnislaw Lem) 3) Best "action" SF novel? (EXAMPLE: The Shape Changer by Keith Laumer) 4) Best fantasy novel? (EXAMPLE: Lord of the Rings) 5) Best First novel? (EXAMPLE: The Time Machine by H.G.Wells) 6) Best of all the above? (or another, if it doesn't fit into any of those categories) (EXAMPLE: Book of the New Sun Trilogy by Gene Wolfe) Note: you can give more than 1 answer to any of the above questions, but they'll get only 1/2 a vote each (for 2, 1/3 for 3, etc.) Please give title, author's name, and if you know it, the year and publisher. If you can't remember the author or the exact title, I'll try to guess, and will send you mail to confirm. Thanks in advance, '`'` Ken '`'` ...ihnp4!drutx!druxo!knf