Edition Number 72 3rd June 1996
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1 Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien 8.71 (507)
2 Ender's Game SA1 Orson Scott Card 8.33 (447)
3 Dune S1 Frank Herbert 8.22 (452)
4 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 8.19 (112)
^ 5 Way Station Clifford Simak 8.17 (74)
6 Tigana Guy G. Kay 8.17 (97)
7 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 8.15 (86)
8 The First Chronicles of Amber S Roger Zelazny 8.15 (193)
9 Hyperion S1 Dan Simmons 8.13 (229)
10 1984 George Orwell 8.10 (148)
11 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 8.09 (263)
12 Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague de Camp 8.09 (39)
13 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 8.07 (145)
14 The Stars my Destination Alfred Bester 8.06 (120)
15 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 8.05 (132)
16 True Names Vernor Vinge 8.05 (33)
17 Tau Zero Poul Anderson 8.03 (53)
18 Neutron Star C Larry Niven 8.00 (88)
19 The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke 7.98 (58)
20 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe S1 C.S. Lewis 7.95 (86)
21 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 7.93 (160)
^22 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois M. Bujold 7.92 (47)
23 Past Through Tomorrow C Robert A. Heinlein 7.92 (49)
24 The Hobbit J.R.R.Tolkien 7.90 (327)
25 To Your Scattered Bodies Go S1 Philip J. Farmer 7.90 (71)
26 The Fionavar Tapestry S Guy G. Kay 7.89 (63)
27 The Earthsea Trilogy S Ursula Le Guin 7.86 (170)
^28 The Last Dancer Daniel Keys Moran 7.84 (34)
29 Timescape Gregory Benford 7.83 (53)
^30 More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 7.83 (40)
31 Ubik Philip K. Dick 7.83 (59)
32 The Wheel of Time Series S Robert Jordan 7.83 (185)
^33 The Foundation Trilogy S Isaac Asimov 7.80 (359)
34 The Door into Summer Robert A. Heinlein 7.79 (108)
^35 Startide Rising David Brin 7.79 (219)
36 Good Omens Pratchett/Gaiman 7.79 (67)
^37 A Song for Arbonne Guy G. Kay 7.77 (60)
^38 Player of Games Iain M. Banks 7.77 (92)
^39 The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles S Julian May 7.77 (63)
40 The Long Run Daniel Keys Moran 7.76 (48)
41 Witches of Karres James Schmitz 7.75 (38)
^42 Creatures of Light and Darkness Roger Zelazny 7.75 (39)
43 Protector Larry Niven 7.75 (73)
^44 The Discworld Series S Terry Pratchett 7.73 (54)
45 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 7.73 (78)
46 Methuselah's Children Robert A. Heinlein 7.71 (49)
47 Gateway S1 Frederik Pohl 7.71 (168)
48 The Dying Earth S1 Jack Vance 7.69 (62)
^49 Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 7.68 (29)
50 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 7.68 (138)
^51 The Shockwave Rider John Brunner 7.67 (42)
52 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 7.67 (89)
53 The Book of the New Sun S Gene Wolfe 7.67 (117)
^54 Songmaster Orson Scott Card 7.67 (41)
55 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 7.67 (107)
^56 The High Crusade Poul Anderson 7.65 (43)
57 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 7.64 (142)
58 Speaker for the Dead SA2 Orson Scott Card 7.64 (272)
^59 The Black Company S1 Glen Cook 7.64 (30)
60 The Forever War Joe Haldeman 7.64 (153)
^61 The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin 7.63 (142)
62 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn S Tad Williams 7.63 (87)
^63 City C Clifford Simak 7.63 (84)
64 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy S1 Douglas Adams 7.63 (319)
65 Bridge of Birds S1 Barry Hughart 7.63 (38)
66 I Robot C Isaac Asimov 7.63 (206)
67 The Snow Queen S1 Joan Vinge 7.62 (50)
^68 Shards of Honor Lois M. Bujold 7.60 (40)
69 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 7.58 (47)
70 The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells 7.58 (96)
^71 Doorways in the Sand Roger Zelazny 7.57 (26)
72 A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick 7.56 (53)
73 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin 7.55 (194)
^74 The Uplift War David Brin 7.55 (155)
^75 The Magician's Nephew S6 C.S. Lewis 7.54 (42)
76 Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks 7.53 (89)
77 Aristoi Walter Jon Williams 7.53 (46)
^78 Barrayar Lois M. Bujold 7.52 (52)
79 The Mote in God's Eye L.Niven/J.Pournelle 7.52 (217)
80 Eon S1 Greg Bear 7.52 (88)
^81 The White Dragon S3 Anne McCaffrey 7.51 (49)
^82 This Immortal Roger Zelazny 7.51 (33)
83 Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (200)
84 Citizen of the Galaxy Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (102)
85 The Fall of Hyperion S2 Dan Simmons 7.50 (151)
86 Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke 7.50 (189)
87 Burning Chrome C William Gibson 7.48 (49)
^88 Brave New World Aldous Huxley 7.47 (70)
^89 Marooned in Realtime Vernor Vinge 7.46 (72)
90 Nova Samuel R. Delany 7.46 (38)
^91 Mission of Gravity Hal Clement 7.46 (75)
^92 The Riddlemaster of Hed S1 Patricia McKillip 7.46 (34)
93 Jack the Bodiless S1 Julian May 7.45 (38)
94 Lord Valentine's Castle S1 Robert Silverberg 7.45 (60)
^95 The Gap into Power S3 Stephen Donaldson 7.45 (30)
96 Legacy of Heorot L.Niven/S.Barnes 7.45 (43)
*97 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 7.44 (35)
98 Green Mars S2 Kim S. Robinson 7.44 (56)
99 Red Prophet S2 Orson Scott Card 7.44 (43)
*100 The Man who Sold the Moon C Robert A. Heinlein 7.43 (26)
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The Book of the New Sun / The Urth Cycle
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The Shadow of the Torturer S1 7.67 (117)
The Claw of the Conciliator S2 7.53 (95)
The Sword of the Lictor S3 7.65 (79)
The Citadel of the Autarch S4 7.65 (79)
The Urth of the New Sun S5 7.00 (48)
Wheel of Time Series
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The Eye of the World S1 7.61 (185)
The Great Hunt S2 7.54 (176)
The Dragon Reborn S3 7.72 (174)
The Shadow Rising S4 7.78 (167)
The Fires of Heaven S5 7.83 (161)
Lord of Chaos S6 7.82 (145)
Foundation Series
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Foundation S1 7.80 (359)
Foundation and Empire S2 7.60 (270)
Second Foundation S3 7.64 (277)
Prelude to Foundation S4 5.96 (91)
Forward the Foundation S5 6.14 (81)
Foundation's Edge S6 6.38 (114)
Foundation and Earth S7 6.20 (103)
The First Chronicles of Amber
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Nine Princes in Amber S1 7.70 (193)
The Guns of Avalon S2 8.15 (96)
Sign of the Unicorn S3 7.97 (93)
The Hand of Oberon S4 7.98 (95)
The Courts of Chaos S5 8.08 (94)
The Earthsea Series
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A Wizard of Earthsea S1 7.86 (170)
The Tombs of Atuan S2 7.43 (104)
The Farthest Shore S3 7.48 (89)
Tehanu S4 6.17 (42)
The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles
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The Many Coloured Land S1 7.44 (63)
The Golden Torc S2 7.77 (40)
The Nonborn King S3 7.54 (32)
The Adversary S4 7.69 (35)
The Fionavar Tapestry
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The Summer Tree S1 7.71 (63)
The Wandering Fire S2 7.76 (52)
The Darkest Road S3 7.89 (53)
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
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The Dragonbone Chair S1 7.46 (87)
The Stone of Farewell S2 7.61 (45)
To Green Angel Tower S3 7.63 (51)
The Discworld Series
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The Colour of Magic S1 7.27 (78)
The Light Fantastic S2 7.28 (53)
Equal Rites S3 7.01 (46)
Mort S4 7.48 (70)
Sourcery S5 7.10 (41)
Wyrd Sisters S6 7.33 (45)
Pyramids S7 7.15 (66)
Guards! Guards! S8 7.73 (54)
Eric S9 6.22 (40)
Moving Pictures S10 6.95 (32)
Reaper Man S11 7.25 (38)
Witches Abroad S12 7.18 (39)
Small Gods S13 7.17 (43)
Lords and Ladies S14 7.06 (37)
Men at Arms S15 7.54 (35)
Soul Music S16 4.08 (18)
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