The Recommended Fantasy Authors List - ver. 2.4 (8/8/97) The Recommended Fantasy Authors List. Original is at http://r8h.cs.man.ac.uk:8000/eddings/AltAuth.html http://r8h.cs.man.ac.uk:8000/eddings/AltAuth.html http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm Peter Ackroyd (b. 1949) First Light Hawksmoor The House of Doctor Dee Lloyd Alexander (b. 1924) "Prydain Chronicles" - The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; The High King "Westmark Trilogy" - Westmark; The Kestrel; The Beggar Queen "Vesper Holly series" - The Illyrian Adventure; The El Dorado Adventure; The Drackenberg Adventure; The Jhe Ja Adventure; The Philadelphia Adventure Poul Anderson (b. 1926) The Broken Sword Three Hearts and Three Lions Hrolf Kraki's Saga The Merman's Children "The King of Ys" - Roma Mater; Gallicenae; Dahut; The Dog and the Wolf "The Last Viking Trilogy" - The Golden Horn; The Road of the Sea Horse; The Sign of the Raven *Piers Anthony (b. 1934) "Kelvin of Rud" - Dragon's Gold; Serpent's Silver; Chimaera's Copper; Orc's Opal; Mouvar's Magic "Xanth" - A Spell for Chameleon; The Source of Magic; Castle Roogna; etc. etc. etc. "Apprentice Adept" - Split Infinity; The Blue Adept; Juxtaposition "Incarnations of Immortality" - On a Pale Horse; Bearing an Hourglass; With a Tangled Skein; Wielding a Red Sword; Being a Green Mother; Fr; Fove of Evil; And Eternity *Robert Asprin (b. 1946) "Myth series" - Another Fine Myth; Myth Conceptions; Myth Directions; Hit or Myth; Myth-ing Persons; Little Myth Marker; M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link; Myth-nomers and Impervections; M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action; Sweet Myth-tery of Life; Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. (forthcoming someday, but don't expect it any time soon) "Thieves World" - Thieves World; Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn; Shadows of Sanctuary; Storm Season; The Face of Chaos; Wings of Omen; many others A.A. Attanasio (b. 1951) "Arthurian Cycle" - The Dragon and the Unicorn; Arthor; The Eagle and the Sword (forthcoming June '97) Kingdom of the Grail Hunting the Ghost Dancer Robin Wayne Bailey (b. 1952) "Frost Trilogy" - Frost; Skull Gate; Bloodsongs "Brothers of the Dragon" - Brothers of the Dragon; Flames of the Dragon; Triumph of the Dragon Shadowdance Clive Barker (b. 1952) "The Books of the Art" - The Great and Secret Show; Everville Imagica The Thief of Always Gael Baudino (b. 1955) Gossamer Axe "Dragonsword series" - Dragonsword; Duel of Dragons; Dragon Death "The Natil series" - Strands of Starlight; Maze of Moonlight; Shroud of Shadow; Strands of Sunlight "The Water! trilogy" - O Greenest Branch; The Dove Looked In; Branch and Crown (forthcoming Aug. '96) L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) "Oz" - The Wizard of Oz; The Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz; Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz; and so on Peter S. Beagle (b. 1939) A Fine and Private Place The Last Unicorn The Folk of the Air The Innkeeper's Song The Unicorn Sonata (forthcoming Oct. '96) Greg Bear (b. 1951) "Songs of Earth and Power" - The Infinity Concerto; The Serpent Mage John Bellairs (1938-1991) The Face in the Frost James Blish (1921-1975) "After Such Knowledge" - Doctor Mirabilis; Black Easter; The Day After Judgement; A Case of Conscience Elizabeth Boyer "The World of the Alfar series" - The Elves and the Otterskin; The Sword and the Satchel; The Wizard and the Warlord; The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart "Wizard's War" - The Troll's Grindstone; The Curse of Slagfid; The Dragon's Carbuncle; Lord of Chaos "Clan of the Warlord series" - The Clan of the Warlord; The Black Lynx Keeper of Cats Ray Bradbury (b. 1920) Something Wicked This Way Comes *Marion Zimmer Bradley (b. 1930) "Avalon books" - The Mists of Avalon; The Forest House; The Lady of Avalon (co-author Diana Paxson, forthcoming) The Firebrand "Witchlight series" - Ghostlight; Witchlight; Heartlight (forthcoming); Gravelight (forthcoming) "Darkover series" - Stormqueen; Hawkmistress; The Forbidden Tower; The Heirs of Hammerfell; many many others Mayer Alan Brenner (b. 1956) "Dance of the Gods" - Catastrophe's Spell; Spell of Intrigue; Spell of Fate; Spell of Apocalypse David Brin (b. 1950) The Practice Effect C. Dale Brittain (b. 1948) "Tales of Daimbert" - A Bad Spell in Yurt; The Wood Nymph and the Cranky Saint; Mage Quest; The Witch and the Cathedral; Daughter of Magic Voima **Terry Brooks (b. 1944) "Shannara" - Sword of Shannara; Elfstones of Shannara; Wishsong of Shannara "Heritage of Shannara" - Scions of Shannara; Druid of Shannara; Elf Queen of Shannara; Talismans of Shannara "Yet Another Shannara Book" - First King of Shannara "Kingdom of Landover" - Magic Kingdom For Sale-Sold; The Black Unicorn; Wizard At Large; The Tangle Box; Witches Brew *Steven Brust (b. 1955) "Vlad Taltos series" - Jhereg; Yendi; Teckla; Taltos; Phoenix; Athyra; Orca; Dragon (won't be appearing for quite some time) "Khaavren Romances" - The Phoenix Guards; Five Hundred Years After; The Paths of the Dead (coming sometime in 1997); The Enchantress of Dzur Mountain (forthcoming); The Lord of Castle Black (forthcoming) Brokedown Palace Agyar The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars Freedom and Necessity (co-author Emma Bull, forthcoming Feb '97) Lois McMaster Bujold (b. 1949) The Spirit Ring Emma Bull (b. 1954) The War For the Oaks Finder Silver or Gold Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) "Barsoom series" - A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; The Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessman of Mars; The Master Mind of Mars; and so much more Octavia Butler (b. 1947) Wild Seed A.S. Byatt (b. 1936) Possession James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) "Biography of the Life of Manuel" - Beyond Life; Figures of Earth; The Silver Stallion; The Music From Behind the Moon; The White Robe; The Way of Ecben; The Soul of Melicent; Chivalry; Jurgen; The Line of Love; The High Place; Gallantry; Something About Eve; The Certain Hour; The Cords of Vanity; From the Hidden Way; The Jewel Merchants; The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck; The Eagle's Shadow; The Cream of the Jest; The Lineage of Lichfield; Straws and Prayer-Books Orson Scott Card (b. 1951) Hart's Hope "Alvin Maker" - Seventh Son; Red Prophet; Prentice Alvin; Alvin Journeyman Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) "The Alice Duology" - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass Angela Carter (1940-1992) The Magic Toyshop The Bloody Chamber Jack Chalker (b. 1944) And the Devil Will Drag You Under Joy Chant (b. 1945) "The World of Vandarei" - Red Moon and Black Mountain; The Grey Mane of Morning; When Voiha Wakes The High Kings C.J. Cherryh (b. 1942) "Morgaine" - Gate of Ivrel; Well of Shiun; Fires of Azeroth; Exile's Gate "Arafel's Saga" - The Dreamstone; The Tree of Swords and Jewels "Russian series" - Rusalka; Chernevog; Yvgenie The Paladin The Goblin Mirror background._ Fortress in the Eye of Time Molly Cochran & Warren Murphy (b. 1933) The Forever King World Without End Adrian Cole (b. 1949) "The Omaran Saga" - A Place Among the Fallen; Throne of Fools; The King of Lightight Shadows; The Gods in Anger Glen Cook (b. 1944) "The Chronicles of the Black Company" - The Black Company; Shadows Linger; The White Rose The Silver Spike "Book of the South" - Shadow Games; Dreams of Steel "The Glittering Stone Trilogy" - Bleak Seasons; She Is The Darkness (forthcoming) "Garrett, P.I. series" - Sweet Silver Blues; Bitter Gold Hearts; Cold Copper Tears; Old Tin Sorrows; Dread Brass Shadows; Red Iron Nights; Deadly Quicksilver Lies; Petty Pewter Gods "The Dread Empire series" - A Shadow of All Night Falling; October's Baby; All Darkness Met; The Fire in His Hands; With Mercy Toward None; Reap the East Wind; An Ill Fate Marshalling Hugh Cook (b. 1956) "Chronicles of an Age of Darkness" - The Wizards and the Warriors; The Wordsmiths and Warguild; The Woman and the Warlords; The Walrus and the Warwolf; The Wicked and the Witless; The Wishstone and the Wonderworkers; The Wazir and the Witch; The Werewolf and the Wormlord; The Worshippers and Way; The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster Rick Cook (b. 1944) "The Wizardry series" - Wizard's Bane; The Wizardry Compiled; The Wizardry Cursed; The Wizardry Consulted; The Wizardry Quested Louise Cooper (b. 1952) "Time Master Trilogy" - Initiate; Outcast; Master "Chaos Gate Trilogy" - The Pretender; The Deceiver; The Avenger "Indigo series" - Nemesis; Inferno; Infanta; Nocturne; Troika; Avatar; Revenant; Aisling "Star Shadow trilogy" - Star Ascendant; Eclipse (forthcoming mid '96); Moonset (forthcoming) *Susan Cooper (b. 1935) "The Dark is Rising" - Over Sea and Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree Roberta Cray (b. 1944) The Sword and the Lion ----------------------------- Brian Daley (1947-1996) "Coramonde" - The Doomfarers of Coramonde; The Starfollowers of Coramonde A Tapestry of Magics Pamela Dean (b. 1953) "The Secret Country" - The Secret Country; The Hidden Land; The Whim of the Dragon The Dubious Hills Tam-Lin L. Sprague de Camp (b. 1907) "The Reluctant King" - Goblin Tower; The Clocks of Iraz; The Unbeheaded King; The Honorable Barbarian The Complete Compleat Enchanter (co-author Fletcher Pratt) The Exotic Enchanter (co-author Christopher Stasheff) John DeChancie (b. 1946) "Castle Perilous sequence" - Castle Perilous; Castle for Rent; Castle Kidnapped; Castle War; Castle Murders; Castle Dreams; Castle Spellbound; Bride of the Castle Magicnet Tom Deitz (b. 1952) The Gryphon King "David Sullivan series" - Windmaster's Bane; Fireshaper's Doom; Darkthunder's Way; Sunshaker's War; Stoneskin's Revenge; Ghostcountry's Wrath; Dreamseeker's Road "The Soulsmith Trilogy" - Soulsmith; Dreamweaver; Wordwright Above the Lower Sky Demons in the Green Charles de Lint (b. 1951) "Jack of Kinrowen" - Jack the Giant Killer; Drink Down the Moon (Omnibus edition with JoK title available from Tor) "Newford series" - Our Lady of the Harbor; Paperjack; The Wishing Well; Memory and Dream Dreams Underfoot; The Ivory and the Horn Greenmantle The Little Country Trader (forthcoming Jan '97) Susan Dexter (b. 1955) "Winter King's War" - Ring of Allaire; The Sword Of Calandra; The Mountains of Channadran _Her first work. Out of print, but seems to be fairly easy to find._ "The Warhorse of Esdragon" - The Prince of Ill-Luck; The Wind Witch; The True Knight The Wizard's Shadow Gordon Dickson (b. 1923) "The Dragon and the George" - The Dragon and the George; Dragon Knight; The Dragon on the Border; The Dragon at War; The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll; The Dragon and the Djinn **Stephen Donaldson (b. 1947) "Thomas Covenant - First Chronicles" - Lord Foul's Bane; The Illearth War; The Power That Preserves "Thomas Covenant - Second Chronicles" - The Wounded Land; The One Tree; White Gold Wielder "Thomas Covenant - Third Chronicles" - ?? (forthcoming) "Mordant's Need" - The Mirror of Her Dreams; A Man Rides Through Ann Downer (b. 1960) "The Spellkey Trilogy" - The Spellkey; The Glass Salamander; The Books of the Keepers David Drake (b. 1945) "World of Crystal Walls" - The Sea Hag Dragon Lord The Undesired Princess and The Enchanted Bunny Diane Duane (b. 1952) "The Tales of the Five tetralogy" - The Door Into Fire; The Door Into Shadow; The Door Into Sunset; The Door Into Starlight (forthcoming) "Young Wizards series" - So You Want To Be a Wizard?; Deep Wizardry; High Wizardry; A Wizard Abroad (U.S. edition due out in '97) *Dave Duncan (b. 1933) "Seventh Sword" - The Reluctant Swordsman; The Coming of Wisdom; The Destiny of the Sword "A Man of His Word" - The Magic Casement; Faery Lands Forlorn; Perilous Seas; Emperor and Clown "A Handful of Men" - The Cutting Edge; Upland Outlaws; The cken Field; The Living God "Omar the Storyteller" - The Reaver's Road; The Hunter's Haunt The Cursed "The Great Game" - Past Imperative; Present Tense (forthcoming Nov '96); Future Indefinite (forthcoming) Lord Dunsany (1879-1957) The King of Elfland's Daughter **David Eddings (b. 1931) "The Belgariad" - Pawn of Prophecy; Queen of Sorcery; Magician's Gambit; Castle of Wizardry; Enchanter's End Game "The Malloreon" - Guardians of the West; King of the Murgos; The Demon Lord of Karanda; The Sorceress of Darshiva; The Seeress of Kell "The Prequels" - Belgarath the Sorcerer; Polgara the Sorceress (forthcoming Spring 1997) "The Elenium" - The Diamond Throne; The Ruby Knight; The Sapphire Rose "The Tamuli" - Domes of Fire; The Shining Ones; The Hidden City E.R. Eddison (1882-1945) The Worm Ouroboros "The Zimiamvian Trilogy" - The Mezentian Gate; A Fish Dinner in Memison; Mistress of Mistresses Teresa Edgerton (b. 1949) "The Green Lion Trilogy" - Child of Saturn; The Moon in Hiding; The Work of the Sun "Kingdom of Celydonn trilogy" - The Castle of the Silver Wheel; The Grail and the Ring; The Moon and the Thorn Goblin Moon; The Gnome's Engine Phyllis Eisenstein (b. 1946) "Cray the Sorcerer" - Sorcerer's Son; The Crystal Palace "Tales of Alaric the Minstrel" - Born to Exile; In the Red Lord's Reach Ru Emerson (b. 1944) The Princess of Flames The Sword and the Lion Michael Ende (1929-1995) The Neverending Story _Don't judge it by the movies, please, says the recommender._ Jane Fancher (b. 1952) "Dance of the Rings" - Ring of Power; Ring of Intrigue (forthcoming Feb. '97) **Raymond Feist (b. 1945) "Riftwar Saga" - Magician: Apprentice; Magician: Master; Silverthorn; A Darkness at Sethanon "Midkemia series" - Prince of the Blood; The King's Buccaneer "The Serpentwar Saga" - Shadow of a Dark Queen; Rise of a Merchant Prince; Rage of a Demon King (forthcoming April '97); The Honor of a Bastard Knight (forthcoming '98) Faerie Tale Raymond Feist (b. 1945) and Janny Wurts (b. 1953) "Daughter of the Empire trilogy" - Daughter of the Empire; Servant of the Empire; Mistress of the Empire Alan Dean Foster (b. 1946) "Spellsinger" - Spellsinger; The Hour of the Gate C.S. Friedman (b. 1955) "The Coldfire Trilogy" - Black Sun Rising; When True Night Falls; Crown of Shadows Maggie Furey "The Artifacts of Power" - Aurian; Harp of Winds; The Sword of Flame; Dhiamarra (forthcoming Nov. '96 in U.K.) Craig Shaw Gardner (b. 1949) "The Cineverse Cycle" - Slaves of the Volcano God; Bride of the Slime Monster; The Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies "Ebenezum/Wuntvor series" - A Malady of Magicks; A Multitude of Monsters; A Night in the Netherhells; A Difficulty with Dwarves; An Excess of Enchantments; A Disagreement with Death "Arabian Nights" - The Other Sinbad; The Last Arabian Knight "The Dragon Circle" - Dragon Sleeping; Dragon Waking; Dragon Burning (forthcoming) Alan Garner (b. 1934) "Alderley stories" - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen; The Moon of Gomrath Elidor The Owl Service Randall Garrett (1927-1987) "Lord Darcy" - Murder and Magic; Too Many Magicians; Lord Darcy Investigates Randall Garrett and Vicky Heydron (b. 1945) "The Gandalara Cycle" - The Steel of Raithskar; The Glass of Dyskornis; The Bronze of Eddarta; The Well of Darkness; The Search for Ka; Return to Eddarta; The River Wall *David Gemmell (b. 1948) "The Drenai" - Legend; King Beyond the Gate; Quest For Lost Heroes; Waylander; Waylander II; The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend; Second Chronicles of Druss the Legend; The Legend of Deathwalker "The Lion of Macedon" - Lion of Macedon; Dark Prince _Fantasy version of the life of Alexander the Great. History purists be warned - Gemmell plays fast and loose with Greek history and mythology. Only available in trade paperback in the U.S._ "The Stones of Power" - Ghost King; Last Sword of Power; Wolf in Shadow (1st U.S. edition Feb. '97); The Last Guardian (1st U.S. edition July '97); Bloodstone (1st U.S. edition June, '98) Knights of Dark Renown Morningstar "The Hawk Queen" - Ironhand's Daughter; Hawk Eternal (both are only out in the U.K.) Dark Moon (forthcoming Oct '96 in the U.K.) The Winter Warriors (forthcoming April '97 in the U.K.) Mary Gentle (b. 1956) "The White Crow sequence" - Rats and Gargoyles; The Architecture of Desire Grunts! William Goldman (b. 1931) The Princess Bride Terry Goodkind "The Sword of Truth" - Wizard's First Rule; Stone of Tears; Blood of the Fold (forthcoming Oct. '96) Simon Green (b. 1955) Blue Moon Rising Down Among the Dead Men; Blood and Honor "Hawke and Fisher series" - Guard Against Dishonor; Hawke and Fisher; The Bones of Haven; Th; Thd Killer; Winner Take All; Wolf In the Fold Shadows Fall Gayle Greeno "The Ghatti's Tale trilogy" - The Ghatti's Tale; Mindspeakers' Call; Exiles' Return *Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) "Darwath Trilogy" - The Time of the Dark; The Walls of Air; The Armies of Daylight Dragonsbane "Windrose Chronicles" - The Silent Tower; The Silicon Mage; Dog Wizard Stranger at the Wedding (U.K. title - Sorcerer's Ward) "Sun Cross duology" - Rainbow Abyss; The Magicians of Night "Sun Wolf/Starhawk" - The Ladies of Madrigyn; The Witches of Wenshar; The Dark Hand of Magic "James Asher Chronicles" - Those Who Hunt the Night; Traveling With the Dead Bride of the Rat God Mother oer onter (forthcoming Oct. '96) Lyndon Hardy (b. 1941) "Magics series" - The Master of Five Magics; The Secret of the Sixth Magic; The Riddle of the Seven Realms Deborah Turner Harris (b. 1951) "Mages of Garillon series" - The Burning Stone; The Gauntlet of Malice; Spiral of Fire "Caledon series" - Caledon of the Mists; Queen of Ashes Harry Harrison (b. 1925) "The Hammer and the Cross" - The Hammer and the Cross; One King's Way; King and Emperor (forthcoming July '96) Simon Hawke (b. 1951) "Wizard of 4th Street" - Wizard of 4th Street; Wizard of Whitechapel; Wizard of Sunset Strip; Wizard of the Rue Morgue; Samurai Wizard; Wizard of Santa Fe; Wizard of Camelot; Wizard of Lovecraft's Cafe Robin Hobb (b. 1952) "The Farseer Trilogy" - Assassin's Apprentice; Royal Assassin; Assassin's Quest (forthcoming April '97) P.C. Hodgell (b. 1951) "Chronicles of the Kencyrath" - God Stalk; Dark of the Moon; Seeker's Mask Robert Holdstock (b. 1948) "Mythago Wood Cycle" - Mythago Wood; Llavondys; The Hollowing; The Bone Forest; Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (forthcoming) Ancient Echoes Tom Holt (b. 1961) Expecting Someone Taller Flying Dutch William Horwood (b. 1944) "The Duncton Chronicles" - Duncton Wood; Duncton Quest; Duncton Found; Duncton Tales "Willows sequels" - The Willows in Winter; Toad Triumphant Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) "Conan the Barbarian" - Conan; Conan of Cimmeria; Conan the Freebooter; Conan the Wanderer; and so on Tanya Huff (b. 1957) "The Novels of Crystal" - Child of the Grove; The Last Wizard The Fire's Stone Sing the Four Quarters; Fifth Quarter; No Quarter Barry Hughart (b. 1934) "Master Li and Number Ten Ox series" - The Bridge of Birds; The Story of the Stone; Eight Skilled Gentlemen Robert Don Hughes (b. 1949) "Pelman the Powershaper" - Prophet of Lamath; The Wizard in Waiting; The Power and the Prophet "Wizard and Dragon" - The Forging of the Dragon; The Faithful Traitor; 1 more yet to come Brian Jacques (b. 1939) "Redwall series" - Redwall; Mossflower; Mattimeo; Mariel of Redwall; Salamandastron; Martin the Warrior; The Bellmaker; The Outcasts of Redwall; The Pearls of Woodthorp (forthcoming) Michael Jeffries "Loremasters of Elundium trilogy" - The Road to Underfall; Palace of Kings; Shadowlight The Knights of Cawdor "Heirs to Gnarlsmyre" - Glitterspike Hall; Hall of Whispers Diana Wynne Jones (b. 1934) "The Dalemark Sequence" - Drowned Ammet; Cart and Cwidder; The Spellcoats; The Crown of Dalemark "Crestomanci books" - The Lives of Christopher Chant; Charmed Life; Witch Week; The Magicians of Caprona "The Magician Howl series" - Howl's Moving Castle; Castle in the Air The Homeward Bounders Archer's Goon A Sudden Wild Magic Time of the Ghost (forthcoming Sept. '96) **Robert Jordan (b. 1948) "The Wheel of Time" - The Eye of the World; The Great Hunt; The Dragon Reborn; The Shadow Rising; The Fires of Heaven; Lord of Chaos; A Crown of Swords; plus at least three more The Conan Chronicles **Guy Gavriel Kay (b. 1954) "The Fionavar Tapestry" - The Summer Tree; The Wandering Fire; The Darkest Road Tigana A Song for Arbonne The Lions of Al-Rassan Paul Kearney The Way to Babylon A Different Kingdom Riding the Unicorn "The Monarchies of God" - Hawkwood's Voyage Patricia Kenneally-Morrison (b. 1946) "Keltiad series" (a.k.a. "The Tale of Aeron") - The Silver Branch; The Copper Crown; The Throne of Scone "The Tale of Arthur" - The Hawk's Gray Feather; The Oak Above the Kings; The Hedge of Mist *Katharine Kerr (b. 1944) "Deverry" - Daggerspell; Darkspell; The Bristling Wood ('Dawnspell' in the U.K.); The Dragon Revenant ('Dragonspell' in the U.K.) "The Westland Cycle" - A Time of Exile; A Time of Omens; Days of Blood and Fire ('A Time of War' in the U.K.); Days of Air and Darkness ('A Time of Justice' in the U.K.) _More about Deverry._ "??" - The Red Wyvern (forthcoming late '96/early '97); The Black Raven (forthcoming); 2 more Stephen King (b. 1946) The Eyes of the Dragon "Dark Tower series" - The Gunslinger; The Drawing of the Three; The Waste Lands; Wizard and Glass (forthcoming late '97, maybe) Richard Knaak (b. 1961) "The Dragonrealm" - Firedrake; Ice Dragon; Wolfhelm; Shadow Steed; The Shrouded Realm; Children of the Drake; Dragon Tome; The Crystal Dragon; The Dragon Crown Frostwing King of the Grey The Janus Mask Dutchman *Katherine Kurtz (b. 1944) "Deryni Chronicles" - Deryni Rising; Deryni Checkmate; High Deryni "Camber of Culdi" - Camber of Culdi; Saint Camber; Camber the Heretic "The Histories of King Kelson" - The Bishop's Heir; The King's Justice; The Quest for Saint Camber "Heirs of Saint Camber" - The Harrowing of Gwynedd; King Javan's Year; The Bastard Prince King Kelson's Bride (forthcoming June, 1997) Two Crowns for America Katherine Kurtz and Deborah Turner Harris (b. 1951) "The Adept series" - The Adept; The Lodge of the Lynx; The Templar Treasure; Dagger Magic; Death of an Adept (forthcoming Dec '96) Ellen Kushner (b. 1955) Swordspoint Thomas the Rhymer **Mercedes Lackey (b. 1950) "The Last Herald-Mage" - Magic's Pawn; Magic's Promise; Magic's Price "Vows and Honor" - The Oathbound; Oathbreakers "Queen's Own" - Arrows of the Queen; Arrow's Flight; Arrow's Fall "Mage Winds Trilogy" - Winds of Fate; Winds of Change; Winds of Fury "Mage Wars Trilogy" (co-authored by Larry Dixon) - The Black Gryphon; The White Gryphon; The Silver Gryphon "Mage Storm Trilogy" - Storm Warning; Storm Rising; Storm Breaking (forthcoming Oct. '96) "Diana Tregard Investigations" - Burning Water; Children of the Night; Jinx High "Bardic Voices" - The Lark and the Wren; The Robin and the Kestrel; The Eagle and the Nightingale "Bardic Choices" - A Cast of Corbies (co-author Josepha Sherman) The Fire Rose Stephen Lawhead (b. 1950) "The Pendragon Cycle" - Taliesin; Merlin; Arthur; Pendragon "The Dragon King Trilogy" - In the Hall of the Dragon King; The Warlords of Nin; The Sword and the Flame "The Paradise War" - The Song of Albion; The Silver Hand; The Endless Knot Byzantium (forthcoming Sept. '96) *Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929) "Earthsea" - A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore; Tehanu Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) "Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser" - Swords and Deviltry; Swords Against Death; Swords in the Mist; Swords Against Wizardry; Swords Against Lankhmar; Swords and Ice Magic; Knight and Knave of Swords Madeleine L'Engle (b. 1918) "The Time Trilogy" - A Wrinkle in Time; A Wind in the Door; A Swiftly Tilting Planet *C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) "Chronicles of Narnia" - The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Horse and His Boy; The Silver Chair; The Last Battle "The Space Trilogy" - Out of the Silent Planet; Perelandra; That Hideous Strength Astrid Lindgren (b. 1907) Ronia Robber's Daughter The Lionheart Brothers Mio, My Mio Holly Lisle "Arhel Novels" - Fire in the Mist; Bones of the Past; Mind of Magic Minerva Wakes Sympathy for the Devil Hunting the Corrigan's Blood (forthcoming Feb. '97) Morgan Llywelyn Red Branch The Horse Goddess "The Arcana" (with Michael Scott) - Silverhand; Silverlight; others forthcoming Eric Van Lustbader (b. 1946) "Sunset Warrior series" - Sunset Warrior; Shallows of Night; Dai-San; Beneath an Opal Moon R.A. MacAvoy (b. 1949) Tea With the Black Dragon "Damiano trilogy" - Damiano; Damiano's Lute; Raphael "Lens of the World trilogy" - Lens of the World; King of the Dead; Belly of the Wolf *Julian May (b. 1931) "The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles" - The Many-Colored Land; The Golden Torc; The Nonborn King; The Adversary **Anne McCaffrey (b. 1926) "Dragonriders of Pern" - Dragonflight; Dragonquest; The White Dragon "Harper's Hall trilogy" - Dragonsong; Dragonsinger; Dragondrums Dan McGirt (b. 1967) "Jason Cosmo" - Jason Cosmo; Royal Chaos; Dirty Work Nancy McKenzie "Guinevere duology" - The Child Queen; The High Queen Dennis McKiernan (b. 1932) "The Iron Tower Trilogy" - The Dark Tide; Shadows of Doom; The Darkest Day "Silver Call duology" - Trek to Kraggen-Cor; The Brega Path Tales of Mithgar The Eye of the Hunter Voyage of the Fox Rider The Dragonstone (forthcoming Nov. '96) Patricia McKillip (b. 1948) The Forgotten Beasts of Eld The Throme of the Erril of Sherill "The Riddlemaster of Hed" - The Riddlemaster of Hed; Heir of Sea and Fire; Harpist in the Wind The Changeling Sea Something Rich and Strange The Book of Atrix Wolfe "Cygnet" - Sorceress and Cygnet; Cygnet and Firebird Winter Rose Robin McKinley (b. 1952) Beauty "Damar series" - The Blue Sword; The Hero and the Crown The Outlaws of Sherwood Deerskin A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories L.E. Modesitt Jr. (b. 1943) "Recluce" - The Magic of Recluce; The Towers of the Sunset; The Magic Engineer; The Order War; The Death of Chaos; Fall of Angels; The Chaos Balance (forthcoming) Of Tangible Ghosts The Soprano Sorceress (forthcoming Feb. '97) Elizabeth Moon (b. 1945) "The Deed of Paksenarrion" - Sheepfarmer's Daughter; Divided Allegiance; Oath of Gold *Michael Moorcock (b. 1939) "Elric" - Elric of Melnibone; The Fortress of the Pearl; A Sailor on the Seas of Fate; The Weird of the White Wolf; The Vanishing Tower; The Revenge of the Rose; The Bane of the Black Sword; Stormbringer "Runestaff (Hawkmoon)" - The Jewel in the Skull; The Mad God's Amulet; The Sword of the Dawn; The Runestaff "Count Brass" - Count Brass; Champion of Garathorn; The Quest for Tanelorn "Corum" - The Knight of Swords; The Queen of Swords; The King of Swords; The Bull and the Spear; The Oak and the Ram; The Sword and the Stallion "John Daker (Erekose)" - The Eternal Champion; Phoenix in Obsidian ('The Silver Warriors' in earlier U.S. editions); The Dragon in the Sword The War Hound & The World's Pain C.L. Moore (b. 1911) Jirel of Joiry John Morressy (b. 1930) "Iron Angel series" - Greymantle; Ironbrand; Kingsbane; The Annihilator "Kedrigern" - A Voice for Princess; The Questing of Kedrigern; Kedrigern in Wanderland; Kedrigern and the Charming Couple; A Remembrance for Kedrigern William Morris (1834-1896) Well at the World's End The Wood Beyond the World The Water of the Wondrous Isles John Myers Myers (1906-1988) Silverlock Andre Norton (b. 1912) "Simon Tregarth" - Witch World; Web of the Witch World "The Children of Simon Tregarth" - Three Against the Witch World; Warlock of the Witch World; Sorceress of the Witch World "Witch World series" - Year of the Unicorn; The Crystal Gryphon; Gryphon in Glory; The Jargoon Pard; Zarsthor's Bane; The Warding of Witch World (forthcoming Oct '96); many more "The Halfblood Chronicles" (with Mercedes Lackey) - Elvenbane; Elvenblood Diane Paxson (b. 1943) "The Chronicles of Westria" - Lady of Light; Lady of Darkness; Silverhair the Wanderer; The Earthstone; The Sea Star; The Wind Cryst Ingram's SF Top 100 Poll Original is here http://www.astro.washington.edu/ingram/books.vote2 -100 , , . =============================================================== Here are my votes in the SF Top 100 Poll. I find it aesthetically displeasing to assign a single numerical value to a given book, but I got bored and I decided to give some of the authors I really like a little boost. Here are my votes...you may or may not find a good correlation between numbers and my written mini-reviews. The reasons for this are left as an exercise to the reader. This list is in order by book rank...because of the sigma mentioned above, please don't hold it against me if in some cases I seem to unjustly rank one book above another. Within each rank, books are sorted by author. If multiple authors, only the first author is listed. =============================================================== Vote Distribution Score Number of books -- -- 10 10 9 21 8 48 7 94 6 93 5 61 4 42 3 24 2 3 1 3 Average = 6.0 Well, one might think the average should be 5, but the average has been pushed up to 6 (which is still lower than the average of most poll voters, I'd wager) for a couple of reasons. First, I tend to read books that are recommended to me by trusted sources (or I find out a lot about books before I read them), so the sample of books read is not completely random. Second, if I find a series that I like, I'll read it all the way to the end (several high number votes) whereas if the series stinks, I'll just give the first one a low vote and never go back to that author. =============================================================== 10 Yendi {S2} Brust, Steven 10 Ender's Game {S1} Card, Orson S. 10 The Black Company {S1} Cook, Glen 10 Disclosure Crichton, Michael 10 The Power That Preserves {S3} Donaldson, Stephen 10 The Wounded Land {S1} Donaldson, Stephen 10 White Gold Wielder {S3} Donaldson, Stephen 10 Hyperion {S1} Simmons, Dan 10 The Hobbit Tolkien, J. R. R. 10 The Fellowship of the Ring {S1} Tolkien, J. R. R. 9 The Infinity Concerto {S1} Bear, Greg 9 The Serpent Mage {S2} Bear, Greg 9 The Phoenix Guards {S1} Brust, Steven 9 Five Hundred Years After {S2} Brust, Steven 9 Jhereg {S1} Brust, Steven 9 Taltos {S4} Brust, Steven 9 Phoenix {S5} Brust, Steven 9 2001: A Space Odyssey {S1} Clarke, Arthur C. 9 Shadows Linger {S2} Cook, Glen 9 The White Rose {S3} Cook, Glen 9 Lord Foul's Bane {S1} Donaldson, Stephen 9 The Illearth War {S2} Donaldson, Stephen 9 The One Tree {S2} Donaldson, Stephen 9 Replay Grimwood, Ken 9 Dune {S1} Herbert, Frank 9 The Stand King, Stephen 9 It King, Stephen 9 Myst: The Book of Atrus Miller, Rand and Robyn 9 One True Thing Quindlen, Anna 9 The Return of the King {S3} Tolkien, J. R. R. 9 Heir to the Empire {S1} Zahn, Timothy 8 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy {S1} Adams, Douglas 8 Life, the Universe and Everything {S3} Adams, Douglas 8 The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul 8 Foundation {S1} Asimov, Isaac 8 Across the Sea of Suns {S2} Benford, Gregory 8 The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 8 Cities in Flight Blish, James 8 Startide Rising {S1} Brin, David 8 Teckla {S3} Brust, Steven 8 Athyra {S6} Brust, Steven 8 Orca {S7} Brust, Steven 8 Agyar Brust, Steven 8 The Hunt for Red October Clancy, Tom 8 2010 {S2} Clarke, Arthur C. 8 The Silver Spike {S4} Cook, Glen 8 Shadow Games {S5} Cook, Glen 8 Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael 8 The Mirror of Her Dreams {S1} Donaldson, Stephen 8 A Man Rides Through {S2} Donaldson, Stephen 8 Splinter of the Mind's Eye Foster, Alan D. 8 The Past Through Tomorrow {C} Heinlein, Robert 8 Tigana Kay, Guy G. 8 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe {S1} Lewis, C. S. 8 The Surveillance {S1} May, Julian 8 The Metaconcert {S2} May, Julian 8 Dream Park {S1} Niven, Larry 8 Footfall Niven, Larry 8 Interview with the Vampire {S1} Rice, Anne 8 The Song of Homana {S2} Roberson, Jennifer 8 The Sleeping Dragon {S1} Rosenberg, Joel 8 The Fall of Hyperion {S2} Simmons, Dan 8 Vampire$ Steakley, John 8 The Two Towers {S2} Tolkien, J. R. R. 8 The Guns of the South Turtledove, Harry 8 The Videssos Cycle (entire series) Turtledove, Harry 8 The Truce at Bakura Tyers, Kathy 8 A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 8 The Misenchanted Sword {S1} Watt-Evans, Lawrence 8 The Dragonbone Chair {S1} Williams, Tad 8 Stone of Farewell {S2} Williams, Tad 8 To Green Angel Tower, Part I {S3} Williams, Tad 8 To Green Angel Tower, Part II {S4} Williams, Tad 8 The Courtship of Princess Leia Wolverton, Dave 8 Dark Force Rising {S2} Zahn, Timothy 8 The Last Command {S3} Zahn, Timothy 7 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {S2} Adams, Douglas 7 So Long and Thanks for All the Fish {S4} Adams, Douglas 7 Mostly Harmless {S5} Adams, Douglas 7 Refugee {S1} Anthony, Piers 7 On a Pale Horse {S1} Anthony, Piers 7 Castle Roogna {S3} Anthony, Piers 7 Foundation and Empire {S2} Asimov, Isaac 7 Second Foundation {S3} Asimov, Isaac 7 Foundation's Edge {S4} Asimov, Isaac 7 Foundation and Earth {S5} Asimov, Isaac 7 The Forge of God {S1} Bear, Greg 7 Moving Mars Bear, Greg 7 Heads Bear, Greg 7 In the Ocean of Night {S1] Benford, Gregory 7 Furious Gulf {S5} Benford, Gregory 7 The Demolished Man Bester, Alfred 7 The Devil's Day Blish, James 7 A Case of Conscience Blish, James 7 The Uplift War {S2} Brin, David 7 Earth Brin, David 7 The Vor Game Bujold, Lois M. 7 Speaker fo