as per usual, a lot of books aren't on the list.
and a few i meant to read, but never got around to...

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein*
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson*
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams*
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson*
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner*
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer

Wait a minute. Just...How does Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone count as Science Fiction anyway?!

along with no. 1, 5, 9, 16, 20, 23, 29, 41, 48, and probably some others, it goes in the fantasy camp. which was part of the original selection: the fifty most significant science fiction/fantasy novels published between 1953 and 2002

Thank you, just forget I said anything. Sigh. Temporarily blinded by hatred. You know how it is.

The A B C: Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke. Loved Foundation, which would later cause me grief with friends.

Ellison, Rice, Dick... Card, liked his short stories, but after reading Ender (and finishing the sequel, just because I had bought it) lost his appeal to me.

Adams: have to admit finding the HHGTTG books underwhelming. That's it?

Vonnegut. Stephenson.

Never got the taste of fantasy. Didn't finish Dune, never got into LOTR. Heck, I fell asleep at the film...

How'd you go with China Mieville?

Which reminds me: when I finish Donaldson's 'Gap' series (if you prefer sf to fantasy, skip Covenant and read this), it'll be time to read 'Perdido Street Station' again.

The title How to Remember Colors has a 26.3% chance of being a bestselling title!

My first realistic try and I get 26.3%?

How's that not better than Stale Urine?

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin*
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson*
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey*
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card*
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams*
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson*
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner*
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer

It is very rare for me not to finish a book. You can also see my sappy, fantasy-lurving tendencies.

A couple of those books I marked as lurved because I lurved them when I read them, although I'm not sure I'd lurve them now.

If possible, I'd give Stand on Zanzibar a double star, and maybe a half star to a few other books.

"The title Bleak Beak has a 41.4% chance of being a bestselling title!"

Has anyone seen Arkan lately?

...and now for the list

The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*
The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov (can't remember too much of it, I must've been less than 15 years old.)
Dune, Frank Herbert*
Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein*
A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin*
Neuromancer, William Gibson*
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick*
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury*
A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.*
The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*

Same as Marshdrifter, I've read Mr Ellison's stories, just under a different title (some Polish "best of" compilation)

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card*
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams*
Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
Ringworld, Larry Niven*
The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien - yes, I read it, no I have not enjoyed it that much to asterisk it. It's a fantasy phone directory!
Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut*
Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson*

Things from the list I think I should read sometime:
The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (loved the comic book adaptation)
I Am Legend, Richard Matheson (before they Willsmithize it)
The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (despite the movie, I still believe there's a good book for me to read out there)

...and now, back to the show:

"The title Shaving the Planks of Kashbah has a 79.6% chance of being a bestselling title!"

'food for less hurtsville' got 63.7

1*, 3, 6*, 10, 16, 26, 27*, 39*, 41, 43*, 46.

I can't say I hated Dune and Silmarillion but I only read them once. I read one of the Shannara books but I can't remember the title (obviously it was * of Shannara).
I like Terry Pratchett but don't like Colour of Magic that much.

The title Analyze my title! has a 20.1% chance of being a bestselling title!

CIA personality quiz

i'm a curious adventurer.

or am i a risk taker? have they set their spybots on me now?

maybe in a months time they'll say i'm a boring pissabouterer.

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov (to my shame, haven't read it)
3. Dune, Frank Herbert* (if this is the whole series, i should really only put half an asteriks, i don't like the last two books much)
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson*
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke* (most likely, anyway, i've read a lot of Clarke but all of em in dutch, so i'm really sure about the english titles)
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke*
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson*
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer

quote:

Originally posted by Sentinel400:
I am SF Illiterate!

Not as bad as i am!

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov*
3. Dune, Frank Herbert***
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein***
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson***
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling*
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams*
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon**
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein**
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks

I'm surprised that George RR Martin isn't on here at all or Robert Jordan, but whatever. I over asterisked, to show my devotion to some.

quote:

Originally posted by misty:
CIA personality quiz

i'm a curious adventurer.

or am i a risk taker? have they set their spybots on me now?

maybe in a months time they'll say i'm a boring pissabouterer.

"Impressive Mastermind".

I am shopping for my hidden volcanic lair now.

Sword of Shannara is good, and so are all the other Shannara books... but they're all pretty much the same book. Same with Anne McCaffrey's Dragon books.

CIA Personality Quiz - I got Innovative Pioneer, which is gibberish. I'll bet all the results are positiveky phrased. Or maybe not - perhap sthe right responses will get "You are an Angry Loner - please click for our more in depth profiling test and the possibility of lucrative work in a special field you're sure to enjoy!"