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Welcome to the Preditors & Editors / Critters Best Ever Readers' Poll
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book
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The Preditors & Editors / Critters Best Ever Readers' Poll honors the best works ever published and their creators. Vote for your favorites!

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Vote 1-10 for any of the following (1=worst ever ... 10=best ever; decimals are okay):

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Vote#Score#VotesTitleAuthorType[*]
18.24365 Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. TolkienO
28.2165 1984George Orwell
38.15053 Ender's GameOrson Scott CardS1
48.0248 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Phil K Dick
57.96019 HyperionDan SimmonsO
67.81812 The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin
77.79054 DuneFrank HerbertS1
87.75528 WatchmenAlan Moore and Dave GibbonsO
97.71328 Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. MartinO
107.7009 Gap seriesStephen DonaldsonO
117.63722 The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin
127.61936 FoundationIsaac AsimovS1
137.57810 The Parable of the TalentsOctavia ButlerS1
147.55426 Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut
157.52010 The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester
167.5101 The Forever HeroL. E. Modesitt, Jr.O
167.5101 The PrinceJerry PournelleO
167.5101 EverworldK.A. ApplegateO
167.5101 The Malazan Book of the FallenSteven EriksonO
167.5101 His Dark MaterialsPhillip PullmanO
167.5101 The Last UnicornPeter S. Beagle
177.4463 Little FuzzyH. Beam Piper
177.4463 The Saga of the Pliocene ExilesJulian MayO
187.38713 GatewayFrederik Pohl
197.3532 The Fortress in the Eye of TimeC.J. CherryhS1
207.3165 Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner
217.2904 The Mists of AvalonMarion Zimmer BradleyS1
227.28024 The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A Heinlein
237.2307 OtherlandTad WilliamsO
247.22118 The Mote in God's EyeLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
257.11724 Wizard of EarthseaUrsula K. LeGuin
267.05531 Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein
277.03824 The Chronicles of NarniaC.S. LewisO
287.02613 To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis
296.8532 Cloven hoovesMegan Lindholm
296.8532 Dimension of MiraclesRobert Sheckley
306.7803 Altered CarbonRichard MorganS1
316.77317 Chronicles of Thomas CovenantStephen DonaldsonO
326.77118 NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
336.6032 Doomsday BookConnie Willis
346.5404 Book of the New SunGene WolfeO
356.5101 Darwath (Time of the Dark)Barbara HambleyO1
356.5101 Bridge of BirdsBarry HughartS1
356.5101 The Iron Dragon's DaughterMichael Swanwick
356.5101 Memory Sorrow & ThornTad WilliamsO
366.50510 Revelation SpaceAlastair ReynoldsO
376.49712 Forever WarJoe Haldeman
386.4154 MistbornBrandon SandersonC
396.3998 AccelerandoCharles Stross
406.39510 Chronicles of AmberRoger ZelaznyO
416.3532 Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart
426.15419 RedwallBrian Jacques
436.08013 I am LegendRichard Matheson
445.9307 Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
455.86510 The Name of the WindPatrick RothfussSone
465.8532 CatseyeAndre Norton
465.8532 Soon I will be InvincibleAustin Grossman
475.7803 TiganaGuy Gavriel Kay
485.69513 Starship TroopersRobert A Heinlein
495.4868 The Once and Future KingT.H. WhiteO
505.4463 AnathemNeal Stephenson
515.3365 CityClifford D. SimakC
525.2904 Kushiel's DartJacqueline CareyS1
535.2748 MagicianRaymond E Feist
545.22612 The Vampire ChroniclesAnne RiceO
555.1133 Midshipman's HopeDavid FeintuchS1
565.1032 The Rose of the Prophet TrilogyMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
575.0404 ReplayKen Grimwood
584.86516 The Wheel of TimeRobert JordanO
594.8532 Singularity SkyCharles Stross
604.8165 Torc trilogyJulian MayO
614.3532 The Dark TowerStephen KingO
623.8532 Ultima ThuleMack ReynoldsS1
623.8532 Consider PhlebasIain M. Banks
633.4463 Saga of the Seven SunsKevin J AndersonO
643.2165 Practical DemonkeepingChristopher Moore
652.5404 The Darksword TrilogyMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
662.4463 The Death Gate CycleMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
672.3532 The Enchanted CastleE. Nesbit
680.8532 Armageddon's ChildrenTerry BrooksS1
69-1.4901 Mythago WoodRobert HoldstockS1
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