NPR Top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Books refreshingly Void-free

[james_davis_nicoll]

Just as I called it in June, "more sausages than Oktoberfest."



At quick glance says it's 13 15 women in the top 100. None in the top ten. In fact the first woman shows up at position 20 unless for some reason it's a bad idea to do this before coffee has sunk in and I missed one two.

[I am assuming Morgan's count is right and mine was wrong)

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[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis

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[matt-ruff.livejournal.com]

Was Harry Potter ineligible for some reason?

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[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Yes, they excluded published-as-YA.

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[matt-ruff.livejournal.com]

OK, that probably explains the absence of The Hobbit, as well...

I'd have bet Rowling for the #2 slot if she were on the ballot.

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[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

They blocked a couple other things (like "paranormal romance") pretty transparently to keep the Twilight books off the list, too. (Not that I'm complaining there.)