Lists of Bests: ira_pacifist's "200 Essential Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels/Series" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/7197 This is a list I pulled from somewhere on the internet a while back and it contains a list of 206 fantasy and science fiction series that are worth consuming. In the instances that only the first book of a series is included, please assume this to mean that the entire series is on the list. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:43:43 GMT en-us 0 50 206 50 0 The Gormenghast Novels http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27107 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27107"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0879516283.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mervyn Peake</div> J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7578 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7578"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345340426.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J.R.R. Tolkien</div> Viriconium http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168448 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168448"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553383159.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by M. John Harrison</div> Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (New Sun) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6656 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6656"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312890176.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44810229_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gene Wolfe</div> Tales of the Dying Earth http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50387 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50387"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312874561.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jack Vance</div> To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7871 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7871"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345419677.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056437060_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Philip Jose Farmer</div> Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12832 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12832"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441172717.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frank Herbert</div> Swords and Deviltry : Book 1 of the Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/521860 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/521860"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0743445589.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Fritz Leiber</div> The Emperor of Dreams (Fantasy Masterworks) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/521978 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/521978"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/057507373X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Clark Ashton Smith</div> At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition (Modern Library Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/56817 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/56817"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812974417.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by H.P. Lovecraft</div> The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 (Chronicles of Amber) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9801 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9801"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0380809060.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roger Zelazny</div> The Left Hand of Darkness (Remembering Tomorrow) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12850 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12850"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441478123.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1124229546_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ursula K. Le Guin</div> Byzantium Endures: Between the Wars, Vol. 1: Pyat Quartet (Between the Wars) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/127361 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/127361"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0099485095.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Moorcock</div> The Cornelius Quartet: The Final Program, A Cure for Cancer, The English Assassin, The Condition of Muzak http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30756 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30756"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1568581831.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Moorcock</div> Hyperion http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15771 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15771"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0553283685.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dan Simmons</div> Lord of Light http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/135560 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/135560"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060567236.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roger Zelazny</div> The night life of the gods http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/522192 <div id="position">17</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Thorne Smith</div> The Course of the Heart http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168447 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/168447"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1892389975.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by M. John Harrison</div> The Demon Princes, Vol. 1: The Star King * The Killing Machine * The Palace of Love (Demon Princes) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6468 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6468"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312853025.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jack Vance</div> Gloriana http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363441 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363441"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446691402.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Moorcock</div> A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76055 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76055"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553103547.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V57220625_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George R.R. Martin</div> The Land of Laughs: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6598 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6598"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312873115.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jonathan Carroll</div> The Anubis Gates http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12653 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12653"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441004016.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tim Powers</div> Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31921 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31921"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1582344167.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Susanna Clarke</div> Riddle-Master http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12681 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12681"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441005969.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Patricia A. McKillip</div> The Night's Dawn Trilogy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/428579 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/428579"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005B5FG.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter F. Hamilton</div> Perdido Street Station http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8187 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8187"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345459407.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by China Mieville</div> The Compleat Enchanter (Millennium Fantasy Masterworks S.) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/522640 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/522640"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1857987578.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by L.Sprague De Camp</div> Watchmen http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28020 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28020"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0930289234.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1130519120_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alan Moore</div> Lyonesse http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/184802 <div id="position">30</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jack Vance</div> 5th Head of Cerberus http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/522877 <div id="position">31</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Wolfe</div> The Color of Magic http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1635 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1635"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0061020710.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414636_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Terry Pratchett</div> Secret Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34355 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34355"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1930846274.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1071634891_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jeff Vandermeer</div> Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman, Vol. 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30185 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30185"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1563890119.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1080259720_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neil Gaiman</div> Solomon Kane: Skulls in the Stars http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/523029 <div id="position">35</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert E. Howard</div> The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8147 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8147"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345453743.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Douglas Adams</div> His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/162088 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/162088"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0440419514.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Philip Pullman</div> Elric of Melnibone (Elric) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/74982 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/74982"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441203981.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Moorcock</div> The Last Coin http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/266096 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/266096"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441470750.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056443630_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James P. Blaylock</div> Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/986 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/986"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060593083.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neal Stephenson</div> The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363904 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363904"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735101396.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by E. R. Eddison</div> Mother London http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/523350 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/523350"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/2207251837.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1071174022_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Moorcock</div> Voice Of The Fire http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34004 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34004"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1891830449.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alan Moore</div> Neuromancer http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12857 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12857"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441569595.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Gibson</div> Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16047 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16047"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/055357339X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122549509_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robin Hobb</div> The Earthsea Quartet (Roc) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64735 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64735"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140154272.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ursula K.Le Guin</div> Rendezvous with Rama http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15790 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15790"><img src="http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553287893.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056455516_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Arthur C. Clarke</div> The Newford Stories (Dreams Underfoot; The Ivory and The Horn Moonlight and Vines) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20664 <div id="position">48</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles</div> Fevre Dream http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/98155 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/98155"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553383051.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George R.R. Martin</div> The Paper Grail http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/88894 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/88894"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0441651275.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James P. Blaylock</div>