Top 50 Stories
Here they are, the top 50 stories according to Ichabod (I tried to do a top 100, but couldn't think of enough worthy stories). Note that I ranked stories, not books. So there are many stories below that are short stories, and many trilogies and other series only have one entry. In some cases I mention a specific book from a series. In most cases that means I don't like the rest of the series, although I haven't had a chance to read the sequel to Martin's The Game of Thrones. This is a first draft, I'll probably revise it after I've percolated on it for awhile.
| # | Story | Author |
| 1 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep | Dick |
| 2 | Catch 22 | Heller |
| 3 | As I Lay Dying | Faulkner |
| 4 | The Postman | Brin |
| 5 | The Hobbit | Tolkien |
| 6 | The Rats in the Walls | Lovecraft |
| 7 | The Game of Thrones | Martin |
| 8 | The Difference Engine | Gibson/Sterling |
| 9 | The Diamond Age | Stephenson |
| 10 | The Anubis Gates | Powers |
| 11 | Ender Trilogy | Card |
| 12 | Trucks | King |
| 13 | Miles Vorkosigan Series | Bujold |
| 14 | Cordelia's Honor | Bujold |
| 15 | Snow Crash | Stephenson |
| 16 | Mote in God's Eye | Niven/Pournelle/Barnes |
| 17 | The Call of Cthulhu | Lovecraft |
| 18 | The Magic Goes Away | Niven |
| 19 | The Shadow over Innsmouth | Lovecraft |
| 20 | The Lord of the Rings Trilogy | Tolkien |
| 21 | Still Life with Woodpecker | Robbins |
| 22 | Avalon Series | Niven and others |
| 23 | Last Call | Powers |
| 24 | The Spirit Ring | Bujold |
| 25 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Addams |
| 26 | Seventh Son | Card |
| 27 | Uplift Series | Brin |
| 28 | Footfall | Niven/Pournelle |
| 29 | Magician | Feist |
| 30 | The Stars My Destination | Bester |
| 31 | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Heinlein |
| 32 | Heris Serrano Trilogy | Moon |
| 33 | Emily Suiza Series | Moon |
| 34 | The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton | Niven |
| 35 | The Graveyard Shift | King |
| 36 | The Whisperer in the Darkness | Lovecraft |
| 37 | The Colour Out of Space | Lovecraft |
| 38 | The Book of Worlds Trilogy | Jones |
| 39 | Stranger in a Strange Land | Heinlein |
| 40 | Another Roadside Attraction | Robbins |
| 41 | Fletch | MacDonald |
| 42 | Flynn | MacDonald |
| 43 | Protector | Niven |
| 44 | Jerusalem's Lot | King |
| 45 | The Dunwich Horror | Lovecraft |
| 46 | The Kelewan Trilogy | |
| 47 | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | Dick |
| 48 | Nueromancer | Gibson |
| 49 | The Mysterious Island | Verne |
| 50 | Bear's Discover Fire | Bisson |
Last Modified 11/18/99
Created 11/18/99