Finally revived after several years of neglect, the CUSFS Hall of Fame returns. Twelve years ago, the results looked like this: results 1991-2. Of course, a lot has changed since then. Hundreds of new authors, thousands and thousands of new books. Not to mention the small matter of merging with Jómsborg the New, the fantasy society. How have the results changed? Here's how people voted...
Best SF author: 195 Iain M Banks 148 Greg Egan 123 Arthur C Clarke 98 Philip K Dick 94 Neal Stephenson 93 Isaac Asimov 87 Vernor Vinge 70 Douglas Adams 68 Ken MacLeod 62 Alasdair Reynolds 58 Clifford Simak 58 Cordwainer Smith 58 Lois McMaster Bujold 58 Ursula K le Guin 53 Michael Marshall Smith 50 Peter F Hamilton 50 Robert Heinlein 49 Ray Bradbury 47 Orson Scott Card 44 David Weber 41 Larry Niven Best fantasy author: 173 Terry Pratchett 167 JRR Tolkien 129 Ursula K le Guin 123 JK Rowling 107 Neil Gaiman 90 Robin Hobb 78 Diana Wynne Jones 64 David Gemmell 58 China Mieville 54 Terry Goodkind 50 Stephen Donaldson 48 Raymond E Feist 47 Mary Gentle 47 Susan Cooper Best SF book: 90 A Fire Upon The Deep (Vernor Vinge) 59 Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card) 55 Use of Weapons (Iain M Banks) 50 The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula le Guin) 48 Neuromancer (William Gibson) 47 Dune (Frank Herbert) Best fantasy book: 97 Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien) 72 Perdido Street Station (China Mieville) 57 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (JK Rowling) 57 Magician (Raymond E Feist) 56 Ash (Mary Gentle) Best TV/radio series: 234 The Hitch-Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy (radio) 152 Babylon 5 152 Red Dwarf 131 The Hitch-Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy (TV) 119 Dr Who 101 Blake's Seven 86 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 73 The Clangers 61 Star Trek 53 Star Trek: Next Generation 49 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 48 Farscape 45 Stargate: SG-1 Best Film: 167 Lord of the Rings 109 Bladerunner 104 The Empire Strikes Back 71 Brazil 70 The Matrix 70 Star Wars 68 Spirited Away 68 2001 55 Galaxy Quest 53 Gattaca 51 Dune 51 Dark City 50 Minority Report 47 Terminator 2 47 Return of the Jedi 47 Aliens 46 Princess Mononoke 45 Dark Star 44 Labyrinth 44 Alien Best Short Story: 56 Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes) 40 The Nine Billion Names of God (Arthur C Clarke) 39 I have no mouth and I must scream (Harlan Ellison) 37 Snow, Glass, Apples (Neil Gaiman) 33 The Infinite Assassin (Greg Egan) Best Series: 164 Discworld (Terry Pratchett) 84 Foundation (Isaac Asimov) 76 The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) 75 Farseer (Robin Hobb) 72 Harry Potter (JK Rowling) 71 Inhibitor (Alasdair Reynolds) 69 Earthsea (Ursula le Guin) 58 Engines of Light (Ken Macleod) 56 Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake) 55 Chronicles of Narnia (CS Lewis) 54 Amber (Roger Zelazny) 54 Sword of Truth (Terry Goodkind) 51 His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman) 51 The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper) Best Comic/Graphic Novel: 152 Sandman 72 Watchmen 54 Preacher Worst (Best?) Trash: 98 The Eye of Argon 74 assorted works by Robert Heinlein 74 Discworld 71 assorted works by David Eddings Best Spaceship: 94 GSV _Sleeper Service_ (Excession) 90 The _TARDIS_ (Dr Who) 78 _Enterprise_ D (Star Trek) 73 _Liberator_ (Blake's 7) 68 _Heart of Gold_ (Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 55 _Nostalgia for Infinity_ (Reynolds, Revelation Space) Best Wizard: 136 Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) 110 Rincewind (Discworld) 71 Ged (Earthsea) 71 Dumbledore (Harry Potter) 55 Zeddicus Zul Zorander (Sword of Truth) Most fanciable: no consensus! (no-one was voted for more than once)
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