NPR’s Top 100 SF

National Public Radio has released the results of this year’s annual readers’ survey. They invited listeners to choose their favorite SF and fantasy novels (excluding YA, horror, and paranormal romances). More than 5,000 people submitted nominations to produce a list of 237 nominees, and over 60,000 votes were cast to create a list of the “Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books.” The top ten results are:

1. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card

4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert

5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R.R. Martin

6. Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

8. The Foundation trilogy, by Isaac Asimov

9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

The full list of titles can be found on the NPR website.