Round 2 of NPR top 100 sci-fi books of all time

Gerry Quinn · 04 Aug 2011, 14:18 · from 2011-August.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:18:17 +0100
Subject: (urth) Round 2 of NPR top 100 sci-fi books of all time
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I picked some I liked and remembered rather than trying to adhere to 
objctive standards of quality:

Book of the New Sun
Thomas Covenant
Culture Series
Day of the Triffids
A Fire Upon the Deep
Gormenghast
Hyperion
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Ubik

If I had another vote I'd probably give it to Stand on Zanzibar.

- Gerry Quinn

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