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How long will it run? It's one thing trying to read Hatrack on someone else's 'puter. But I'm not about to start loading lots of boards willy-nilly.
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This first heat will last until Saturday 8/20/04, at which time I may stoll into the forum and post official results and begin the first round of polls for Greatest SF Novel.
Which may, in fact, be Dune.
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Well, the forum is up again, but has been re-loaded from a backup. The last post listed was on the 14th, so you may want to re-cast any votes....
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2001 A Space Oddyssey 33% [ 4 ] Childhood's End 50% [ 6 ] Rendezvous With Rama 16% [ 2 ] Rama II 0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 12
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game 43% [ 7 ] Speaker for the Dead 56% [ 9 ]
Total Votes : 16
Larry Niven, et. al.
Legacy of Heorot,L. Niven, J. Pournelle, and S. Barnes 25% [ 2 ] Ringworld, Larry Niven 50% [ 4 ] The Mote In God's Eye, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle 25% [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 8
These 22 novels will be included in the First Round
1984 George Orwell A Wrinkle in Time Madeline L'Engle Brave New World Aldous Huxley Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke Dawn Octavia Butler Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick Dune Frank Herbert Earth Abides George R. Stewart Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Foundation Issac Asimov Gateway Frederick Pohl Kiln People David Brin Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin On the Beach Nevil Shute Ringworld Larry Niven Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card The Giver Lowis Lowry The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester Titan John Varley Where the Late Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm
See the FAQ thread (link above) for determination of the first round and official rules.
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Huh. Somehow I've missed ever hearing about Childhood's End until this poll. I'm gonna have to put it in my queue after Enemy Mine and Dandelion Wine.
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The Giver, by Lowis Lowry 10% [ 2 ] Dawn, by Octavia Butler 15% [ 3 ] Foundation, by Issac Asimov 57% [ 11 ] Ringworld, by Larry Niven 15% [ 3 ]
Total Votes : 19
Heat Two
The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester 7% [ 1 ] Where the Late Sweet Birds Sang, by Kate Wilhelm 14% [ 2 ] The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuine 35% [ 5 ] Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes 42% [ 6 ]
Total Votes : 14
Heat Three
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, By P. K. Dick 28% [ 6 ] Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 23% [ 5 ] A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle 47% [ 10 ] Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart 0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 21
Heat Four
Kiln People, by David Brin 0% [ 0 ] 1984, by George Orwell 5% [ 1 ] Titan, by John Varley 0% [ 0 ] The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein 10% [ 2 ] Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 85% [ 17 ]
Total Votes : 20
Heat Five
On the Beach, by Nevil Shute 5% [ 1 ] Gateway, by Frederick Pohl 5% [ 1 ] Dune, by Frank Herbert 70% [ 14 ] Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clark 10% [ 2 ] Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley 10% [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 20
These will be the entrants to the final round:
Foundation, by Issac Asimov Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card Dune, by Frank Herbert
Foundation, by Issac Asimov 30% [ 3 ] Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes 0% [ 0 ] A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle 10% [ 1 ] Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 20% [ 2 ] Dune, by Frank Herbert 40% [ 4 ]
Total Votes : 10
Foundation and Dune duke it out in a battle of epics!
Foundation, by Issac Asimov 15% [ 3 ] Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes 0% [ 0 ] A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle 10% [ 2 ] Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 47% [ 9 ] Dune, by Frank Herbert 26% [ 5 ]
Total Votes : 19
Local boy makes good.
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Foundation, by Issac Asimov 14% [ 3 ] Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes 0% [ 0 ] A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle 9% [ 2 ] Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 52% [ 11 ] Dune, by Frank Herbert 23% [ 5 ]
Total Votes : 21
Due largely to the demographics of this site, Speaker for the Dead is proclaimed as the sakeriver Greatest SF Novel.
The novel is a masterful achievment, as are all that entered this final round. I still find myself occasionally pondering over the Descolada virus and the Piggies. This, for me, may actually be OSC's most impressive novel to date, written in a very good period for the author.
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