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A dozen fantasy series were nominated, including Black Jewell by Anne Bishop; Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt Jr.; Deverry by Katharine Kerr; Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee; Fortress by C.J. Cherryh; Inda by Sherwood Smith; Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist; Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson; Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock; Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan; Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.; and Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly
Results of the poll will automatically be visible after midnight on Saturday 15 January 2011.
| FBCS Nominations Average Ratings (from GoodReads) | ||||
| Series | Author | Number Published | All Avg Ratings | Total Avg Rating for Series |
| Black Jewels | Bishop, Anne | 9 | 36.89 | 4.10 |
| Corean Chronic les | Modesitt, L.E., Jr. | 7 | 26.69 | 3.81 |
| Deverry | Kerr, Katherine | 15 | 55.92 | 3.73 |
| Flat Earth | Lee, Tanith | 5 | 21.01 | 4.20 |
| Fortress | Cherryh, C.J. | 5 | 18.69 | 3.74 |
| Inda | Smith, Sherwood | 4 | 16.28 | 4.07 |
| Riftwar Saga | Fesit, Raymond E. | 4 | 16.27 | 4.07 |
| Malazan Book of the Fallen | Erikson, Steven | 9 | 38.48 | 4.28 |
| Mythago Wood | Holdstock, Robert | 5 | 19.27 | 3.85 |
| Riyria Revelations | Sullivan, Michael J. | 5 | 20.35 | 4.07 |
| Saga of Recluce | Modesitt, L.E., Jr. | 16 | 61.81 | 3.86 |
| Windrose Chronicles | Hambly, Barbara | 4 | 15.45 | 3.86 |
Jon, this last table you've posted is pretty interesting. It actually sheds some light on these series. I am intrigued that Erikson's TMBotF is top-dog in the pack. I'll wager though that it is not selected by the group as a whole. No pejorative is intended, but I think this series is likely too intimidating and requires too much active participation on the part of the average reader. It really is pretty darned sophisticated. I surely would love to see it selected at some point in time though.
ReplyDeleteI just posted a fairly comprehensive review on my literary blog ProSe.
Thanks for posting the stats, they were quite fascinating. Cheers! Chris
Glad you liked them. I live for stats (one of my alter egos at work involves SQL Servers). :)
ReplyDeleteYes, TMBotF is a lot to take on, but at least the final book will be published this year!
The same could be said for WoT, but it wasn't nominated.
I hope to get to Deadhouse Gates sometime this year.
I read your review (both here and at GoodReads). Excellent work.
Ciao, Jon