You Should Vote in NPR’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy Showdown

Ideally, for the following leading contenders, because, well, we really really really like them. We’re not covering the obvious ones like 1984 and The Man in the High Castle and The Lord of the Rings, because YOU MAY NOT HAVE EVEN HEARD OF GORMENGHAST, SO THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT.

The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester
Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany (Nova is better, but not on the list.)
The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert (BUT ONLY DUNE AND THE NEXT ONE)
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card (But he’s a juicebox, obvi.)
The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
The Gormenghast Triology, by Mervyn Peake
The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Watership Down, by Richard Adams

HOLD UP. There are, as always, some glaring omissions. Like, I’m sorry, where is To Your Scattered Bodies Go?

Generally, you should go look at Alex Carnevale’s round-up over at This Recording, which is Better.