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So this is the SF top ten...
Just to make things even more exciting I have calculated this table using a simple trimmed mean where a single 'best' and a single 'worst' rating are excluded and the remainder averaged. Since I'm throwing away two scores for each book each book has to be rated a minimum of five times rather than three to be included.
Hyperion Dan Simmons 1 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 2 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe 2 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe 2 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 2 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K Le Guin 3 Gateway Frederik Pohl 4 Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov 5 Schismatrix Bruce Sterling 5 Tiger! Tiger! Alfred Bester 5 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge 6 Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut 7 Use of Weapons Iain M Banks 7 The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons 8 1984 George Orwell 9 Dune Frank Herbert 9 Neutron Star Larry Niven 9 Permutation City Greg Egan 9 Second Foundation Isaac Asimov 9 Startide Rising David Brin 9 The Man in the High Castle Philip K Dick 9 The Robots of Dawn Isaac Asimov 9 Way Station Clifford D Simak 9 The Reality Dysfunction Peter F Hamilton 10
The Fantasy top ten using a similar rating scheme except that each book needs a minimum of 4 ratings to be included rather than 5.
The Lord of the Rings J R R Tolkien 1 The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman 2 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 3 The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe C S Lewis 3 Watership Down Richard Adams 4 The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 5 A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K Le Guin 6 The Horse and His Boy C S Lewis 6 Nine Princes in Amber Roger Zelazny 7 Prince Caspian C S Lewis 7 The Farthest Shore Ursula K Le Guin 7 The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K Le Guin 7 The Voyage of The Dawn Treader C S Lewis 7 Good Omens Terry Pratchett 8 The Last Battle C S Lewis 9 The Silver Chair C S Lewis 9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (4) J K Rowling 10
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