The Return of the King

Well, after a week of voting, the results are in. We?ve decided what the top ten fantasy series titles of all time are. (We are the deciding committee after all right?) It?s been a lot of fun, and I have to admit I?ve added several new titles to my TBR list. I?ve also discovered that for polling purposes, the VIZU tool wins hands down.

We had a few less voters in this final round. Not sure if that?s because it?s Saturday, (and a beautiful Saturday here in Utah) or if the ranking tool was a little more intimidating. In any event, even with the slightly lower numbers, the voting was surprisingly consistent. There were a few wildcards. But you generally agreed on who went where for at least the top six or so.

I don?t think the top three or so will be all that surprising to most of you, but the order they came might. I wondered if HP had replaced LOTR in the hearts of fantasy readers?especially the younger ones. But clearly it hasn?t. It also makes me happy to see everyone still loves Narnia.

I have to admit, my heart raced a little as I considered having my novels join a group like the ones we?ve discussed. Not that I would ever dream of being compared to these top titles, but they very fact that I?ll be on the same shelves with them makes me smile all the time. So with no further writing, here are your top ten winners and the average place they were voted.

Hope you enjoyed this half as much as I did. Back to our normal programming next week.

Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 1.4
Narnia by C.S. Lewis 3.7
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling 4.3
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 5.5
Inkheart Trilogy by Corneila Funke 6.1
The Time Quartet by Madeline L'Engle 6.1
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud 6.7
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull 6.9
Tales of Alvin Maker by Orson Scott Card 7.2
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman 7.2

Hope you enjoyed this half as much as I did. Back to our normal programming next week.