The Best Fantasy Books and Movies

MY TOP 20 FANTASY NOVELS (not including YA and younger)

1. Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
2. The Song of Ice and Fire Series by Gerorge RR Martin
3. The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
4. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
5. The Life of Pi by Yan Martel
6. Where the Dead Live by Will Self
7. The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
8. The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
9. The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
10. Mordant's Need by Stephen Donaldson
11. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
12. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
13. Dracula by Bram Stoker
14. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson
15. The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
16. The Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
17. The Landover Series by Terry Brooks
18. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (yes it's a LOTR rip-off)
19. The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
20. Fevre Dream by George RR Martin


MY TOP 10 FANTASY MOVIES


1. The Two Towers
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Return of the King
4. The Princess Bride
4. Dragon Heart
5. Pan's Labyrinth
6. Willow
7. Dracula (Coppola)
8. King Kong (Peter Jackson)
9. The Dark Crystal
10. Labyrinth

MY TOP 5 FANTASY SHORT STORIES
(have many more to read - only read a handful as I'm more of a novel girl)
1. Reading Coffee Anthony Panegyres or Panegyris?? (just read as I subscribe to Overland. It's Australian, so I'm biased)
2. The Dog Said Bow Wow Michael Swanwick
3. Ice Dragon George RR Martin
4. The Monkey Treatment George RR Martin
5. The Way of the Cross and Dragon George RR Martin

SCIENCE FICTION

Well, my first blog. I'm what you might call a 'cultish' culture buff. So I thought I'd become a mini-rating machine with the lists that matter. 


So it's SCIENCE FICTION to begin with. 


Top 10 Science Fiction Novels (I love the classics):


1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
3. A Man in the High Castle by PK Dick
4. Planet of the Apes by Boulle?
5. The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells
6. Time Machine by HG Wells
7. Ubik by PK Dick
8. The Martian Time Slip by PK Dick
9. Macroscope by Piers Anthony
10. Slaughter House 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr 


Top 10 Science Fiction Films


1. Star Wars Series
2. Gattaca 
3. Bladerunner
4. X-Men Series
5. District 9
6. I, Robot
7. The Fifth Element
8. 12 Monkeys
9. Minority Report
10. Star Trek (latest remake)


Some Great Science Fiction Short Stories (haven't read a stack so add up for suggestions.)

'Jefty is Five' by Harlan Ellison 

'Welcome to the Monkey House' by Kurt Vonnegut

'Bloodchild' by Octavia Butler

  

'Iron Dragon' by Michael Swanwick

'Harrison Bergeron' by Vonnegut

'A Habit of Waste' Nalo Hopkinson