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This article is from the rec.arts.sf.written FAQ, by Evelyn C. Leeper evelynleeper@geocities.com with numerous contributions by others.

37. What are the books that come up again and again in rec.arts.sf.written?

Here are the high runners (numbers in brackets represent an estimate of the
number of mentions in rec.arts.sf.written in the last six months of 1999).

Iain M. Banks's "Culture" novels [4584]
Steven Brust's "Vlad Taltos" series [584]
Lois McMaster Bujold's "Miles Vorkosigan" stories (see #19A) [3275]
Orson Scott Card's "Ender" series [1918]
Robert A. Heinlein's novels and stories, especially STARSHIP TROOPERS [3203]
Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" [8172]
Ursula K. LeGuin's "Earthsea" books and THE DISPOSSESSED [1880]
Ken MacLeod's novels (see #12N) [1068]
Ayn Rand's ATLAS SHRUGGED [996]
Neal Stephenson's CRYPTONOMICON [2131]
J. R. R. Tolkien's HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS [1016]
Vernor Vinge's "Singularity" and "Slow Zone" novels [1004]
David Weber's "Honor Harrington" novels [263]

[At this point--August 2000--I am adding J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"
books. I haven't done a formal count, but my suspicion is that these
books will continue to generate discussion.]

 

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