Fri
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Nov '05
Top 20 geek novels - yes I’m a geek
by Frank Spychalski filed under Fun

The guardian posted a list of the top 20 geek novels and after a glance I was again reminded of my geekness. From the 20 books I know all but 3 (12. Watchmen — Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, 15. Stranger in a Strange Land — Robert Heinlein and 20. Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham), have read all but 5 (the 3 unknown plus 4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick and 14. Consider Phlebas — Iain M Banks).

1. The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams 85% (102)
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four — George Orwell 79% (92)
3. Brave New World — Aldous Huxley 69% (77)
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick 64% (67)
5. Neuromancer — William Gibson 59% (66)
6. Dune — Frank Herbert 53% (54)
7. I, Robot — Isaac Asimov 52% (54)
8. Foundation — Isaac Asimov 47% (47)
9. The Colour of Magic — Terry Pratchett 46% (46)
10. Microserfs — Douglas Coupland 43% (44)
11. Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson 37% (37)
12. Watchmen — Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons 38% (37)
13. Cryptonomicon — Neal Stephenson 36% (36)
14. Consider Phlebas — Iain M Banks 34% (35)
15. Stranger in a Strange Land — Robert Heinlein 33% (33)
16. The Man in the High Castle — Philip K Dick 34% (32)
17. American Gods — Neil Gaiman 31% (29)
18. The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson 27% (27)
19. The Illuminatus! Trilogy — Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson 23% (21)
20. Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham 21% (19)


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