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Originally Posted by brecklundin
I just hate these lists because it is impossible to quantify which books are "most" anything. I mean don't we need to go back to at least to the era of H.G. Wells? What about The Sherlock Homes books which could be considered somewhat of an Detective/Mystery SF of their era. Every era of SF is built in the shoulders of those before them. And it's just not reasonable to say anything other than these books are excellent to read because I liked them a lot. I don't see any way to say which is "the best".
I know, I'm no fun...  |
Well in defense of the list, I would point out that it specifies the years 1953-2002. That being said though, that means that Foundation qualifies on a technicality since with the exception of the very first story in the Trilogy, the stories were for the most part published earlier than 1953.
I would say I am annoyed that in some cases, they count a "series" as a book, and at others, they only list a single book in the series.
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Bill