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Originally Posted by DixieGal
So if I'm reading some of the very best new books, why were my favorites of 2009 actually re-reads of very old books, Vernor Vinge's "A Fire Upon the Deep" and "A Deepness in the Sky," and "Nova" by Samuel R. Delany?
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The past is a deep mine:
For sf, IMO:
Best sci-fi novel of all time: Zelazny, Roger, "Lord of Light"
Best fantasy novel of all time: Stewart, Sean, "Clouds End"
Best medium length work OAT: Moore, C.L., "No Woman Born"
Best short work OAT: Sturgeon, Theodore, "Slow Sculpture"
"Clouds End" is the newest, and "No Woman Born" the oldest.
YMMV.
Regards,
Jack Tingle