CBG Fantasy Book Rankings

[Matt Larkin (author)]

[note]This thread collects and ranks fantasy novels. To vote, copy the list at the bottom and give each series or novel you've read, in whole or in part, a rating from 1 to 10 stars, using whole numbers only please.
1 - Unreadable
3 - Poor
5 - Mediocre
7 - Good
10 - Among the finest works in the genre

You can discuss the votes here: discussion thread. Anyone should feel free to start separate threads for other media or genre.

A series will only appear on the rankings if it has at least three votes. The collected votes per series by members appears below.[/note]CBG's Fantasy Book Rankings:
 

Rank	Book/Series	Avg Score	Votes	Total Score
1	Song of Ice and Fire	8.9	10	89
2	Bas-Lag	8.66	3	26
3	Black Company	8.4	5	42
4	Lords of Light	8.33	3	25
5	Stardust	8.25	4	33
6	Long Sun	8.25	4	33
7	Neverwhere	8.2	5	41
8	His Dark Materials	8	7	56
9	Farseer Trilogy	8	3	24
10	Discworld	7.8	10	78
11	Memory, Sorrow, Thorn	7.8	5	39
12	Malzan Book of the Fallen	7.75	4	31
13	American Gods/Anansi Boys	7.72	11	85
14	Vlad Taltos	7.5	4	30
15	Elric Saga	7.25	4	29
16	The Tempest	7.25	4	29
17	The Iliad	7.25	4	29
18	Chronicles of Amber	7.2	5	36
19	The Dark Tower	7.2	5	36
20	The Lord of the Rings	7.08	23	163
21	Cthulu Mythos	7	6	42
22	Riftwar Saga	7	5	35
23	Runelords	7	4	28
24	Coldfire Trilogy	7	3	21
25	Chronicles of Thomas Covenant	6.8	5	34
26	Dracula	6.8	5	34
27	Frankenstein	6.66	6	40
28	The Odyssey	6.57	7	46
29	Conan	6.5	6	39
30	Harry Potter	6.31	16	101
31	The Wheel of Time	6.18	11	68
32	Dragon Riders of Pern	6.2	5	31
33	Beowulf	6.14	7	43
34	The Chronicles of Narnia	5.94	19	113
35	Dragonlance	5.71	7	40
36	Earthsea	5.71	7	40
37	Elantris	5.66	3	17
38	The Vampire Chronicles	5.5	8	44
39	Epic of Gilgamesh	5.5	4	22
40	Xanth series	5	7	35
41	Word & Void	5	3	15
42	Inheritance Cycle	4.4	5	22
43	Deathgate Cycle	4.75	4	19
44	Drizzt Saga	4.66	9	42
45	Belgariad	4.25	8	34
46	The Sword of Truth	3.87	8	31
47	Shannara series	3.62	8	29
48	Cleric Quintet	3.33	3	10

Votes to Date
Abe, Shana- The Drakon
Abraham, Daniel - Long Price Quartet
Alexander, Lloyd - Prydain Chronicles 6 (khyron1144), 6 (Steerpike)
Anderson, Poul - King of Ys
Anderson, Poul - Operation Otherworld
Anderson, Poul - Three Hearts and Three Lions 6 (LordVreeg)
Anthony, Piers - Xanth series 2 (Raelifin), 3 (LordVreeg), 6 (khyron1144), 7 (Pellanor), 7 (Acrimone), 7 (Advachiel), 3 (Llum)
Anthony, Piers - Apprentice Adept 4 (LordVreeg), 7 (khyron1144)
Anthony, Piers - Incarnations of Immortality 5 (LordVreeg), 7 (khyron1144)
Bach, Richard - Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah7 (Phoenix), 6 (Luminous Crayon)
Bach, Richard - The Bridge Across Forever 6 (Luminous Crayon)
Bakker, R. Scott - Prince of Nothing
Barrie, J.M. - Peter Pan 7 (Phoenix)
Barron, T.A. - Great Tree of Avalon
Barron, T.A. - Lost of Years of Merlin
Baum, L. Frank - Oz 5 (khyron1144)
Bellairs, John Anthony - The Face in the Frost 9 (Advachiel)
Berg, Carol - Transformation 8 (Acrimone)
Judith Berman - Bear Daughter 5 (Phoenix)
Bertin, Joanne - Dragonlord series
Black, Holly - The Spiderwick Chronicles 5 (Advachiel)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Avalon series 9 (Acrimone)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Atlantean series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Colin McLaren series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Shadow's Gate series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Darkover series 5 (Ishmayl), 5 (Llum)
Gillian Bradshaw - The Wolf Hunt
Gillian Bradshaw - Hawk of May
James Herbert Brennan - Faerie Wars 6 (Advachiel)
Briggs, Patricia - Raven Duology 6 (Acrimone)
Brooks, Terry - Shannara series 3 (Ishmayl), 3 (LordVreeg), 5 (Stargate525), 5 (Pellanor), 6 (Steve Landers), 2 (Acrimone), 4 (Advachiel), 1 (Llum)
Brooks, Terry - Word and Void 5 (Luminous Crayon), 5 (khyron1144), 5 (Steerpike)
Emma Bull - War for the Oaks
Stephen Brust - Vlad Taltos 8 (Ishmayl), 7 (LordVreeg), 7 (Stargate525), 8 (Advachiel)
Chris Bunch - Seer King Trilogy
Chris Bunch - The Dragonmaster Trilogy
Chris Bunch - The Last Legion
L. G. Burbank - Lords of Darkness 5 (Phoenix), 4 (Advachiel)
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan
Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files
Octavia Butler - Wild Seed 6 (Phoenix)
Orson Scott Card - Alvin Maker 5 (LordVreeg), 7 (khyron1144)
Orson Scott Card - Hart's Hope
Carey, Jacqueline - Kushiel's Legacy 7 (Phoenix)
Carl, Lillian Stewart - Sabazel series
Carl, Lillian Stewart - Lucifer's Crown
Carroll, Jonathan - Answered Prayers Sextet
Carroll, Lewis - Alice series 7 (Phoenix), 9 (sdragon)
C. J. Cherryh - Forge of Heaven 7 (Advachiel)
Cochran, Molly & Warren Murphy - The Broken Sword
Cochran, Molly & Warren Murphy - The Forever King 10 (Phoenix)
Cook, Glen - The Black Company 8 (LordVreeg), 9 (Pellanor), 8 (Steel General), 8 (Acrimone), 9 (Llum)
Crowley, John - Little, Big
Davis, Bryan - Dragons in our Midst
Deary, Terry - Fire Thief Trilogy 3 (Phoenix)
de Camp, Lyon Sprague - Harold Shea
de Camp, Lyon Sprague - Gavagan's Bar
de Camp, Lyon Sprague - Pusadian series
Donaldson, Stephen R. - Chronicles of Thomas Covenant 9 (LordVreeg), 7 (Steve Landers), 6 (Steel General), 6 (Advachiel), 6 (Llum)
Douglass, Sara - Wayfarer Redemption Sextet 8 (Advachiel)
Drake, David - Lord of the Isles
Duane, Diane - Young Wizards
Eddings, David - Belgariad 6 (khyron1144), 1 (Kindling), 5 (Ishmayl), 3 (snakefing), 4 (LordVreeg), 7 (Pellanor), 5 (Advachiel), 3 (Steerpike)
Eddings, David - The Dreamers 6 (Llum)
Eddings, David - The Mallorean 4 (Advachiel), 2 (Steerpike)
Erikson, Steven - Malzan Book of the Fallen 10 (Pellanor), 7 (Acrimone), 5 (Advachiel), 9 (Llum)
Farland, David - The Runelords 7 (Acrimone), 7 (Ishmayl), 6 (Advachiel), 8 (Llum)
Raymond Feist - Riftwar Saga 6 (Ishmayl), 6 (LordVreeg), 8 (Pellanor), 8 (Steve Landers), 7 (Steel General), 5 (Acrimone)
Flewelling, Lynn - Nightrunner series
Flint, Kenneth C - Sidhe series 6 (Steve Landers)
Frankowski, Leo - Cross-Time Engineer 5 (Acrimone)
Friedman, Cecilia S. - Coldfire Trilogy 7 (Acrimone), 7 (Ishmayl), 7 (Steerpike)
Gaiman, Neil - American Gods/Anansi Boys 8 (Phoenix), 10 (Sdragon1984), 5 (Luminous Crayon), 9 (LordVreeg), 10 (khyron1144), 8 (Crippled Crow), 6 (Raelifin), 7 (Acrimone), 6 (Advachiel), 9 (Llum), 7 (Steerpike)
Gaiman, Neil - Good Omens 10 (khyron1144), 8 (Llum)
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere8 (Phoenix), 7 (Luminous Crayon), 9 (Raelifin), 9 (Llum), 8 (Steerpike)
Gaiman, Neil - Stardust9 (Phoenix), 9 (Stargate525), 8 (Llum), 7 (Steerpike)
Goldman, William - The Princess Bride 7 (Pellanor), 10 (khyron1144)
Lisa Goldstein - The Alchemist's Door
Goodkind, Terry - The Sword of Truth 8 (Poseidon), 2 (Luminous Crayon), 3 (LordVreeg), 3 (Ishmayl), 6 (Pellanor), 1 (Acrimone), 4 (Advachiel), 4 (Llum)
Edward Gorey - assorted works 8 (Luminous Crayon)
Harlan, Thomas - Oath of Empire 8 (Acrimone)
Harris, Deborah Turner - Caledon of the Mists 7 (Acrimone)
Simon Hawke - Dark Sun: Tribe of One 5 (Ishmayl), 7 (Advachiel)
Stuart Hill - Icemark Chronicles
Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy 8 (LordVreeg), 8 (Acrimone), 8 (Llum)
Hobb, Robin - Fool's Trilogy 7 (Llum)
Homer - The Iliad 3 (Phoenix), 4 (Elemental_Elf), 9 (LordVreeg), 3 (Higgs Boson), 10 (Acrimone)
Homer - The Odyssey 4 (Phoenix), 7 (Elemental_Elf), 5 (Poseidon), 5 (LordVreeg), 8 (Lath), 8 (Higgs Boson), 9 (Acrimone)
Howard, Robert - Conan 6 (Phoenix), 7 (Raelifin), 6 (LordVreeg), 8 (khyron1144), 7 (Advachiel)
J. V. Jones - Book of Words 6 (LordVreeg), 5 (Acrimone)
J. V. Jones - Sword of Shadows
Jordan, Robert - The Wheel of Time 9 (Phoenix), 6 (Ishmayl), 6 (Raelifin), 8 (Rose Of Montague), 3 (Polycarp!), 4 (LordVreeg), 8 (Crippled Crow), 4 (Pellanor), 8 (Advachiel), 7 (Llum), 5 (Steerpike)
Jordan, Robert - Conan Chronicles 8 (Advachiel)
Guy Gavriel Kay - The Fionavar Tapestry 7 (Pellanor)
Garrison Keillor - Lake Woebegone Days 9 (Luminous Crayon)
Katherine Kerr - Deverry Books 6 (Steve Landers
Gregory Keyes - Age of Unreason 7 (LordVreeg)
Caitlín R. Kiernan - The Five of Cups
King, Stephen - Dark Tower 9 (Ninja D!), 7 (Ishmayl), 6 (LordVreeg), 6 (khyron1144), 7 (Acrimone), 8 (Llum), 7 (Steerpike)
Katherine Kurtz - Chronicles of the Deryni 6 (LordVreeg)
Lawhead, Stephen R.  - King Raven 8 (Stargate525)
LeGuin, Ursula  - Earthsea 5 (Phoenix), 6 (Ishmayl), 6 (Raelifin), 4 (LordVreeg), 7 (Pellanor), 5 (Acrimone), 7 (Advachiel)
C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia 6 (Phoenix), 6 (Ninja D!), 4 (Higgs Boson), 6 (Ishmayl), 8 (Sdragon1984), 7 (Raelifin), 6 (Rose Of Montague), 5 (snakefing), 7 (Elemental_Elf), 7 (Poseidon), 6 (LordVreeg), 6 (Lath), 7 (Stargate525), 7 (Nomadic), 4 (khyron1144), 4 (Crippled Crow), 6 (Steve Landers), 7 (Acrimone), 5 (Advachiel), 5 (Steerpike)
Lieber, Fritz '" Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser 8 (Steerpike)
Lisle, Holly - Arhel
Lisle, Holly - Glenraven
Lisle, Holly - Bard's Tale
Lisle, Holly - Devil's Point
Lisle, Holly - The Secret Texts
Llywelyn, Morgan - The Elementals
Llywelyn, Morgan - Red Branch
H.P. Lovecraft - Cthulu Mythos 6 (Phoenix), 6 (Raelifin), 8 (Joker), 7 (LordVreeg), 8 (khyron1144), 7 (Steerpike)
Sergey Lukyanenko - Night Watch series 8 (Phoenix)
MacDonald, George - Lilith 6 (LordVreeg)
MacHale, D. J.  - The Pendragon Adventure
Malory, Thomas  - Le Morte D'Arthur
Juliet Marillier - Saga of the Light Isles 4 (Phoenix)
Martin, George R.R. - Song of Ice and Fire 10 (Phoenix), 10 (Higgs Boson), 10 (Raelifin), 9 (Luminous Crayon), 9 (LordVreeg), 8 (Pellanor), 8 (Steel General), 7 (Advachiel), 9 (Llum), 9 (Steerpike)
McCaffery, Anne  - Dragonriders of Pern 5 (LordVreeg), 9 (Lath), 6 (Pellanor), 6 (Acrimone), 5 (Llum)
McGarry, Terry - Illumination
McKiernan, Dennis L.  - Iron Tower 5 (LordVreeg), 6 (Steve Landers)
Mieville, China - Bas-Lag series 9 (Kindling), 7 (Crippled Crow), 10 (Steerpike)
Mieville, China - King Rat 9 (Steerpike)
Moon, Elizabeth - The Deed of Paksenarrion 9 (Acrimone)
Moorcock, Michael - Elric Saga 7 (Phoenix), 8 (LordVreeg), 8 (khyron1144), 6 (Acrimone)
Moorcock, Michael - Corum 6 (LordVreeg), 8 (khyron1144)
Moorcock, Michael - Hawkmoon 7 (LordVreeg)
Peter Morwood - Horse Lords
Novik, Naomi - Temeraire 9 (Stargate525), 8 (Llum)
Paolini, Christopher - Inheritance Cycle 5 (Ishmayl), 3 (Stargate525), 5 (Nomadic), 7 (Llum), 2 (Steerpike)
Paver, Michelle - Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Pierce, Meredith Ann - Birth of the Firebringer
Pierce, Tamora - Circle of Magic 8 (Higgs Boson), 5 (khyron1144)
Prachett, Terry - Discworld5 (Phoenix), 7 (snakefing), 7 (Luminous Crayon), 10 (Joker), 8 (LordVreeg), 8 (Stargate525), 10 (khyron1144), 8 (Crippled Crow), 7 (Advachiel), 8 (Llum)
Pullman, Philip - His Dark Materials 10 (Sdragon1984), 8 (LordVreeg), 8 (Crippled Crow), 9 (khyron1144), 3 (Acrimone), 9 (Llum)
Rawn, Melany - Dragon Prince
Rawn, Melany - Golden Key 7 (LordVreeg)
Rawn, Melany - Sunrunner Saga 5 (LordVreeg)
Rice, Anne - The Vampire Chronicles 8 (Phoenix), 6 (Ishmayl), 4 (Sdragon1984), 3 (LordVreeg), 7 (Lath), 6 (khyron1144), 3 (Pellanor), 5 (Acrimone), 5 (Advachiel)
Rowley, Christopher - Brazil Boketail 6 (Stargate525)
Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter 7 (Phoenix), 4 (Ninja D!), 8 (Higgs Boson), 6 (Ishmayl), 8 (Sdragon1984), 4 (Raelifin), 6 (Elemental_Elf), 5 (Joker), 7 (LordVreeg), 5 (Stargate525), 6 (khyron1144), 9 (Crippled Crow), 6 (Steve Landers), 5 (Acrimone), 5 (Advachiel), 7 (Llum), 5 (Steerpike)
Russell, Sean - Initiate Brother 10 (Acrimone)
Russell, Sean - Moontide and Magic Rise/River Into Darkness 8 (Acrimone)
Russell, Sean - Swans' War 7 (Acrimone)
Saberhagen, Fred - The Book of Swords 4 (LordVreeg), 5 (Steve Landers)
Salinger, J. D. - Catcher in the Rye 8 (Luminous Crayon), 6 (Llum)
Salvatore, R.A. - Cleric Quintet 2 (Phoenix), 3 (Raelifin), 5 (Pellanor)
Salvatore, R.A. - Drizzt Saga 3 (Phoenix), 3 (Raelifin), 8 (Elemental_Elf), 8 (Joker), 5 (Pellanor), 4 (Acrimone), 4 (Advachiel), 4 (Llum)
Sanderson, Brandon - Elantris 8 (Phoenix), 3 (Ishmayl), 6 (Advachiel)
Sanderson, Brandon - Mistborn 10 (Phoenix)
Shakespeare, William - A Midsummer Night's Dream 4 (Phoenix), 8 (khyron1144)
Shakespeare, William - The Tempest 4 (Phoenix), 8 (Elemental_Elf), 7 (khyron1144), 10 (Acrimone)
Shelly, Mary - Frankenstein 5 (Phoenix), 6 (Raelifin), 8 (Rose Of Montague), 6 (Stargate525), 7 (Acrimone), 8 (Llum)
Stoker, Bram - Dracula 5 (Phoenix), 8 (LordVreeg), 6 (Crippled Crow), 7 (Acrimone), 7 (Steerpike)
Stroud, Jonathan - Bartimaeus Trilogy 8 (Crippled Crow), 7 (Llum)
Swift, Jonathan - Gulliver's Travels 5 (Phoenix)
Tolkien, Christopher - Children of Hurin 8 (LordVreeg)
Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings and other Middle Earth 9 (Phoenix), 5 (Ninja D!), 9 (Higgs Boson), 6 (Sdragon1984), 9 (Raelifin), 8 (Polycarp!), 8 (Elemental_Elf), 9 (Poseidon), 8 (Luminous Crayon), 5 (Joker), 9 (LordVreeg), 6 (Lath), 4 (Stargate525), 9 (Nomadic), 5 (khyron1144), 9 (Steve Landers), 5 (Pellanor), 6 (Crippled Crow), 9 (Steel General), 9 (Acrimone), 8 (Advachiel), 7 (Steerpike)
Turtledove, Harry - Videssos Cycle 8 (Acrimone)
Vance, Jack - Tales of the Dying Earth 9 (Steerpike)
Vance, Jack - Lyonesse 8 (snakefing), 9 (Steerpike)
Walton, Evangeline - Children of Llyr
Weiss, Margarett - Deathgate Cycle 4 (Ishmayl), 3 (LordVreeg), 7 (Pellanor), 5 (Llum)
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - Dragonlance series 4 (Ishmayl), 10 (Higgs Boson), 5 (LordVreeg), 5 (Pellanor), 7 (Steve Landers), 6 (Acrimone), 3 (Llum)
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - War of Souls 10 (Higgs Boson)
Wellington, David - Monster Trilogy
White, T. H. - Once and Future King
Whyte, Jack - Camulod Chronicles 5 (Ishmayl)
Williams, Tad - Memory, Sorrow, Thorn 9 (Ishmayl), 7 (Rose Of Montague), 8 (LordVreeg), 6 (Steve Landers), 9 (Advachiel)
Wolfe, Gene - Long Sun 9 (snakefing), 8 (Raelifin), 9 (LordVreeg), 7 (Advachiel)
Wolfe, Gene - New Sun 7 (snakefing)
Wolfe, Gene - Soldier series 9 (snakefing)
Wurtz, Janny - Cycle of Fire 4 (Luminous Crayon)
Zelazny, Roger - Chronicles of Amber 8 (Luminous Crayon), 7 (LordVreeg), 7 (Steel General), 7 (Advachiel), 7 (Steerpike)
Zelazny, Roger - Creatures of Light and Darkness 8 (Steel General)
Zelazny, Roger - Lords of Light 10 (LordVreeg), 9 (Steel General), 6 (Advachiel)
Zindell, David - Ea Cycle

unknown author - Epic of Gilgamesh 4 (Phoenix), 6 (Elemental_Elf), 5 (LordVreeg), 7 (Acrimone)
unknown author - Beowulf 4 (Phoenix), 5 (Raelifin), 6 (Polycarp!), 7 (Elemental_Elf), 3 (LordVreeg), 9 (Lath), 7 (Acrimone)
various authors - L5R: Clan Wars Saga 7 (Elemental_Elf)


[spoiler=List of Works to Vote on]Shana Abe - The Drakon
Daniel Abraham - Long Price Quartet
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain Chronicles
Poul Anderson - King of Ys
Poul Anderson - Operation Otherworld
Poul Anderson - Three Hearts and Three Lions
Piers Anthony - Xanth series
Piers Anthony - Apprentice Adept
Piers Anthony - Incarnations of Immortality
Richard Bach - Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Richard Bach - The Bridge Across Forever
R. Scott Bakker - Prince of Nothing
Barrie, J.M. - Peter Pan
T.A. Barron - Great Tree of Avalon
T.A. Barron - Lost of Years of Merlin
L. Frank Baum - Oz
John Anthony Bellairs - The Face in the Frost
Berg, Carol - Transformation
Judith Berman - Bear Daughter
Bertin, Joanne - Dragonlord series
Black, Holly - The Spiderwick Chronicles
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Avalon series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Atlantean series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Colin McLaren series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Shadow's Gate series
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Darkover series
Gillian Bradshaw - The Wolf Hunt
Gillian Bradshaw - Hawk of May
James Herbert Brennan - Faerie Wars
Briggs, Patricia - Raven Duology
Terry Brooks - Shannara series
Terry Brooks - Word and Void
Emma Bull - War for the Oaks
Stephen Brust - Vlad Taltos
Chris Bunch - Seer King Trilogy
Chris Bunch - The Dragonmaster Trilogy
Chris Bunch - The Last Legion
L. G. Burbank - Lords of Darkness
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan
Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files
Octavia Butler - Wild Seed
Orson Scott Card - Alvin Maker
Orson Scott Card - Hart's Hope
Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel's Legacy
Lillian Stewart Carl - Sabazel series
Lillian Stewart Carl - Lucifer's Crown
Jonathan Carroll - Answered Prayers Sextet
Lewis Carroll - Alice series
C. J. Cherryh - Forge of Heaven
Cochran, Molly & Warren Murphy - The Broken Sword
Cochran, Molly & Warren Murphy - The Forever King 10 (Phoenix)
Cook, Glen - The Black Company
Crowley, John - Little, Big
Davis, Bryan - Dragons in our Midst
Deary, Terry - Fire Thief Trilogy
de Camp, Lyon Sprague  - Harold Shea
de Camp, Lyon Sprague - Gavagan's Bar
de Camp, Lyon Sprague - Pusadian series
Donaldson, Stephen R. - Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Douglass, Sara - Wayfarer Redemption Sextet
Drake, David - Lord of the Isles
Duane, Diane - Young Wizards
Eddings, David - Belgariad
Eddings, David - The Dreamers
Eddings, David - The Mallorean
Erikson, Steven - Malzan Book of the Fallen
Farland, David - The Runelords
Raymond Feist - Riftwar Saga
Flewelling, Lynn - Nightrunner series
Flint, Kenneth C - Sidhe series
Frankowski, Leo - Cross-Time Engineer
Friedman, Cecilia S. - Coldfire Trilogy
Gaiman, Neil - American Gods/Anansi Boys
Gaiman, Neil - Good Omens
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere
Gaiman, Neil - Stardust
William Goldman - The Princess Bride
Lisa Goldstein - The Alchemist's Door
Terry Goodkind - The Sword of Truth
Edward Gorey - assorted works
Harlan, Thomas - Oath of Empire
Harris, Deborah Turner - Caledon of the Mists
Simon Hawke - Dark Sun: Tribe of One
Stuart Hill - Icemark Chronicles
Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy
Hobb, Robin - Fool's Trilogy
Homer - The Iliad
Homer - The Odyssey
Robert Howard - Conan
J. V. Jones - Book of Words
J. V. Jones - Sword of Shadows
Jordan, Robert - The Wheel of Time
Jordan, Robert - Conan Chronicles
Guy Gavriel Kay - The Fionavar Tapestry
Garrison Keillor - Lake Woebegone Days
Katherine Kerr - Deverry Books - 6
Gregory Keyes - Age of Unreason
Caitlín R. Kiernan - The Five of Cups
Stephen King - Dark Tower
Katherine Kurtz - Chronicles of the Deryni
Stephen R. Lawhead - King Raven
Ursula LeGuin - Earthsea
C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia
Lieber, Fritz '" Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Lisle, Holly - Arhel
Lisle, Holly - Glenraven
Lisle, Holly - Bard's Tale
Lisle, Holly - Devil's Point
Lisle, Holly - The Secret Texts
Llywelyn, Morgan - The Elementals
Llywelyn, Morgan - Red Branch
H.P. Lovecraft - Cthulu Mythos
Sergey Lukyanenko - Night Watch series
MacDonald, George - Lilith
MacHale, D. J. - The Pendragon Adventure
Malory, Thomas  - Le Morte D'Arthur
Marillier, Juliet  - Saga of the Light Isles
Martin, George R.R.  - Song of Ice and Fire
McCaffery, Anne  - Dragonriders of Pern
McGarry, Terry  - Illumination
McKiernan, Dennis L.  - Iron Tower
Mieville, China - Bas-Lag series
Mieville, China - King Rat
Moon, Elizabeth - The Deed of Paksenarrion
Moorcock, Michael - Elric Saga
Moorcock, Michael - Corum
Moorcock, Michael - Hawkmoon
Peter Morwood - Horse Lords
Naomi Novik - Temeraire
Paolini, Christopher - Inheritance Cycle
Michelle Paver - Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Meredith Ann Pierce - Birth of the Firebringer
Pierce, Tamora - Circle of Magic
Prachett, Terry - Discworld
Pullman, Philip - His Dark Materials
Rawn, Melany - Dragon Prince
Rawn, Melany - Golden Key
Rawn, Melany - Sunrunner Saga
Rice, Anne - The Vampire Chronicles
Rowley, Christopher - Brazil Boketail
Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter
Russell, Sean - Initiate Brother
Russell, Sean - Moontide and Magic Rise/River Into Darkness
Russell, Sean - Swan's War
Saberhagen, Fred - The Book of Swords
Salinger, J. D. - Catcher in the Rye
Salvatore, R.A. - Cleric Quintet
Salvatore, R.A. - Drizzt Saga
Sanderson, Brandon - Elantris
Sanderson, Brandon - Mistborn
Shakespeare, William - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare, William - The Tempest
Mary Shelly - Frankenstein
Bram Stoker - Dracula
Jonathan Stroud - Bartimaeus Trilogy
Swift, Jonathan - Gulliver's Travels
Tolkien, Christopher - Children of Hurin
Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings and other Middle Earth
Turtledove, Harry - Videssos Cycle
Vance, Jack - Tales of the Dying Earth
Vance, Jack - Lyonesse
Walton, Evangeline - Children of Llyr
Weiss, Margarett - Deathgate Cycle
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - Dragonlance series
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - War of Souls
Wellington, David - Monster Trilogy
White, T. H. - Once and Future King
Whyte, Jack - Camulod Chronicles
Williams, Tad - Memory, Sorrow, Thorn
Wolfe, Gene - Long Sun
Wolfe, Gene - New Sun
Wolfe, Gene - Soldier series
Wurtz, Janny - Cycle of Fire
Zelazny, Roger - Chronicles of Amber
Zelazny, Roger - Creatures of Light and Darkness
Zelazny, Roger - Lords of Light
Zindell, David - Ea Cycle

unknown author - Epic of Gilgamesh
unknown author - Beowulf
various authors - L5R: Clan Wars Saga[/spoiler]

Edit: Last update with a Llum.

[Matt Larkin (author)]

My votes appear on the list in the first post. My name's first, because I'm maintaining the list   :1337:

[Ninja D!]

Series                                Author                        Rating
Lord of the Rings                     J.R.R. Tolkien                5
Harry Potter                          J.K. Rowling                  4
The Dark Tower                        Stephen King                  9
Chronicles of Narnia                  C.S. Lewis                    6

[Higgs Boson]

Higgs votes:
Cronicles of Narnia - S.S. Lewis - 4
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling - 8
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien - 9
Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin - 10
The Dragonlance Chronicles - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - 10
The War of Souls - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - 10
The Circle of Magic - Tamora Pierce - 8

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Neat Idea - I'm going to add a couple series myself.  I doubt anything will get a 10 for me, as I think 10 should ideally represent some sort of "enlightenment, and the alteration of a mindset."  Nine is, to me, just one step short of perfection, in terms of writing style, originality, story-telling, etc.  There are several "big deals" in this list that I won't rank quite as high as what I imagine other people would, and I'll be happy to explain my reasoning if anyone is interested.

Camulod Chronicles - Jack Whyte - 5
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis - 6
Dark Tower - Stephen King - 7
Earthsea - Ursula LeGuin - 6
Elantris - 3
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling - 6
Inheritance - Christopher Paolini - 5
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R Tolkien - 5
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - Tad Williams - 9
Shannara - Terry Brooks - 3
Vampire Chronicles - Anne Rice - 6
Vlad Taltos Series - Steven Brust - 8
The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan - 6

[Higgs Boson]

I'm curious at why people dislike The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series. I personally thought they were both great.

[SDragon]

My votes on what I've read, with a small comment on each. Hopefully the comments help explain the reason for my rankings, but I didn't feel any of them warranted an entirely new thread.

American Gods/Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman - 10
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis - 8
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling - 8
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman - 10
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R Tolkien - 6
Vampire Chronicles - Anne Rice - 4

Edit- The reasons were copied into the discussion thread.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

I don't dislike either - I ranked LotR as "average" and HP as "slightly above average."  But I don't love them either.  Tolkien, I believe has a good story, and a good mythology, but his writing style is not very interesting to me, and I can't really re-read his works at all.  HP is fun, and well-written, but I never can get into the whole "Scooby Doo this-is-how-we-solved-the-mystery" way of story telling.

[Matt Larkin (author)]

I don't dislike either - I ranked LotR as "average" and HP as "slightly above average."  But I don't love them either.  Tolkien, I believe has a good story, and a good mythology, but his writing style is not very interesting to me, and I can't really re-read his works at all.  HP is fun, and well-written, but I never can get into the whole "Scooby Doo this-is-how-we-solved-the-mystery" way of story telling.

I second this. I also added a discussion thread. ;)

[Raelifin]

Song of Ice & Fire - George R. R. Martin - 10
Lord of the Rings - Tolkien - 9
Conan the Cimmerian - Robert E. Howard - 7
Chronicles of Narnia - Lewis - 7
Frankenstein - Marry Shelly - 6
Various - Lovecraft - 6
Wheel of Time - Jordan - 6
Beowulf - 5
Harry Potter - Rowling - 4
Wizard of Earthsea - Le Guin - 6
Other Earthsea Books - 3
Drizzt Books - Salvatore - 3
Cleric's Quintet - Salvatore - 3
Xanth - Peirs Anthony - 2

I feel like I haven't read enough. I hope this thread will give me ideas on what to pick up this summer.  :yumm:

Note that I ranked these (generally) based on how meaningful they've been to me as a worldbuilder. I can enjoy the humor of Xanth, or the characters of Harry Potter, but I don't see them having much of a lasting influence.

[Numinous]

Rose of Montague votes:
The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan - 8
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - Tad Wiliams - 7
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis - 6
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley - 8

More after I finish reading Conan this summer...

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Phoenix, you have LotR twice in your rankings so far.

[snakefing]

Book of the Long Sun - Gene Wolfe - 9
Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe - 7

Both of these are series, and the books can be a little uneven within the series, but I really liked Book of the Long Sun. Tough reading, though.

Chronicles of Narnia - 5

First book is okay, but they get progressively sillier and more preachy as you go.

Various - Terry Pratt - 7
I'm surprised no one has mentions Terry Pratt yet. But it has been so long I couldn't recommend any one in particular. They are all fun light reading.

Edited to add:
Lyonesse - Jack Vance - 8

[Raelifin]

Long Sun - Wolfe - 8

I didn't finish this one, and I didn't include it because I thought it was Sci-Fi. Great writing, though.

[snakefing]

I didn't finish this one, and I didn't include it because I thought it was Sci-Fi. Great writing, though.

It is kind of a borderline case, for sure. The setting is definitely sci-fi, but a lot of the feel is kind of a gritty fanstasy.