Locus All-Time BestFantasy Novel1987

Given by Locus Magazine

Other Names: Locus 1975 Poll, All-Time Best Novel, Locus 1987 Poll, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel, Locus 1987 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel, Locus 1998 Poll, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel Before 1990, , Locus 1998 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel Before 1990
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Locus Magazine's annual poll periodically includes 'all-time best' categories for novel or author. The Best SF Novel of All-Time poll was last held in 1998 and was restricted to books published show more before 1990.

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Categories:
All, All-Time Best Novel (42), Fantasy Novel (78), Science Fiction Novel (102)
Years:
All, 1998 (43), 1987 (35)
WorkOrder LabelYear
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
11987
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
21987
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
31987
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
41987
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
51987
The Once and Future King by T. H. White
61987
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
71987
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson
81987
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
91987
Little, Big by John Crowley
101987
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
111987
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
12.11987
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
12.21987
Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake
12.31987
The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
131987
The Incomplete Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp
141987
Watership Down by Richard Adams
151987
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
161987
Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
171987
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
181987
Dracula by Bram Stoker
191987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
201987
Silverlock by John Myers Myers
211987
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
221987
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition by Stephen King
231987
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
231987
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
251987
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
261987
The Shining by Stephen King
271987
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
281987
The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
291987
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
291987
Witch World by Andre Norton
311987
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
321987
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
331987

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Locus Magazine's annual poll periodically includes 'all-time best' categories for novel or author. The Best SF Novel of All-Time poll was last held in 1998 and was restricted to books published before 1990.

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URL: https://www.worldswithoutend.com/lists_locus_bestsf.asp
Locus Magazine's annual poll periodically includes 'all-time best' categories for novel or author. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/LocusAT.html (English, Member-written)

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