A preliminary sweep of your responses in our Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Novels of the Decade Poll has revealed some early frontrunners. Come see how it’s shaking out below the cut.
At the moment, the voting is a mile wide and an inch deep. So far, the top 9 consists of:
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (15 votes)
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (12 votes)
- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (11 votes)
- Anathem by Neal Stephenson (11 votes)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (10 votes)
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (9 votes)
- Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson (9 votes)
- A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (9 votes)
- Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (7 votes)
Epic fantasy will be tough to beat! Picking up steam are:
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (6 votes)
- The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (6 votes)
- The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham (6 votes)
- Perdido Street Station by China Miéville (5 votes)
- The Scar by China Miéville (5 votes)
- Blindsight by Peter Watts (5 votes)
- Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (5 votes)
- Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan (4 votes)
- Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (4 votes)
- Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (4 votes)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (4 votes)
It’s early yet, though, and already there’s a big surprise in that the Wheel of Time, a series we expected to dominate the poll is so far too scattered to be making much of a dent.
We’ll do another update on Monday. It will be interesting to see how it all unfolds!
