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Top 20 Geek Novels

Posted by Zonk on from the stephenson-has-a-posse dept.

Malacca writes "The Guardian's computer editor Jack Schofield has posted a list of the Top 20 Geek Novels in English since 1932. The polling method is unscientific, but it throws up some interesting choices. Definitions of 'Geek Novels' aside, the usual suspects like Neal Stephenson and William Gibson feature, but Terry Pratchett's 'The Colour of Magic' at #9? Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" at #17?" What would you put on that list?

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  1. Summary of Comments by NilObject · · Score: 5, Funny
    Let me save us all a great deal of time and summarize the oncoming flood of comments:

    My literary preferences are better than yours!
  2. Re:What about Tolkien? by JeremyALogan · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...I myself am wondering about the conspicuous absense of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Is the Lord of the Rings not geeky enough?
    I think that counts as the Geek Bible.


    Shamelessly stolen from Chris in the original thread.
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  3. Re:Ringworld... by aldeng · · Score: 5, Funny

    They re-did the story and called it Halo.

  4. Re:What about Tolkien? by nizo · · Score: 5, Funny
    You haven't read the Silmarilion until you've read it in the original Elvish.

    Anyone who knows the similiar Star Trek quote this is derived from can safely assume right now that he will die a virgin by the way.

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