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Violanthe
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PostTop 10 Fantasy Worlds

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:15 am
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Thanks to everyone who contributed their votes, opinions, and feedback to this project. I hope you will find that the final list was worth your while. If you're willing to do it all again, then stop by and vote for our newest list, the Top 10 SF&F TV Shows. Without further ado, here they are, the Top 10 Fantasy Worlds:

1. Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

2. Arrakis from Dune by Frank Herbert

3. The Star Trek Universe from Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry

4. Westeros, the Seven Kingdoms from Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin

5. Discworld from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett

5. Midkemia from Magician, etc. by Raymond E. Feist

5. Nehwon from Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber

8. Narnia from Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

9. Star Wars Galaxy from Star Wars by George Lucas

10. Urth from Book of New Sun by Gene Wolfe

If you're interested to see further results (worlds ranked 11-45), as well as reader commentary on this Top 10, please feel free to check out the full article.

So, what do you think of the list? Do you find it an accurate representation? What would you add? Which would you take away? What got unfairly ignored? Which worlds were ranked too high? Do you find this list predictable? Does it contain any surprises?
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:02 pm
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An impressive list, and only two I have not read at all, the Pratchett and Feist books. However, you need to check your html, because the link on The Book of the New Sun goes to a dvd of Silent Running.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:00 am
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Thanks for catching the link, ecgordon. I often use the last list as a template file for the new one, so those pesky old links sometimes sneak through.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:09 pm
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I'm only familiar with 5 of those. Arrakis, Star Trek, Midkemia, Newhon, and Star Wars.

I'm surprised Conan's Hyperborian Age didn't make it. Or Elric of Melnibone's. I wonder if that's a reflection of a younger audience than I?
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:18 am
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Certainly the audience is varied. Though, I think some of those other worlds you mentioned made the list, just at a rank lower than 10
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