Amph The SFF Favorite Book Tournament - THIRD Round Underway - Gaiman, Pratchett Divisions!

Potter
RSURS
Abstain
Hitchhiker's Guide

 

Dammit why did you have to put GG and HHG together.

Pity vote for Guards Guards.

 

Harry Potter by JKRowling
Red Seas Under Red Skies by SLynch
Abstain
Hitchhiker's Guide by Adams

Man, I hate to abstain, but Jim Butcher vs. RASalvatore? That's like asking if I want dark chocolate or dark chocolate. Jeez.

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch(CoT is the single most disappointing book I have ever read)


Homeland (One of the all time greats)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

abstain

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

 

Harry Potter
Crossroads of Twilight
Princeps' Fury (vote discounted to prevent tie)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

clear cut round for me

 

Neil Gaiman Division

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 9, Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 0

Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan 3, Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch 4


Terry Pratchett Division

Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher 1, Homeland by R.A Salvatore 2

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 1, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 8

 

Terry Brooks Division

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover vs Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Hidden Empire by Kevin J Anderson vs A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin

George R.R. Martin Division

Ender's Shadow by OS Card vs Exile by R.A. Salvatore

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan vs Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake

 

BoT
AGoT
Abstain
WH

 

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin

Exile by R.A. Salvatore

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan


It turns out nicely that I've read one of each

 

How many rounds are we scheduled for?

It's kind of funny we're voting on Winter's Heart and Crossroads of Twilight for Jordan, when there's clearly better books in the series. Did some get eliminated?

 

Blade of Tyshalle
Winter's Heart

 

This is the round of 64 - we started with something like 140, I think.

Several WoT books were nominated (5 at quick glance)... those just happen to be the ones in these divisions.

 

Blade of Tyshalle
A Game of Thrones
Ender's Shadow
Abstain

 

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover

Hidden Empire by Kevin J Anderson

George R.R. Martin Division

Ender's Shadow by OS Card

Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake

 

Abstain
Abstain
Ender's Shadow
Winter's Heart

 

Terry Brooks Division

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover 5, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams 2

Hidden Empire by Kevin J Anderson 1, A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin 5

George R.R. Martin Division

Ender's Shadow by OS Card 5, Exile by R.A. Salvatore 1

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan 5, Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake 1

 

Fantasy League

Arthur C. Clarke Division

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card vs The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis vs UNOPPOSED

R. A. Salvatore Division

Memories of Ice- Steven Erikson vs The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card

War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman vs The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

 

Ender's Game - only one in this section I've read.

 

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Memories of Ice- Steven Erikson

War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman