Survivor Appendix N Authors- LEIBER WINS!

[Tallifer]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 21
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 23
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 20

I will never ever forget the awful dread and feeling of hopelessness which struck me when at the age of fourteen I read Lovecraft's masterful story "The Colour from Space."

 

[tglassy]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 21
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 21
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 24
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 20


Hey, I tried to strike a truce with the Tolkien haters, leaving Tolkien alone for a while while we all downvote the chaff and give other authors the chance to get upvoted. But no, the Tolkien haters wouldn’t have it. So the battle for Middle Earth continues.

 

[lowkey13]

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[rczarnec]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 21
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 21
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 20
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Imaro]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 21
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 22
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 18
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Imaro]

All I know is I’ve read dozens upon dozens of fantasy books. I’ve never heard of anyone on this list but Tolkien. I’ve heard of a few of their characters, but none of the authors.

That is called the Test of Time. You can be the greatest author in history, but if newer generations don’t pick you up and read your works, your work has not stood the rest of time.

Tolkien’s has. Out of everyone on this list, Tolkien’s work has stood the test of time.

I'd argue more of the newer generations have watched the movies (as opposed to having actually read the books) based on Tolkien's works... furthermore I'd also argue the movies are much more action packed and move at a faster pace than the actual books.

 

[tglassy]

A, movie’s have to move faster than books. They’re movies.

B, I don’t see why being action packed is a factor of whether or not something stands the test of time. If you mean people like it because it’s more action packed, most of my generation, at least, has read the books. In my circle, at least.

C, regardless, they know Tolkien’s name and what he wrote. Can’t say that about many of these other authors. Sure, they might recognize some of their works, but they won’t know their names.

 

[Parmandur]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 21
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 22
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 18 + 1 = 19 the underrating continues
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22 - 2 = 20

 

[SkidAce]

OK, sure. But that's true of most of the remaining names on the list. So why are so many people downvoting Moorcock?

They recognize the name, not the material, so...

"kill it with fire"

j/k, I don't know.

 

[Dausuul]

Bellairs, John 13
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 21
Carter, Lin 16
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 19
Fox, Gardner 19
Lanier, Sterling 8
Leiber, Fritz 22-2=20
Merritt, A. 18
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 14
St. Clair, Margaret 17
Tolkien, J.R.R. 19
Weinbaum, Stanley 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 20+1=21