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Subject: SF & F Book Survey
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Date: Mon, 22-Aug-83 17:16:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 22 17:16:14 1983
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that it has been deleted (so that I at least know that it was received,
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I'm interested in compiling a list of the best Science Fiction and
Fantasy novels OF A PARTICULAR TYPE.  The type of novels I'm interested
in are those novels that you, the SF-LOVERS of America, feel are novels
of Great Literary Merit.  This is not a simple
Vote-For-Your-Favorite-Novel-Of-All-Time.  I would like to know what
everyone considers a work of literary art in the SF & F genres.

Some examples might be:
"The Left Hand of Darkness", U.K. LeGuin
"The Man in the High Castle," P. Dick
"The King of Elfland's Daughter," Lord Dunsany.

The question to be answered:  Are there any Tolstoys in SFdom?

Send me a simple list of those novels that you think fit this criteria.
You may rank them if you wish.  I will compile the entries, rank them by
number of votes, and send the results to SF-LOVERS.

Deadline for submission of replies will be September 1, 1983.

Thanks Pre Facto,

Commodore Perry
Caro.Pa@PARC-MAXC

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