# NPR's top 100 SF/Fantasy list

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-top-100-sf-fantasy-list/592676>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 14, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-top-100-sf-fantasy-list/592676 "2011-08-14T13:12:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-top-100-sf-fantasy-list/592676/101 "2011-08-18T13:50:33Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> I disagree - whatever might’ve been let in that shouldn’t have been, IMHO, doesn’t justify the artificial exclusion of Potter, Narnia, A Wrinkle In Time, and other YA books that can duke it out at this level.

You might be right about Potter, I’ve never read any of them and I’m not likely to as I’ve seen the movies. But you are definitely right about _A Wrinkle in Time_. That’s a classic for all ages. The reason I agree with the YA exclusion, however, is because the popularity of crap like _Twilight_ and the aforementioned _Hunger Games_ would probably get those books voted on the list. And a SF/F list with those titles could never be taken seriously. The real question is: where do you draw the line at YA? I’ve seen some people refer to the Wheel of Time series as YA. If it’s any consolation, NPR will create a YA list in the near future.

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