We recently mentioned that NPR was running an online vote to select their readers' top 100 science fiction and fantasy novels. Well, 60,000+ votes later, the final list has now been determined:

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert

5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin

6. 1984, by George Orwell

7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov

9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman

12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan

13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell

14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson

15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore

16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov

17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein

18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss

19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick

22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King

24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke

25. The Stand, by Stephen King

26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson

27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury

28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut

29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman

30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess

31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein

32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams

33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey

34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein

35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller

36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells

37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne

38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys

39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells

40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny

41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings

42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley

43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson

44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven

45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin

46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien

47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White

48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman

49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke

50. Contact, by Carl Sagan

The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons Stardust, by Neil Gaiman Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson World War Z, by Max Brooks The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind The Road, by Cormac McCarthy Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore Old Man's War, by John Scalzi The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury Wicked, by Gregory Maguire The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart Anathem, by Neal Stephenson The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury Sunshine, by Robin McKinley A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis

For the full story, check out the results over at NPR. In addition to the basic list, they have also published a fantastic extended version of the list which includes descriptions and sample chapters of the books. As well, they have made available the full list of 237 finalists, if you've already worked your way through the top 100. (Ha!)

And as mentioned before, this list is a terrific reference for GeekDads, GeekMoms or Geeklings looking for summer reading suggestions...