Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Tournament. Books for this contest were the most popular as
submitted by alumni. Match-ups were randomly selected by the Alumni ...
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Tournament Books for this contest were the most popular as submitted by alumni. Match-ups were randomly selected by the Alumni Association, and the results determined by the MIT Science Fiction Society of November 10, 2006. "This is like comparing apples to carburetors," Society President and Skinner Kevin Riggle '08 said of the task. After much discussion, argument, and raging debate over sub-genres, Lord of the Rings was chosen on the basis that Tolkien actually created thousands of years of backstory, whereas Frank Herbert only pretended that he had.
Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings Neanderthal Parallax trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer
Lord of the Rings
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Lord of the Rings
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Ender’s Game Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
Dune
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson Dune Dune by Frank Herbert
