Favourite Sci-Fi or Fantasy Book Character

[Allanon]

mine would have to be Allanon from TSOS, but i also like Kerk from Deathworld, he's cool.

 

[sanityassassin]

jon shannow from the bloodstone series (david gemmell)


by the way is there not a similar thread already running?

 

[Allanon]

im not sure buddy like i say im computer illiterate, takes me a while to find things!!

 

[Rosemary]

I think there was a thread for each of them Allanon. One back in July and the other about April. Both here in the SFF Lounge.

I am sure you will soon find your way around. There is a Search button up on the Taskbar above, that might get you there quicker.

 

[Rane Longfox]

Itkovian - Malazan series, Steven Erikson

 

[Rosemary]

There you are Allanon, looks as if it doesn't really matter

Mine is 'Faraday, Tree Friend' from The Axis & Redemption Trilogies by Sara Douglass.

 

[nixie]

Very hard to choose,at the moment I'd say Achamian fro Bakker, Prince of Nothing series

 

[Rane Longfox]

There you are Allanon, looks as if it doesn't really matter

Because I posted? Wow. Go me

 

[Allanon]

im struggling with my choice i have just remembered another character who comes top of my list, only just in front of allanon tho....

Roland Deschain. Gunslinger. The Dark Tower.

he's awesome.

 

[kyektulu]

I dont know if he is my favorite but I like Alaric from the Sorcerers Son trilogy by Phylis Eistenstein.

 

[Brys]

Just 1 character? It's hard enough limiting it to 25, but I think in the end I have to say Steerpike, from Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast.

Of course huge numbers of others deserve mentions (I'll try not to do more than one from each series - Captain Quire (Gloriana), Anasurimbor Kellhus (Prince of Nothing), Elric, Raven (Black Company), Thomas Covenant, Fitz (Farseer), Paul Atreides (Dune), Raif Severance (Sword of Shadows), Joseph K (the Trial), Gray Mouser (Lankhmar), Tyrion Lannister (ASOIAF), Uther Doul (the Scar), Jant Shira (The Year of Our War), Severian (Book of the New Sun), Ganelon (Amber)).

 

[BINKY]

I LOVE "DEATH" from the Discworld novels.......he's just so dry and i love the fact that he doesn't "get" everything.
Either him or Belgarath the Sorcerer............just because although he's all powerful, he's still really sarcastic and likes to sit in the tavern getting drunk!!!

 

[kaneda]

Raistlin Majere. Was completly obsessed with that character for a long period. Still am a bit

 

[Jay]

As noted in a recent thread here

1. The Weaver - Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

2. Uther Doul - The Scar - China Mieville

3. Severian - The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe

4. The Wandeingr Jew - A Canticle for Lebowitz - Walter Miller Jr.

5. Tyrion Lannister - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

6. Thomas Covenant – Chronicles of Thomas Covenant – Stephen F. Donalsdon

7. Elric Melnibone – Elric Saga – Michael Moorcock

8. Cornelius - Cornelius Quartet - Michael Moorcock

9. Caine - Heroes Die/ Blades of Tyshalle - Matt Stover

10. Corwin – Chronicles of Amber – Roger Zealazny

11. Paul Atredies - Dune - Frank Herbert

12. Flagg – Dark Tower, Eyes of the Dragon, The Stand etc – Stephen King

13. Jant - The Year of Our War - Steph Swainston

14. Solomon Kane - various work - Robert E. Howard

15. Grey Mouser - Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber

16. Littlefinger - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

17. Anasurimbur Kellhus – Prince of Nothing – R. Scott Bakker

18. Sol Wentaub – Hyperion – Dan Simmons

19. Rincewind – 'Discworld' – Terry Pratchett

20. Mr. VanderMar and Mr. Croup - NeverWhere - Neal Gaiman

21. Thomas Abbey – A Land of Laughs – Jonathan Carroll

22. Steerpyke – Gormenghast – Mervyn Peake

23. Andrew VanBergen – The Last Coin – James P. Blaylock

24. Gandalf/Mithandir/olorin – The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien

25. Jon Snow - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

26. Roland – Dark Tower – Stephen King

27. Duncan Idaho – Dune – Frank Herbert

28. Death – Discworld - Terry Pratchett

29. Count Hasmir Fenring – Dune – Frank Herbert

30. Brand – Chronicles of Amber – Roger Zealazny

31. Kruppe - Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson

32. Beren – The Silmarillion – JRR Tolkien

33. Morgan - RiddleMaster series - Patricia Mckillip

34. Kane - various- Karl Edward Wagner

35. Anomander Rake - Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson

36. The Shrike - Hyperion - Dan Simmons

37. Ibrahim - Drawing of the Dark - Tim Powers

38. Bruno Mann - White Apples - Jonathan Carroll

39. Jules Pennyman - The Last Coin - James P. Blaylock

40. Horrabim - The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers

41. Heloise Lamy - The Paper Grail - James P. Blaylock

42. Mrs. Colutier - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

43. Wednesday - American Gods - Neil Gaiman

44. Shadow American Gods - Neal Gaiman

45. tergis Cromis - Virconium - M. John Harrison

46. Sir Richard Francis Burton - Riverworld - Philip Jose Farmer

47. Genly Ai - Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Leguin

48. Brendan Doyle - The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers

49. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan - Vorksogian - Lois Mcmaster Bujold

50. Guy Montag - Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

51. Bernard Marx - Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

52. Kirth Gersen - Demon Princes - Jack Vance

53. Cugel - Dying Earth - Jack Vance

54. Deth - Riddle Master series - Patrica Mckillip

55. John Uskglass - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

56. Childermass - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

57. Mahasamatman - Lord of Light - Roger Zelazny

58. Joshua Calvert - Night's Dawn trlogy - Peter F. Hamilton

59. Winston Smith - 1984 - George Orwell

60. Harold Shea - The Complete Enchanter - L. Sprague De Camp

61. Phaethon - Golden Age Trilogy - John C. Wright

62. Jane Alderberry- Iron Dragon's Daugther - Michael Swanwick

63. Hunter Hawk - Night Life of Gods - Thorne Smith

64. Scott Crane - The Last Call - Tim Powers

65. Lyra Belacqua - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

66. Vinculus - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

67. Jack Faust - Jack Faust - Michael Swanwick

68. Casaubon - Rats and Gargoyles - Mary Gentle

69. Grendel - Grendel - John Gardner

70. Helen Vaughn - The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen

71. "Kid" - Dhalgren - Samuel Delaney

72. "k" - The Castle - Franz Kafka

73. Duanbai - My Life as Emperor - Su Tong

76. William Mandella - Forever War - Joe Handleman

77. Frank Cauldhame - Wasp Factory - Ian M. Banks

78. Woland - The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov

79. Jilly Coppercorn - Newford novels - Charles de Lint

80. Latro - Latro in the Mist - Gene Wolfe

81. Gwynn - The Etched City - KJ Bishop

82. Dr. Gustav Uyterhoeven - The Chess Garden - Brooks Hansen

83. Michael Smith - Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlien

84. The Divnity Student - The Divinity Student - Michael Cisco

85. Jack Kerouac - Move Underground - Nick Mamatas

86. (name less characters) - Letters from Hades - Jeffrey Thomas

87.Cosimo Piovasco di Rondo - The Baron in the Trees - Italo Calvino

88.Melquiades - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garicai Marquez

89.Steven Black - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

90.Mrs. Charbuque - Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque - Jeffrey Ford

91. Isobel Avens - Signs of Life - M. John Harrison

92.Oshima - Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami

93. William Kennedy - Perfect Circle - Sean Stewart

94.Ender Wiggins - Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

95.Joe O'Sullivan Beare - Jerusalem Poker - Edwart Whittmore

96. Tyrone Slothrop - Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon

97. Prunesquallor - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake

98.Yagharek - Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

99.(nameless) - Hard Boliled Wonderland and the end of the World - Haruki Murakami

100. Cley - The Physiognomy - Jeffrey Ford


I laos later added some I had forgotten whop deserved mention:

Seamus Finnegan - Vellum - Hal Duncan
Morpheus - Sandman - Neil Gaiman

 

[Balinor]

My favourite character is probably Meric from the Wi'tch series but Fesha from the darkweaver legacy and Glorfindel and Prince Imrahil from LOTR are all close runners up

 

[jenna]

Druss from Legend
Parry, Mym and Niobe from Incarnations series by Piers Anthony
Hope Hubris from Bio of a Space Tyrant series by Piers Anthony

 

[Animaiden]

Either Apropo from Sir Apropo of Nothing or Silk from The Belgariad and Mallorean series. Both are liars, theives, and generally guys that you shouldn't trust.

 

[amara]

pick one! that is so hard!!! but hmmmm if i had to chose... I suppose it would have to be Tom Bombadil from Lord of the Rings, what can i say i like the short odd characters! But i really dont know how i could pick a favorite character, even just from Lord of the Rings, so many great characters!

 

[asdar]

Starman Jones - Robert Heinlein

There's been dozens if not hundreds that I've been fascinated by but Starman Jones was the one that really called to me. Maybe because it was when I was a kid and more impressionable.

 

[angrybuddhist]

Slippery Jim DiGriz, The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison.