Favourite Sci-Fi or Fantasy Book Character

[kyektulu]

I just pop in another vote, this time its Tanis Half-elven from Dragonlance books.

 

[Cricket]

The young animal tamer Daine, from the Immortals series by Tamora Pierce. which includes the books, Wild Magic, Wolf-Speaker, and Emperor Mage.

 

[Prefx]

Sol from Hyperion. He captured the image of a loving father perfectly.

 

[Thadlerian]

As noted in a recent thread here

1. The Weaver - Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

{etc...}

Can't beat a list like yours, Jay! But what the hey, I'll try anyway, even if it'll take me all day:

1. Ronia the Robber's Daughter - Ronja Rövardotter - Astrid Lindgren (Fantasy) (please read this book, it is magnificent)

2. Dr. Prunesquallor - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (F)

3. Estraven - The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin (Science Fiction)

4. Nausicäa - Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki (SF Manga)

5. Marco Polo - Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino (Magical Realism)

6. Aureliano Buendia (the colonel) - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (MR)

7. Sam Vimes - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

8. The late Granny Aching - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

9. Tyrion Lannister - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

10. Mr. Flay - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (F)

11. Radio Cowboy - Light Music - Kathleen Ann Goonan (SF)

12. Jonathan Lejon a.k.a. Jonathan Lionheart - The Brothers Lionheart - Astrid Lindgren (F)

13. Granny Weatherwax - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

14. Johnny Maxwell - The Johnny Maxwell series - Terry Pratchett (MR/F)

15. Hazel - Watership Down - Richard Adams (F)

16. Tanner Sack - The Scar - China Mièville (F)

17. Chester - Light Music - Kathleen Ann Goonan (SF)

18. El-Ahrairah - Watership Down - Richard Adams (F)

19. Eddard Stark - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

20. Chevek - The Disposessed - Ursula Le Guin (SF)

21. Hasimir Fenring - Dune - Frank Herbert (SF)

22. Dr. Bellgrove - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (F)

23. Johor a.k.a George Sherban - Canopus in Argos - Archives - Doris Lessing (SF)

24. Muzzlehatch - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (F)

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

26. Sparrowhawk - Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (F)

27. Queen Al-Ith - Canopus in Argos - Archives - Doris Lessing (SF)

28. Lovis - Ronia the Robber's Daughter - Astrid Lindgren (F)

29. Golgafrinchan captain - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams (SF)

30. Dirk Gently - Dirk Gently books - Douglas Adams (MR)

31. Sansa Stark - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

32. Benjamin - Mangecoeur - Mathieu Gallie/Jean-Babtiste Andreae (Graphic Novel)

33. Matt - Ronia the Robber's Daughter - Astrid Lindgren (F)

34. Anthony Crowley - Good Omens - Terry Pratchett (F)

35. Kurotowa - Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki (SF-M)

36. Tom Bombadil - The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien (F) (and that'll be the first and last Tolkien character on this list, thank you very much!)

37. Thursday Next - The Thursday Next novels - Jasper Fforde (F)

38. The late Rhaegar Targaryen - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

39. Abiatha Swelter - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (F)

40. Ambien 5 - Canopus in Argos - Archives - Doris Lessing (SF)

41. Genly Ai - The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin (SF)

42. Tiffany Aching - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

43. Lord Vetinari - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

44. Lee Scoresby - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

45. Mr. Tulip - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

46. Mustrum Ridcully - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

47. Pippi Longstockings - Pippi Longstockings books - Astrid Lindgren (MR)

48. Susan Sto Helit - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

49. Lobsang Ludd - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

50. Úrsula Iguarán - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (MR)

51. Thomas Covenant - Thomas Covenant - Stephen Donaldson (F)

52. Tenar - Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (F)

53. Therru - Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (F)

54. Vetch - Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (F)

55. Tetsuo - Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo (SF-M)

56. Remus Lupin - Harry Potter - Joanne K. Rowling (don't listen to what she says - this is Fantasy!)

57. Uther Doul - The Scar - China Mièville (F)

58. Thlayli - Watership Down - Richard Adams (F)

59. Hedrigall - The Scar - China Mièville (F)

60. Asbel of Pejitei - Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki (SF-M)

61. Klorathy - Canopus in Argos - Archives - Doris Lessing (SF)

62. Jack Schitt - Thursday Next novels - Jasper Fforde (F)

63. Samwell Tarly - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

64. Lord Asriel - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

65. Lev - The Eye of the Heron - Ursula Le Guin (SF)

66. Iorek Byrnison - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

67. Balthamos - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

68. Jack Half-a-Prayer - Perdido Street Station - China Miéville (F)

69. Rincewind - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

70. Jack Spratt - The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (F)

71. Sandor "The Hound" Clegane - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

72. Humpty Dumpty - The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (F)

73. Mort - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

74. Agnes Nitt - Discworld - Terry Pratchett (F)

75. William Mandella - The Forever War - Joe Haldeman (SF)

76. Guy Montag - Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

77. Snowball - Animal Farm - George Orwell

78. Mr. Cavor - The First Men In The Moon - H.G. Wells

79. Childermass - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Suzannah Clarke

80. Ogion - Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (F)

81. Stephen Gorgas - The Wreck of The River of Stars - Michael Flynn (SF)

82. Pantalaimon - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

83. Judah Low - Iron Council - China Mièville (F)

84. Isaac van der Grimnebulin - Perdido Street Station - China Mièville (F)

85. Saltheart Foamfollower - Thomas Covenant - Stephen Donaldson (F)

86. The late Jon Arryn - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

87. Incent - Canopus in Argos - Archives - Doris Lessing (SF)

88. Peer Gynt - Peer Gynt - Henrik Ibsen (MR)

89. Kushana - Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki (SF-M)

90. Master Yupa - Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki (SF-M)

91. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen - Dune - Frank Herbert (SF)

92. Luz - The Eye of the Heron - Ursula Le Guin (SF)

93. Varys - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin (F)

94. Lyra Belacqua - His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (F)

95. Melquiades - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (MR)

96. Masklin - The Bromeliad - Terry Pratchett (F)

97. Death - Sandman - Neil Gaiman (GN)

98. Kaneda - Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo (SF-M)

99. The "Heart Killer" - Mangecoeur - Mathieu Gallie/Jean-Babtiste Andreae (GN)

100. Peter Pan - Peter Pan - Régis Loisel (GN)

Whew, that was some effort!

 

[Thadlerian]

Seems like I managed to do one of the famous double posts at last!

 

[Marky Lazer]

Though he didn't really was of influence in the story... I'd like to vote for Tom the merry fellow in LOTR.

 

[Alucard]

Hmm hard one, keeping the list short.

Raistlin Majere - Dragonlance Chronicles/Legends and various

Greg Mandel - Mindstar Rising/A Quantum Murder/The Nano Flower by Peter F Hamilton

 

[Rahl Windsong]

Tyrion Lannister in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. If any of this story ever hits a TV or Motion Picture screen I really do believe that the role of a lifetime is in that character.

Rahl

 

[Anomander]

Anomander Rake: Steven Eriksson's books
Caladan Brood: Same series
Tolkein's writings: (Silmarilion)
Fingolfin
Finrod Felagund
Turin Turambar
ASOIAF:
Jon Snow
Daenerys
Brad ( suspect he's got something to do with Daenerys)

 

[The DeadMan]

Silverlock : From Silverlock by John Myers Myers

 

[the smiling weirwood]

Hot Pie, need I say more?

 

[the smiling weirwood]

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

I like you!!

I have to say, after viewing your vasr list of great characters from great books, not only do I admire you for your taste in books, but in characters as well.

 

[Nesacat]

The Cat Who Walks Alone from the poem by Rudyard Kipling
Ithaqua the Wind Walker from the Cthulhu Mythos
Titus Crow from the series of books by Brian Lumley
Harley Quinn the detective created by Agatha Christie
Dracula in the many books about him
Raistlin Majere from the Dragonlance books
Death from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Luggage from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Prince Kheldar (Silk) from David Eddings' Belgariad & Mallorean
Beldin & Belgarath the sorcerors from David Eddings' Belgariad & Mallorean
Sherlock Holmes from the Arthur Conan Doyle Books
Sandman from the comic books by Neil Gaiman
Orm Embar the dragon from the Ursula K LeGuin's Earthsea books
Lucifer from Michael Moorcock's Von Bek books
Gandalf from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Severus Snape from JK Rowling's Harry Potter's books

 

[Jen526]

I have a thing for roguish and/or rakish archetypes, so a lot of my favorites are in that vein:

The Grey Mouser - Fritz Leiber
Fflewddur Fflam - Lloyd Alexander
Silk - David Eddings
Mat Cauthon - Robert Jordan (aka "The only reason I'm still reading WOT")
Pippin - Tolkien
Menion Leah - Terry Brooks (I never quite forgave him for making the Shannara books generational and depriving me of more Menion...)

Others:
Fitz - Robin Hobb
Skeeve - Robert Asprin
Sybel & Coren - Patricia McKillip (Forgotten Beasts of Eld)
Taran & Eilonwy - Lloyd Alexander
Sean Lord Derry - Katherine Kurtz (Was always bitter that he didn't get much 'screen-time' after the first series)
F'nor - Anne McCaffrey (Ditto)

 

[admathman]

Joshua Calvert - Night's Dawn trlogy - Peter F. Hamilton
Orlando + Fredricks - Otherland - Tad Wiliams
characters in Earths Children - Jean M Auel
ther is more but I just can't think

 

[Robert M. Blevins]

'Hal' from 2001 is one of my favorites, although he is strictly an electronic character.

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that..."

 

[Paige Turner]

Eowyn

 

[kyektulu]

Im really getting to like Arutha conDoin out of Raymond E Feists 'Riftwar Saga,
Jimmy the hand is a sweet little guy from there too.

Yet overall my fave is probably still Raistlin Majere... u cant beat him...!

 

[Aeris]

I like pretty much all of the characters from The Lord of the Rings.

Silk - Belgariad & Mallorean by David Eddings
Karvonen - The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede
Eleret - The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede
Morwen - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
Cimorene - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
Kazul - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
Kim - Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
Ender - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Alanna - The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
Paks (Paksenarrion) - The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
George - The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce

A lot of Patricia C. Wrede, I know.

 

[BAYLOR]

Logen Nine Fingers frim Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy