The 2010 Tournament of Novels Winner

And the winner is . . .

Lord of the Rings

By a margin of 9 to 1, LOTR beat The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn —and 62 other contenders—to win the first annual Tournament of Novels.

Thanks to everyone that participated. Beginning next February we’ll take nominations to determine the seeding for the 2011 brackets.

In the meantime, let’s hear who you think should have won. List one novel—any novel, it doesn’t have to be one listed in the tournament—that you think should have beat our reigning champion.

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