2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Brian (8 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Recommended by George R. R. Martin
28 books — 73 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,203 books — 25,752 voters

Skeleton Crew by Stephen KingNight Shift by Stephen KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFour Past Midnight by Stephen King
Best Horror Short Stories
433 books — 225 voters
The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanNight Shift by Stephen KingScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Most Terrifying Short Stories
375 books — 493 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,139 books — 2,381 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Single Short Story
773 books — 301 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
1,757 books — 1,039 voters
Lost Stars by Claudia GrayBloodline by Claudia GrayDark Disciple by Christie GoldenLords of the Sith by Paul S. KempThrawn by Timothy Zahn
New Star Wars Canon
146 books — 201 voters