The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by River (153 Lists)



Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyNetwork Effect by Martha WellsThe Doors of Eden by Adrian TchaikovskyFirewalkers by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Science Fiction Released in 2020
64 books — 17 voters
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirFugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsCytonic by Brandon SandersonShards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Science Fiction Released in 2021
71 books — 16 voters

Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Science Fiction Released in 2022
28 books — 11 voters
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneSome Desperate Glory by Emily TeshSystem Collapse by Martha WellsLords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Science Fiction Released in 2023
30 books — 13 voters

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarVicious by V.E. SchwabAll Systems Red by Martha WellsSkyward by Brandon SandersonArtificial Condition by Martha Wells
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
638 books — 768 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyStories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
342 books — 245 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertDune Messiah by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
295 books — 254 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Iliad / The Odyssey by Homer
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
394 books — 374 voters

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbRoyal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 799 voters
Mort by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettEqual Rites by Terry PratchettThe Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Best Fantasy of the 80s
355 books — 702 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 70s
145 books — 311 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 50s
60 books — 126 voters

Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Fantasy of the 40s
61 books — 55 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 30s
53 books — 75 voters

Beast//Warden by Andrew Joseph White
2028 Queer SFF
3 books — 4 voters
Assassin's Fate by Robin HobbAll Systems Red by Martha WellsOathbringer by Brandon SandersonA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabThe Bear and the Serpent by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
340 books — 1,386 voters

Malice by John GwynneRed Country by Joe Abercrombie
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2012
192 books — 326 voters
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Danmei Officially Translated to English
225 books — 209 voters

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Seven Seas Danmei
169 books — 78 voters
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph WhiteFaithbreaker by Hannah Kaner
2025 releases with a disabled/neurodivergent lead
78 books — 49 voters

You're No Better by Andrew Joseph White
2026 releases with a disabled/neurodivergent lead
31 books — 25 voters
The Dawn Throne by Tara SimThe Meridian Forge by Tara SimDead Beat by Leigh BardugoVictorious by V.E. SchwabThe Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
2026 Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
223 books — 158 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperAriadne by Jennifer Saint
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2021
126 books — 57 voters
Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesKaikeyi by Vaishnavi PatelElektra by Jennifer SaintThe House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2022
116 books — 28 voters

Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesAtalanta by Jennifer SaintClytemnestra by Costanza CasatiInanna by Emily H. WilsonThe Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2023
119 books — 59 voters
Song of the Huntress by Lucy HollandGoddess of the River by Vaishnavi PatelHera by Jennifer SaintBabylonia by Costanza Casati
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2024
97 books — 21 voters

No Friend To This House by Natalie HaynesBoudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2025
85 books — 23 voters
Servus by Emma Southon
History Published in Year: 2026
256 books — 53 voters

The Dawn Throne by Tara SimThe Meridian Forge by Tara SimDead Beat by Leigh BardugoVictorious by V.E. SchwabThe Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Can't Wait Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi of 2026
169 books — 122 voters
The Dawn Throne by Tara SimThe Meridian Forge by Tara SimYou're No Better by Andrew Joseph WhiteDead Beat by Leigh BardugoVictorious by V.E. Schwab
2026 LGBTQIA+ Books
490 books — 249 voters


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