Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Markwordt (6 Lists)



12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Best Books For Free Thinkers
224 books — 94 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
58 books — 693 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingStorm Front by Jim ButcherThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,401 books — 12,544 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,319 books — 24,546 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy1984 by George OrwellTimeline by Michael Crichton
Best Technothrillers Ever
684 books — 993 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,135 books — 25,658 voters