Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Geekess (21 Lists)



Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyDune by Frank HerbertHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Birthgrave by Tanith LeeDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Science Fiction-Fantasy Hybrids
96 books — 22 voters
Age of Ash by Daniel AbrahamSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuireWhere the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuireThe Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
543 books — 1,412 voters

The Burning White by Brent Weeks
Can't Wait Books of 2019
1,500 books — 3,368 voters
Kellanved's Reach by Ian C. EsslemontA Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel KayChildren of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyTiamat's Wrath by James S.A. CoreyThe Hod King by Josiah Bancroft
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters

Oathbringer by Brandon SandersonWalk in Shadow by Steven EriksonDeadhouse Landing by Ian C. EsslemontAge of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher
2017 Highly Anticipated Epic Fantasy
94 books — 664 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Space Opera & Military SF
449 books — 251 voters

The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillipControl Point by Myke ColeThe Dying Earth by Jack Vance
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
725 books — 1,087 voters
Age of Myth by Michael J. SullivanPeace Talks by Jim ButcherFall of Light by Steven Erikson
2016 Highly Anticipated Fantasy
203 books — 1,293 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,402 books — 12,545 voters
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring StoverThe Books of the South by Glen CookDeadhouse Gates by Steven EriksonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
The Grimdarks
476 books — 1,172 voters

Skin Deep by Brandon SandersonThe Long Mars by Terry PratchettWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
506 books — 2,278 voters
The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchSteelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
622 books — 2,900 voters

Small Favor by Jim ButcherBlood Rites by Jim ButcherDeath Masks by Jim ButcherWhite Night by Jim ButcherProven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy-Mystery/Detective
257 books — 327 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Imaginative Books
728 books — 250 voters

Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
766 books — 1,292 voters
The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinThe Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,792 voters

Forge of Darkness by Steven EriksonCaptain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster BujoldA Path to Coldness of Heart by Glen CookShadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 722 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiWatchmen by Alan MooreUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,730 books — 25,950 voters

Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set by Brandon SandersonGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznySabriel by Garth NixRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,762 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters

Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipTigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Favorite Fantasy Novels, BESIDES those by J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis
1,242 books — 746 voters