2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mike (20 Lists)



The Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Complete Works by William Shakespeare1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
585 books — 3,037 voters

Lirael by Garth Nix
Books About Librarians
453 books — 574 voters
Damnation Alley by Roger ZelaznyLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanY by Brian K. VaughanParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,411 voters

Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2012 YA & MG Debut Authors: The Apocalypsies!
267 books — 1,154 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCinder by Marissa MeyerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Young Adult Books Every Teen/Young Adult Should Read
296 books — 214 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,985 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceSir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David
Books You Wish You Hadn't Wasted Your Time On
336 books — 77 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick1632 by Eric Flint
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,293 voters
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher StasheffThe Flying Sorcerers by David Gerrold
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
611 books — 1,187 voters

Uglies by Scott WesterfeldEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
YA Books That People Of All Ages Should Try
650 books — 515 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Best Aliens
425 books — 330 voters

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
64 books — 91 voters
Red Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonGreen Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonBlue Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisMan Plus by Frederik Pohl
100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books set on or about Mars
215 books — 345 voters

Feed by M.T. AndersonHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinThe City of Gold and Lead by John ChristopherThe White Mountains by John ChristopherEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Teenagers . . . IN SPACE!
472 books — 732 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDr. Franklin's Island by Ann HalamThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Best YA Science Fiction
147 books — 151 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldLarklight by Philip ReeveFoundling by D.M. Cornish
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,095 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisDoomsday Book by Connie WillisPastwatch by Orson Scott CardA Sound of Thunder and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,958 books — 5,244 voters

The Necromancer by Michael ScottTongues of Serpents by Naomi NovikLord Sunday by Garth NixBlackout by Connie Willis
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,131 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinJude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters