2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom Fordham (8 Lists)



Terry Jones' Medieval Lives by Terry JonesBeowulf by UnknownThe Vikings by Else RoesdahlRiver Kings by Cat JarmanChildren of Ash and Elm by Neil Price
Best Books on Early Medieval History, Art, Literature and Archaeology
214 books — 17 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,151 voters

Beowulf by UnknownDracula by Bram StokerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 365 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,726 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books Ever
76,193 books — 283,350 voters