Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Books that play with language
12 books — 6 voters
Augustus by John  WilliamsThe Praise Singer by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
269 books — 267 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasI, Claudius by Robert GravesFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Literary Historical Fiction
1,146 books — 1,091 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasI, Claudius by Robert GravesSilas Marner by George Eliot
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,708 books — 3,650 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEngine Summer by John CrowleyWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books To Read In Autumn
877 books — 518 voters

What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson DaviesThe Horse's Mouth by Joyce CaryThe Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
Art In Books
246 books — 139 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertDracula by Bram StokerWatchmen by Alan             MooreThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Seen the Movie, Read the Book
256 books — 73 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell HobanEngine Summer by John CrowleyCloud Atlas by David  MitchellDavy by Edgar PangbornA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
This Is the End...
999 books — 1,594 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsEngine Summer by John CrowleyThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Books that stay with you forever
586 books — 198 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellEifelheim by Michael FlynnA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeIntervention by Julian  May
First Contact
280 books — 387 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertRiddley Walker by Russell HobanEngine Summer by John CrowleySchismatrix Plus by Bruce SterlingEifelheim by Michael Flynn
Best Science Fiction
3,734 books — 7,200 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMythago Wood by Robert HoldstockGalveston by Sean StewartMadouc by Jack VanceThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 275 voters

The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonThe Emperor of Dreams by Clark Ashton SmithThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardDracula by Bram StokerThe Charwoman's Shadow by Lord Dunsany
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleIslandia by Austin Tappan WrightThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters

The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole FranceScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Companions of Jehu by Alexandre DumasTaking the Bastile by Alexandre DumasFour Classic Novels by Alexandre Dumas
The French Revolution
231 books — 294 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony HopeSwords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Swashbucklers
560 books — 498 voters

The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard KiplingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul AndersonRhinegold by Stephen. GrundyThe Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. TolkienThe Saga of the Volsungs by AnonymousWritten in Venom by Lois Tilton
Norse Mythology
293 books — 411 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-ReverteThe Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony HopeThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Fencing fiction
156 books — 221 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell HobanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Shadow & Claw by Gene WolfeThe Chrysalids by John Wyndham
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,250 books — 3,424 voters
The Horse's Mouth by Joyce CaryWhat's Bred in the Bone by Robertson DaviesThe Cornish Trilogy by Robertson DaviesThe Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
Art & Artists in Fiction
949 books — 1,110 voters



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