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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Adam Shaeffer (68 Lists)



Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesWe Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonThe Plotters by Un-Su Kim
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
314 books — 246 voters
The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
2013 Speculative Fiction
119 books — 93 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
I Had No Idea This Book Would Be So Good
8,258 books — 3,095 voters
The Little Leaf by Adam B. Shaeffer
Children's Illustrated Ebooks for the Kindle
279 books — 190 voters

Seeing Red by Ann K. Shepherd
Books Set in High School
701 books — 546 voters
The Little Leaf by Adam B. ShaefferSeeing Red by Ann K. ShepherdCaliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyThe Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Books of 2012
3,521 books — 9,203 voters

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreySilently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. ValenteA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Hugo Nominees 2012
9 books — 15 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternSeed by Rob ZieglerDaytripper by Fábio Moon
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,538 voters

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Last Guardian by Eoin ColferThe Twelve by Justin Cronin
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,086 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters

The Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettA Hat Full of Sky by Terry PratchettWintersmith by Terry PratchettI Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 996 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,628 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussFactotum by D.M. Cornish
Want to Read It Now!
179 books — 116 voters
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
1,215 books — 6,057 voters

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Most anticipated books of 2010
103 books — 362 voters
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Last Battle by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Best of the Chronicles of Narnia
7 books — 44 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters
The Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonToll the Hounds by Steven EriksonShadow Gate by Kate ElliottReturn of the Crimson Guard by Ian C. EsslemontEmpire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2008 DGLA Fantasy Book Nominees
98 books — 222 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Standalone Fantasy
380 books — 473 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,388 books — 1,640 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books by Goodreads Authors
261 books — 323 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonElantris by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Mormon Fantasy
220 books — 309 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,732 voters
Hellboy by Scott AllieHellboy by Scott Allie
Best of the Pulp Magazines
76 books — 28 voters

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
309 books — 440 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldWatchmen by Alan MooreJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Alternate History
358 books — 676 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeYsabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 274 voters
Tamsin by Peter S. BeagleThe Folk of the Air by Peter S. BeagleHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingSummerland by Michael Chabon
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
83 books — 270 voters

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,097 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,147 books — 2,719 voters


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