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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maitrey (16 Lists)



The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives by Alan TurnerMonster of God by David QuammenThe Serengeti Lion by George B. Schaller
Books with LIONS in them!
104 books — 44 voters
The Tiger by John VaillantMan-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag by Jim Corbett
Best Man-Eating Creatures Books
24 books — 46 voters

The Company of Wolves by Peter Steinhart
Wolf Lovers' Books
78 books — 76 voters
Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
Best Russian History Books
590 books — 427 voters

Quicksilver by Neal StephensonThe Confusion by Neal StephensonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,230 books — 2,889 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Best Space Opera
1,148 books — 1,951 voters

Farthing by Jo Walton
Best Alternate History
374 books — 698 voters
India by John KeayA History of India, Vol. 1 by Romila ThaparThe Wonder That Was India by A.L. BashamIndia After Gandhi by Ramachandra GuhaThe Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian History
338 books — 170 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Best Indian Fiction Books
937 books — 2,463 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeDune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,775 books — 25,813 voters

Holy Warriors by Jonathan Phillips
Best History Books on Crusades
116 books — 97 voters
The Difference Engine by William GibsonTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsSoulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Steampunk Books
1,302 books — 4,141 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanSteelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
662 books — 2,920 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,239 books — 2,017 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
History of the Universe and Earth
154 books — 79 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best New Author Debuts
424 books — 611 voters