2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rindis (13 Lists)



Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldOn Basilisk Station by David WeberSpots the Space Marine by M.C.A. HogarthSassinak by Anne McCaffreyTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
214 books — 472 voters
Digger by Ursula VernonKismet by Watts MartinXanadu by Vicky WymanFlight of the Godkin Griffin by M.C.A. HogarthThe Godson's Triumph by M.C.A. Hogarth
Furry Fiction
269 books — 91 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraIsland of Ghosts by Gillian BradshawThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughA Thousand Ships by Eric ShanowerSacrifice by Eric Shanower
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters
The Normans by Lars BrownworthThe Conquering Family by Thomas B. CostainHastings 1066 by Christopher GravettThe Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily by Gordon S. BrownThe Normans by David Nicolle
Best Non-Fiction About The Normans: Their Conquests & Dynasties AD 1066 - 1154
127 books — 32 voters

Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Uplift War by David BrinThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction
3,649 books — 6,982 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldCordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldA World Out of Time by Larry Niven
Fantasy & Science Fiction to read before you die.
1,129 books — 1,025 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanOrigins of the French Revolution by William Doyle
French History
290 books — 84 voters
Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 by Roger CollinsEmpires and Barbarians by Peter HeatherThe World of Late Antiquity by Peter BrownHow Rome Fell by Adrian GoldsworthyBefore France and Germany by Patrick J. Geary
Dark age European history
202 books — 67 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanCathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel by Frances GiesA History of the Crusades, Volume 1 by Steven RuncimanThe Magnificent Century by Thomas B. CostainThe Three Edwards by Thomas B. Costain
Best Medieval History Books
817 books — 328 voters
A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanThe Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
664 books — 455 voters

Uhura's Song by Janet KaganEnterprise by Vonda N. McIntyreQ-in-Law by Peter DavidDreadnought! by Diane CareyMy Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane
Best Star Trek Books
396 books — 276 voters
Ivanhoe by Walter ScottA History of the Crusades, Volume 1 by Steven RuncimanCathedral by David MacaulayCastle by David MacaulayA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Middle Ages Books
1,224 books — 1,706 voters

The Magnificent Century by Thomas B. Costain
Retro Reads
162 books — 133 voters