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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Austin Case (24 Lists)



House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Worm and His Kings by Hailey PiperThe Hellbound Heart by Clive BarkerThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Cosmic Horror That's Not Lovecraft
53 books — 32 voters
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleSongs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas LigottiThe Worm and His Kings by Hailey PiperKraken by China MiévilleThe Weird by Ann VanderMeer
Cosmic & Lovecraftian Horror
242 books — 110 voters

Stonefish by Scott R. JonesPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe House on Abigail Lane by Kealan Patrick BurkeNegative Space by B.R. YeagerThe Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Best Psychedelic Horror
63 books — 35 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert SheaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonValis by Philip K. Dick
Stoner Lit
42 books — 10 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonOn the Road by Jack KerouacBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Surreal, Psychedelic, Mind-Bending Novels.
383 books — 180 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Trippy Books
855 books — 909 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best fantasy or occult books with a sense of humor
143 books — 51 voters
The Invisibles, Volume 1 by Grant MorrisonPromethea, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
Magical Fiction For Magicians
48 books — 24 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
710 books — 552 voters
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert SheaDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHow to Make Friends with Demons by Graham Joyce
Best Occult Fiction
63 books — 27 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert SheaThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Best Weird Fantasy
104 books — 80 voters
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThis Song Is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin
Asexuals In Fiction
451 books — 607 voters

Drawn Up From Deep Places by Gemma Files
Best Fantasy on Goodreads with less than 100 ratings
481 books — 361 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteBlack Easter by James BlishThe Day After Judgment by James Blish
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,204 books — 1,616 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiLooking for Jake and Other Stories by China MiévilleCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
897 books — 498 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VandermeerLooking for Jake by China Miéville
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,264 books — 1,174 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VandermeerLooking for Jake by China Miéville
Best Speculative Fiction
271 books — 240 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
854 books — 854 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books
1,712 books — 2,094 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,186 books — 5,662 voters

1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Quality Dark Fiction
2,704 books — 3,981 voters
The Magicians by Lev GrossmanCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,230 books — 2,887 voters

1984 by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Neuromancer by William GibsonAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeStardust by Neil Gaiman
Most Interesting Magic System
2,721 books — 8,929 voters