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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maria (17 Lists)



The Shadow of the Gods by John GwynneThe Trouble with Peace by Joe AbercrombieEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffA Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
550 books — 504 voters
The Wolves of War by John GwynneThe Unicorn Hunters by Katherine ArdenDaughter of Crows by Mark LawrenceThe Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2026
444 books — 548 voters

The Devils by Joe AbercrombieEmpire of the Dawn by Jay KristoffWritten on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
551 books — 903 voters
Malice by John GwynneThe Crown Tower by Michael J. SullivanThe Waking Fire by Anthony RyanThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
739 books — 1,125 voters

Empire of the Damned by Jay KristoffThe Fury of the Gods by John GwynneThe Trials of Empire by Richard Swan
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
503 books — 936 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienMalice by John GwynneGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,664 books — 26,688 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,994 books — 26,646 voters
Malice by John GwynneThe Garden of Empire by J.T. GreathouseThe Pariah by Anthony RyanThe Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Fantasy 2023 TBR
42 books — 25 voters

The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan
Let out a breath they didn't know they were holding
98 books — 37 voters
Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Teutonic Knights by Henryk SienkiewiczThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettMacbeth by William ShakespeareCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
343 books — 477 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Shack by William Paul YoungThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Disappointing Books
2,773 books — 4,618 voters
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à KempisCatechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic ChurchIntroduction to the Devout Life by Francis de SalesDark Night of The Soul by John of the CrossInterior Castle by Teresa de Ávila
Books for Catholics
701 books — 239 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,558 books — 3,749 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,829 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Best Christian Fiction
2,693 books — 2,664 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,557 books — 123,972 voters

Quo Vadis by Henryk SienkiewiczOgniem i mieczem by Henryk SienkiewiczStara baśń by Józef Ignacy KraszewskiTango by Sławomir MrożekInny świat by Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Best Polish Books
578 books — 557 voters