2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Richard Austring (10 Lists)



Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,059 books — 9,899 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,974 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Easton Press The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written
108 books — 43 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,100 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonA Memory of Light by Robert Jordan
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,909 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWatership Down by Richard Adams
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 365 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,185 books — 25,731 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,078 books — 11,675 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsDune by Frank HerbertThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Definitive Fantasy
20 books — 9 voters