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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Genevieve (19 Lists)



Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanKnight's Fee by Rosemary SutcliffThe Beduins' Gazelle by Frances TempleThe Ramsay Scallop by Frances TempleThe Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
YA Medieval historical fiction
275 books — 189 voters
The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary SutcliffThe King's Shadow by Elizabeth AlderThe Shield Ring by Rosemary SutcliffSword Song by Rosemary SutcliffThe Dancing Bear by Peter Dickinson
Young Adult Books Set in the Dark Ages
76 books — 42 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,967 books — 10,862 voters
Black Swan Green by David MitchellJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeCloud Atlas by David MitchellKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperKing Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn GreenSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain Poet
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,450 voters
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillipThe Other Wind by Ursula K. Le GuinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiTooth and Claw by Jo Walton
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 276 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,839 books — 2,157 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,196 books — 12,179 voters

Rose Daughter by Robin McKinleyFire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisBeauty by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,845 books — 9,206 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteStrega Nona by Tomie dePaolaMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Kids Books Ever
1,056 books — 780 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,730 books — 25,618 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Odyssey by Homer
Best Books Ever
78,329 books — 292,072 voters
Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl
Best Novels About Telepaths
206 books — 136 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
803 books — 865 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,482 voters

Possession by A.S. ByattThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffDoomsday Book by Connie WillisA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,341 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,559 books — 123,982 voters

Stranger Things Happen by Kelly LinkCloud Atlas by David MitchellBlack Swan Green by David Mitchell
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,380 voters