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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dave (10 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Patrick HerbertA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,131 books — 5,666 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
78,299 books — 291,898 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 574 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Patrick HerbertFoundation by Isaac Asimov
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,376 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
SF Masterworks
203 books — 727 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFoundation by Isaac Asimov2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeContact by Carl SaganThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,882 voters

Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianGenghis by Conn IgguldenDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Best Historical Fiction
7,906 books — 26,307 voters
Anathem by Neal StephensonThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiSpin by Robert Charles WilsonQuicksilver by Neal StephensonThe System of the World by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,134 books — 9,193 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,624 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,938 voters