2026 Reading Challenge

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



A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Queen's Man by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Alehouse Murders by Maureen AshA Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna GregoryAn Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
Favorite Medieval Mystery Writers
79 books — 143 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianSails on the Horizon by Jay Worrall
Nautical Tales
746 books — 399 voters

Under Enemy Colors by Sean Thomas RussellThe Unknown Shore by Patrick O'BrianThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Naval Fiction
61 books — 29 voters
A Battle Won by Sean Thomas RussellPost Captain by Patrick O'BrianMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianH.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'BrianThe Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian
Historical Naval Fiction
164 books — 130 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteMary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary StewartThe Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters
The Warden by Anthony TrollopeMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Novice's Tale by Margaret FrazerThe Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison
Vicars, Priests, Abbots, Fathers, Abbesses, Pastors, Nuns
782 books — 287 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Millennium Trilogy by Stieg LarssonListening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters

The Cruelest Month by Louise PennyThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisMorality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall SmithMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Best "World" Mysteries, Thrillers, Detectives, and Suspense...
1,124 books — 880 voters
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Skull Mantra by Eliot PattisonBruno, Chief of Police by Martin WalkerA Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly
Best Multicultural Mysteries
224 books — 126 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellDissolution by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomDark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters
A Deadly Penance by Maureen AshGrave Goods by Ariana FranklinHeretic by Bernard CornwellVagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 476 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Best Middle Ages Books
1,221 books — 1,702 voters
The Course of Honor by Lindsey DavisGrave Goods by Ariana Franklin
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,276 books — 1,255 voters

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Last Enchantment by Mary StewartThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Best Historical Mystery
2,071 books — 4,532 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellAgincourt by Bernard CornwellThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellThe Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
182 books — 485 voters