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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Haunui Royal (27 Lists)



The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Thrillers
4,855 books — 6,069 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac AsimovAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,685 books — 25,362 voters

I Am Pilgrim by Terry HayesThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithSmiley's People by John le Carré
Post-WW2 Espionage and Crime Fiction
109 books — 21 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books Ever
77,921 books — 290,655 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,127 books — 1,162 voters
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersArtists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh
The Golden Age Queens of Crime: Christie -- Sayers -- Marsh -- Allingham -- Wentworth (fiction)
186 books — 258 voters

Replay by Ken GrimwoodTime and Again by Jack Finney
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,140 books — 5,396 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Belgariad, Vol. 1 by David Eddings
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,170 books — 12,217 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Belgariad Boxed Set by David EddingsThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartDaughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,570 books — 26,612 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
All-Time Awesome Books
12,660 books — 8,355 voters

The Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRoots by Alex HaleyWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Family Sagas
655 books — 698 voters
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary StewartLegend by David GemmellPawn of Prophecy by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. Feist
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 693 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttWonder by R.J. Palacio
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,718 books — 14,326 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Millennium Trilogy by Stieg LarssonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Trilogies/Book Series EVER!
1,392 books — 826 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Complete Little House on the Prairie Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,392 books — 1,106 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PyleHoratio Hornblower 1 - 11 by C.S. ForesterThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasZorro by Isabel Allende
Swashbucklers
575 books — 509 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Biographies
1,720 books — 3,091 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Color of Water by James McBrideBlack Like Me by John Howard Griffin
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,335 books — 7,067 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesPompeii by Robert HarrisImperium by Robert Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
747 books — 1,098 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartCentennial by James A. Michener
Best Historical Fiction
7,821 books — 26,126 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
617 books — 559 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
2,263 books — 4,744 voters
The Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMystic River by Dennis LehanePresumed Innocent by Scott TurowRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,436 books — 16,271 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,848 books — 22,314 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,812 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,749 books — 6,902 voters