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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ginny (56 Lists)



Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
YA Sea Adventures
120 books — 97 voters
Chalice by Robin McKinley
CozySFF
374 books — 422 voters

Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose
All Indigenous Peoples Books
437 books — 109 voters
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Cozy Fantasy Books
172 books — 138 voters

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Native American Authors
330 books — 151 voters
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Native American Fiction
842 books — 643 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseRedemption in Indigo by Karen LordA Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarBlack From the Future by Stephanie Andrea Allen
Beyond Butler - Spec Fic by Authors of Color
269 books — 79 voters
The Ninja Daughter by Tori EldridgeMurder in G Major by Alexia GordonA Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal
Mystery & Detective Novels by Women of Color
142 books — 81 voters

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersDark Matter by Blake CrouchLock In by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,130 books — 9,158 voters
The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Royal Fiction
545 books — 242 voters

Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe White Guard by Mikhail BulgakovRussian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
History through Novels: 1900s/2000s Russia
67 books — 65 voters
The Best of all Possible Worlds by Karen LordRedemption in Indigo by Karen LordThe Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
Books by Black Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Colonialism, Racism, or Poverty
200 books — 87 voters

Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersChildren of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
best hard science fiction
444 books — 876 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Intelligent Sci-Fi
290 books — 305 voters

By the Sword by Mercedes LackeyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Adventurous YA fantasy heroines
51 books — 18 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceFire by Kristin CashoreBy the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,491 books — 1,798 voters

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)
62 books — 79 voters
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee HuberA Grave Matter by Anna Lee HuberMortal Arts by Anna Lee HuberA Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee HuberA Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
706 books — 490 voters

Blue Willow by Doris GatesMany Waters by Madeleine L'EngleLittle Fur Family by Margaret Wise BrownEmily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly ClearyPrimrose Day by Carolyn Haywood
Favorite books from my childhood
4,499 books — 7,705 voters
Furies of Calderon by Jim ButcherNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Popular Highly Rated Fantasy
195 books — 141 voters

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikFuries of Calderon by Jim ButcherThrone of Jade by Naomi NovikThe Naming by Alison Croggon
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,033 books — 10,087 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 22,365 voters

The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,218 books — 236 voters
A Study in Death by Anna Lee HuberA Deadly Affection by Cuyler Overholt
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,020 books — 1,271 voters

Redemption in Indigo by Karen LordThe Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen LordThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
741 books — 481 voters
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKintyIn the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKintyI Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKintyA Deadly Dividend by David PearsonLittle Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway
Irish Crime Fiction
156 books — 101 voters

The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
UK 100 Crime Books and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: The Readers Vote
848 books — 281 voters
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Veil of Gold by Kim WilkinsUprooted by Naomi Novik
Russian motifs in fantasy
68 books — 68 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Best Historical Fantasy
347 books — 355 voters
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy World
1,689 books — 2,092 voters


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