Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Paul (13 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchPrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,142 books — 25,668 voters
The Wheel of Osheim by Mark LawrenceThe Last Mortal Bond by Brian StaveleySaint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,812 voters

The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,392 voters
Blood Song by Anthony RyanPrince of Fools by Mark LawrenceRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,629 books — 1,905 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
50 Best short novels under 200 pages (Flavorwire)
55 books — 110 voters
Blood Song by Anthony RyanPrince of Fools by Mark LawrencePrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceSwords of Good Men by Snorri KristjanssonA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
The Grimdarks
476 books — 1,172 voters

Queen of Fire by Anthony RyanFirefight by Brandon SandersonThe Providence of Fire by Brian StaveleyThe Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
581 books — 3,036 voters
Tower Lord by Anthony RyanTraitor's Blade by Sebastien de CastellBlood Will Follow by Snorri Kristjansson
Best Fantasy of 2014
145 books — 611 voters

Prince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceKing of Thorns by Mark LawrenceEmperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Books With Grey To Dark Main Characters
28 books — 18 voters
Prince of Fools by Mark LawrenceTower Lord by Anthony RyanTraitor's Blade by Sebastien de CastellThe Emperor's Blades by Brian StaveleyThe Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
268 books — 1,276 voters

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
Historical Fiction 2014
376 books — 1,971 voters