Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andre (24 Lists)



The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Annotated Classics
25 books — 15 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
8,397 books — 27,573 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
757 books — 671 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellMusashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
Martial Arts Fiction
303 books — 228 voters

The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese Studies
173 books — 20 voters
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
4,167 books — 4,814 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerBeowulf by Seamus Heaney
Best Middle Ages Books
1,324 books — 1,935 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,842 books — 9,246 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziPandora's Star by Peter F. HamiltonPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyThe City & the City by China Miéville
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,234 books — 9,182 voters
Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingDune by Frank HerbertDragonflight by Anne McCaffreyThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Books With The Best Blend Of Sci-fi and Fantasy
264 books — 166 voters

The Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. Howard
Sword and Sorcery
620 books — 398 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories by Lewis CarrollH.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics
136 books — 324 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSnow Crash by Neal StephensonGhost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow
Best of Cyberpunk
397 books — 1,244 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerY by Brian K. VaughanBone by Jeff Smith
Best Graphic Novels
3,535 books — 6,885 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Short Stories
1,802 books — 1,131 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,382 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books You Are Tired Of Hearing About
705 books — 1,009 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,890 books — 27,119 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. HamiltonLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Excellent Space Opera
1,172 books — 4,025 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertNeuromancer by William Gibson1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,935 books — 26,335 voters

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Cult fction
361 books — 211 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Odyssey by Homer
Best Books Ever
80,162 books — 298,857 voters

Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,259 books — 126,209 voters
Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Reason for God by Timothy J. KellerThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisWhat's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza
The Christian Intellect
1,548 books — 957 voters