Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by James Lieu (3 Lists)



Blood Song by Anthony RyanThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best New Fantasy Novel
302 books — 787 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,763 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,149 books — 25,682 voters