Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alex (9 Lists)



Old Man's War by John ScalziDune by Frank HerbertLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Excellent Space Opera
1,006 books — 3,569 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMistborn by Brandon SandersonDune by Frank HerbertBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
Real Epic Fantasy
165 books — 403 voters

Age of Swords by Michael J. SullivanOathbringer by Brandon SandersonThe Disappearance of Winter's Daughter by Michael J. SullivanSins of Empire by Brian McClellanRed Sister by Mark Lawrence
2017 Highly Anticipated Epic Fantasy
94 books — 664 voters
Age of Swords by Michael J. SullivanOathbringer by Brandon SandersonSkullsworn by Brian StaveleyRed Sister by Mark LawrenceA Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
333 books — 1,382 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinTheft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,062 books — 11,661 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Military Science Fiction
836 books — 1,133 voters

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
670 books — 1,285 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMistborn by Brandon SandersonBlood Song by Anthony RyanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussTheft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,149 books — 25,681 voters

Tower Lord by Anthony RyanWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
506 books — 2,278 voters