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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Colin (21 Lists)



The Gods are Bastards by D.D. WebbNOT A BOOK by NOT A BOOKHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyFleep by Jason ShigaUnsong by Scott Alexander
Rational Fiction
183 books — 290 voters
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott MeyerSpell or High Water by Scott MeyerAn Unwelcome Quest by Scott MeyerFight and Flight by Scott Meyer
Pseudo-LitRPG Books
128 books — 127 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardAnathem by Neal Stephenson
Most Intelligent Plots
235 books — 89 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonAnathem by Neal StephensonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Works of Pure Genius
753 books — 638 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashoreThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonSoul Music by Terry PratchettEqual Rites by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry Pratchett
Kickass Female Protagonists
286 books — 214 voters
Delirium by Lauren Oliver1984 by George OrwellGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
Books with Clever Stories
71 books — 10 voters

Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman
High IQ books
92 books — 20 voters
Seveneves by Neal StephensonHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
477 books — 1,085 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashorePoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Books that really should be known and read by a lot more people (YA & Juvenile Fiction)
1,769 books — 1,659 voters
Daemon by Leinad ZerausFreedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,409 books — 8,626 voters

Anathem by Neal StephensonThe Martian by Andy WeirDaemon by Leinad ZerausAccelerando by Charles StrossFreedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,200 books — 9,117 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMort by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,446 books — 2,410 voters

Freedom™ by Daniel SuarezDaemon by Leinad ZerausCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Technothrillers Ever
735 books — 1,075 voters
Lords and Ladies by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettEqual Rites by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettCarpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
Best Books With Witches
1,809 books — 2,434 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirAnathem by Neal StephensonAccelerando by Charles Stross
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
229 books — 1,590 voters
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Harry Potter FanFiction
437 books — 448 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Alternative Earth
219 books — 99 voters
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Teenagers . . . IN SPACE!
476 books — 736 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Boarding School Stories
998 books — 1,162 voters
Anathem by Neal StephensonThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,773 books — 9,052 voters

The Diamond Age by Neal StephensonBoneshaker by Cherie Priest
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,443 books — 3,104 voters