2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael (23 Lists)



Blood Relations by Lonna EnoxDaughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina
Chanticleer 2015 Award Winners
85 books — 66 voters
Storm On The Horizon by Michael Scheffel
Best Military Thrillers
130 books — 171 voters

Flashman by George MacDonald FraserJackdaws by Ken FollettEye of the Needle by Ken FollettSharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellSharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
551 books — 250 voters
Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabDelta Force by Charlie A. BeckwithRogue Warrior by Richard MarcinkoThe Regiment by Michael Asher
Best Books on Special Forces Missions
100 books — 269 voters

St. Louis Affair The Adventures of Herbert Falken by Michael Scheffel
Crime/Adventure Set in the 19th Century in the United States
29 books — 35 voters
Sharpe's Fortress by Bernard CornwellSharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell
Napoleonic War fiction
172 books — 160 voters

Bravo Two Zero - The True Story Of An SAS Patrol Behind Enemy... by Andy McNabThe Regiment by Michael AsherStorm On The Horizon by Michael Scheffel
SAS - Special Air Service
174 books — 28 voters
Storm On The Horizon by Michael ScheffelThe Battle for the Falklands by Max HastingsThe Falklands War by Martin Middlebrook
Royal Marines (RM)
26 books — 10 voters

The Fist of God by Frederick ForsythThe Key to Rebecca by Ken FollettAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
War Fiction
1,263 books — 395 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyDas Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Ships on the Cover
445 books — 122 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancySea of Shadows by Jeff EdwardsNimitz Class by Patrick RobinsonKilo Class by Patrick Robinson
Best Submarine Thrillers
122 books — 95 voters
Eye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Unlikely Spy by Daniel SilvaThe Key to Rebecca by Ken FollettJackdaws by Ken FollettOperation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
Best World War II Spy Books
149 books — 96 voters

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
Espionage
989 books — 1,024 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumPatriot Games by Tom ClancyThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyThe Charm School by Demille Nelson
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,528 books — 2,711 voters

The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyPatriot Games by Tom ClancyClear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy
Best Technothrillers Ever
682 books — 1,001 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythEye of the Needle by Ken FollettPatriot Games by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,300 books — 2,262 voters

Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
Civil War Era Historical Fiction
99 books — 64 voters
The Thin Red Line by James JonesThe Eagle Has Landed by Jack HigginsNight of the Fox by Jack HigginsEye of the Needle by Ken FollettFlight of Eagles by Jack Higgins
Best WWII Historical Fiction
450 books — 636 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books Ever
76,439 books — 284,278 voters
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,009 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,874 voters
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 21,991 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters