2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gene (27 Lists)



Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
Best Alastair Reynolds Books
27 books — 5 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,386 books — 1,634 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,877 books — 3,248 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Best Coming Of Age Epic Fantasy
142 books — 144 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,800 books — 3,968 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Must Read SciFi/Fantasy
201 books — 207 voters

Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySwan Song by Robert McCammonThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,085 books — 5,450 voters
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Serial Killer Books
395 books — 356 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiHam on Rye by Charles Bukowski
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters
The Forever War by Joe HaldemanLightning by Dean Koontz
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
819 books — 1,694 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Science Fiction
3,652 books — 6,975 voters
Last and First Men by Olaf StapledonOdd John by Olaf StapledonLast and First Men/Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Classic Science Fiction - 1930-1939
102 books — 116 voters

Pawn of Prophecy by David EddingsThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingWyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 690 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,987 voters

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,410 voters
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
YA Dystopia Novels
1,888 books — 11,246 voters

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Excellent Space Opera
1,019 books — 3,644 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,190 books — 25,742 voters

Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz
Best Dean Koontz Books
91 books — 902 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Military Science Fiction
840 books — 1,134 voters

Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonMemories of Ice by Steven EriksonDeadhouse Gates by Steven EriksonThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettA Spell for Chameleon by Piers AnthonyLord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
920 books — 1,005 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin Hobb
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,082 books — 11,677 voters
Assassin's Quest by Robin HobbRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbGolden Fool by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin Hobb
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,335 books — 24,667 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAssassin's Quest by Robin HobbRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbEspedair Street by Iain Banks
Best Books Ever
76,300 books — 283,813 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,413 books — 25,596 voters

The Beast by Anders Roslund
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,305 voters