A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alan (17 Lists)



Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangAnathem by Neal StephensonLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyBlue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
255 books — 1,552 voters
The Difference Engine by William GibsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Steampunk Books
1,293 books — 4,160 voters

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenSundiver by David BrinRedshirts by John Scalzi
Excellent Space Opera
1,141 books — 3,980 voters
1984 by George OrwellReady Player One by Ernest ClineA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Snow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,087 books — 26,982 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonThe Difference Engine by William Gibson
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
797 books — 1,379 voters
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAnathem by Neal StephensonCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiRedshirts by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,158 voters

The Quantum Thief by Hannu RajaniemiStar Maker by Olaf StapledonContact by Carl SaganDragon's Egg by Robert L. ForwardThe Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Hidden Gems of Science Fiction
512 books — 436 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCosmos by Carl SaganThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,618 books — 6,114 voters

The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganChaos by James GleickThe Code Book by Simon Singh
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,971 books — 3,657 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganWhat If? by Randall MunroeContact by Carl SaganLongitude by Dava SobelThe First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg
Best Popular Astronomy Books on Goodreads
130 books — 42 voters

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Top 10 Parenting Books
121 books — 169 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienGood Omens by Terry PratchettSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanCosmos by Carl SaganThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
866 books — 443 voters

The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonCalvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonIt's a Magical World by Bill WattersonThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanThe Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,901 books — 2,346 voters
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Romantic Fantasy With Awesome Heroines
339 books — 483 voters

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
856 books — 857 voters
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KayA Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
Best Standalone Fantasy
400 books — 518 voters

Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
458 books — 1,865 voters