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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brendan (25 Lists)



Phantom by Susan KayJack Dawkins by Charlton DainesLegacy by Susan Kay
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,332 books — 1,377 voters
Phantom by Susan KayIvanhoe by Walter ScottGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenJack Dawkins by Charlton DainesJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Literary Fiction
1,594 books — 1,582 voters

Phantom by Susan KayShiver by Maggie StiefvaterSomeday in Paris by Olivia LaraSomewhere In Time by Richard MathesonFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Best Love Stories
5,240 books — 9,769 voters
Jack Dawkins by Charlton DainesThe Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanBerkley Street by Ron RipleyLegacy by Susan KayPhantom by Susan Kay
Best Unknown but must be Known books
9,168 books — 8,396 voters

The Elementals by Michael McDowellThe Magic Cottage by James HerbertA Halloween Tale by Austin CrawleyAngel Manor by Chantal NoordeloosBeloved by Toni Morrison
Haunted House Stories
219 books — 162 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Books for Halloween
325 books — 154 voters

The Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonThe Elementals by Michael McDowellA Halloween Tale by Austin CrawleyBerkley Street by Ron Ripley
Haunted House Books
177 books — 192 voters
The Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonThe Elementals by Michael McDowellA Halloween Tale by Austin CrawleyAngel Manor by Chantal Noordeloos
Best Haunted House Fiction That Isn't 'The Shining'
222 books — 228 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceThe Elementals by Michael McDowellBeloved by Toni MorrisonA Halloween Tale by Austin Crawley
Haunted Houses
615 books — 615 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Flies by William GoldingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,879 voters

Superstoe by William Borden
Little Known Dystopias
263 books — 279 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsKindred by Octavia E. ButlerJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
889 books — 492 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,161 books — 917 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleySuperstoe by William BordenEMP by Wilson Harp
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
539 books — 741 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Quality Dark Fiction
2,637 books — 3,637 voters
The Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,203 books — 2,830 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Science Fiction
3,832 books — 7,617 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 22,359 voters

Apprenticed to the Artful Dodger by Charlton DainesHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Modern Books Written In An Old Style
10 books — 13 voters
Dodger by Terry PratchettApprenticed to the Artful Dodger by Charlton Daines
Sequels to "Oliver Twist"
28 books — 11 voters

Dodger by Terry PratchettMr. Timothy by Louis BayardApprenticed to the Artful Dodger by Charlton Daines
Sequels and Prequels to Dickens Stories
20 books — 23 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James ClavellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerApprenticed to the Artful Dodger by Charlton Daines
Best Historical Fiction
7,883 books — 26,250 voters

Dodger by Terry PratchettApprenticed to the Artful Dodger by Charlton DainesGrave Expectations by Sherri Browning ErwinMr. Timothy by Louis BayardA Far Better Rest by Susanne Alleyn
Dickens characters reimagined
39 books — 26 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussA Charlie Brown Christmas by Justine Korman FontesA Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan ThomasRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May
Best Christmas-Themed Books/Stories
842 books — 718 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussA Charlie Brown Christmas by Justine Korman FontesRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. MayA Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,559 voters