2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jonathan Madison (17 Lists)



Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberThe Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. HowardSwords & Dark Magic by Jonathan StrahanThieves' World by Robert Lynn Asprin
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. FeistThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,081 books — 11,676 voters

Control Point by Myke ColeStorm Front by Jim ButcherNeverwhere by Neil GaimanChild of Fire by Harry ConnollyRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Urban Fantasy With Male Lead Characters
1,023 books — 1,414 voters
Control Point by Myke ColeThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney
Guys Adventure Fiction
220 books — 88 voters

The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchAbaddon's Gate by James S.A. CoreySworn in Steel by Douglas HulickSteelheart by Brandon SandersonFortress Frontier by Myke Cole
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
625 books — 2,903 voters
Caliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyControl Point by Myke Cole
Science Fiction & Fantasy Titles for 2012!
652 books — 1,424 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardSwords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickNeuromancer by William GibsonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,663 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Gilded Chain by Dave DuncanNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznyGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,768 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Black Company by Glen CookThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Ten Thousand by Paul KearneyRanks of Bronze by David Drake
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchMagician by Raymond E. FeistOn Stranger Tides by Tim PowersAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,732 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,718 voters

Taliesin by Stephen R. LawheadMerlin by Stephen R. LawheadArthur by Stephen R. LawheadThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters
Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberThieves' World by Robert Lynn AsprinStormbringer by Michael MoorcockThe Gilded Chain by Dave DuncanThe Black Company by Glen Cook
Best Sword and Sorcery
175 books — 172 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,608 books — 13,138 voters
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,405 books — 12,549 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMagician by Raymond E. FeistAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Black Company by Glen Cook
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,190 books — 25,739 voters