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



The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,239 books — 11,436 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,127 books — 1,868 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,288 books — 2,275 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNeuromancer by William GibsonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Nebula Award Winners
57 books — 92 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Nebula Award Runners-Up
219 books — 79 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Hugo Award Winners and Nominees
295 books — 166 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Childhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Hugo Award Runner-Ups
195 books — 99 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Recommendations for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Newbies
130 books — 47 voters

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian Books
523 books — 1,034 voters
Books v. Cigarettes by George OrwellUtopia by Thomas MoreThe Art of War by Tzu Sun
Penguin Great Ideas
121 books — 101 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Lit Picks (According to a Humble English Teacher and Bibliophile)
25 books — 36 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,790 books — 26,050 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi1984 by George OrwellOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
458 books — 1,293 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction
3,720 books — 7,101 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
374 books — 1,188 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Neuromancer by William Gibson
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,121 books — 1,763 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,005 books — 5,156 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe City & the City by China Miéville
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,260 books — 9,051 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeStorm Front by Jim ButcherBlood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,151 books — 2,732 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Steampunk Books
1,249 books — 4,094 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,550 books — 24,853 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherSoulless by Gail CarrigerThe Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
631 books — 3,741 voters