Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by TriScorp (28 Lists)



Super Powereds by Drew Hayes
Super Powered Characters Worth Reading
207 books — 213 voters
1984 by George OrwellReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,731 books — 25,952 voters

Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanDauntless by Jack Campbell
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 849 voters
Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,395 books — 119,654 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,328 books — 24,577 voters
1984 by George OrwellChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeContact by Carl SaganEarth Abides by George R. Stewart
Best Stand-Alone Science Fiction
260 books — 97 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
100+ Science Fiction Novels Everyone Should Read
244 books — 439 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Speculative New Adult Fiction
270 books — 321 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,145 books — 1,047 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction
3,644 books — 6,900 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyCamouflage by Joe Haldeman
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,193 books — 8,927 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineDaemon by Leinad ZerausLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowFreedom™ by Daniel SuarezSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Hackers
151 books — 428 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Great standalone science fiction
62 books — 50 voters
2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Best Classical Science Fiction Works
112 books — 153 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Computers in Literature
241 books — 242 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,385 books — 1,575 voters

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
Apocalypses and Dystopias
894 books — 651 voters
The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,792 voters

The Forever War by Joe HaldemanOld Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDauntless by Jack Campbell
Military Science Fiction
837 books — 1,134 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerMidnight Sun [2008 Draft] by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Fantasy Books of ALL Time
189 books — 151 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksPlague of the Dead by Z.A. RechtThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,660 books — 4,317 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books you have read more than one time
12,382 books — 7,648 voters

1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessEarth Abides by George R. StewartWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman
This Is the End...
997 books — 1,589 voters
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction Series
412 books — 1,088 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,615 voters
1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max BrooksEarth Abides by George R. StewartThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,241 books — 3,410 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,016 books — 593 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters