Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nathan (16 Lists)



Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson BennettThe Barrow by Mark SmylieThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonThe Time Roads by Beth BernobichFull Fathom Five by Max Gladstone
Best Fantasy of 2014
146 books — 612 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott BakkerThe Grim Company by Luke ScullEmpress by Karen Miller
The Grimdarks
476 books — 1,172 voters
Guards! Guards! by Terry PratchettPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Scar by China MiévilleThraxas by Martin ScottThe Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
Favourite Fictional Cities
216 books — 133 voters

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksSandman Slim by Richard KadreyThe Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
The Most Mediocre Books Ever
209 books — 31 voters
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,519 books — 261 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDeathless by Catherynne M. ValenteServant of the Underworld by Aliette de BodardTerritory by Emma BullTriumff by Dan Abnett
Best Historical Fantasy
323 books — 281 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Books That People Like Too Much
22 books — 15 voters

The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchThe Tyrant's Law by Daniel AbrahamSix-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
623 books — 2,901 voters
Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen CookEmpire in Black and Gold by Adrian TchaikovskyPalimpsest by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
Best Fantasy Book Covers
1,748 books — 1,785 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,051 books — 9,878 voters
Caliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyThe King's Blood by Daniel AbrahamThe Inexplicables by Cherie PriestCold Steel by Kate Elliott
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 722 voters

The Inexplicables by Cherie PriestThe King's Blood by Daniel AbrahamSharps by K.J. ParkerCaliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyKitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn
Science Fiction & Fantasy Titles for 2012!
652 books — 1,424 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardYou Suck by Christopher MooreThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
882 books — 750 voters

Snuff by Terry PratchettGoliath by Scott WesterfeldGanymede by Cherie Priest
Science Fiction and Fantasy Books We Can’t Wait For This Fall (2011)
34 books — 138 voters
The Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,064 books — 11,663 voters