Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Daniel (21 Lists)



The Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,551 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,061 books — 4,511 voters

Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonChronicles of the Black Company by Glen CookThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonThe Thousand Names by Django WexlerThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Military Fantasy
299 books — 587 voters
Dark Heresy RPG by Owen BarnesCall of Cthulhu by Sandy PetersenBlack Crusade by Owen BarnesCore Rulebook by Jason BulmahnParanoia by Eric Goldberg
Roleplaying Games Worth Playing
281 books — 196 voters

The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellanWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonSworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
506 books — 2,279 voters
God Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Notable Atheist Books
543 books — 937 voters

The Winter King by Bernard CornwellShōgun by James Clavell
Historical Military Adventure
343 books — 222 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellLord of the Silver Bow by David GemmellThe Coffee Trader by David LissWounds of Honour by Anthony RichesInsurrection by Robyn Young
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
167 books — 483 voters

Chorus of the Dead by Tracy L. WardDead Silent by Tracy L. Ward
Victorian Mysteries
154 books — 190 voters
Chorus of the Dead by Tracy L. WardDead Silent by Tracy L. Ward
Phatpuppy Book Covers
131 books — 69 voters

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,102 books — 1,773 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie PriestLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyOld Man's War by John ScalziAnathem by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,195 books — 8,938 voters

Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth MoonMistborn by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,446 books — 18,183 voters
Great North Road by Peter F. HamiltonPromise of Blood by Brian McClellanThe Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchEmperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
623 books — 2,901 voters

The Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockThieves' World by Robert Lynn Asprin
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonElantris by Brandon SandersonKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best Fantasy Books with Strong Women Characters
518 books — 413 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksThe Black Company by Glen CookJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,004 books — 1,748 voters
Eisenhorn by Dan AbnettRavenor by Dan Abnett
The Black Library (Tales from Warhammer & Warhammer 40,000)
239 books — 143 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,158 books — 25,688 voters
The Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books by Goodreads Authors
260 books — 322 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDune by Frank HerbertMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Books Ever
75,831 books — 281,780 voters