2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Fredrick Danysh (28 Lists)



Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Medicine and Literature
1,847 books — 2,007 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinTunnel in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinOrphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,386 books — 1,634 voters

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
Best of Little-Known Authors
6,738 books — 4,825 voters
Roots by Alex HaleyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyExodus by Leon UrisThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThe Beast Master by Andre NortonThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovWare Hawk by Andre NortonA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
636 books — 439 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Reddit's Favorite Science Fiction
86 books — 87 voters

Dark Lightning by Angela N. HuntThe Secrets of Successful Communication by Kevin Thomas McCarneyDefending Jacob by William LandayCooking With Trader Joe's Cookbook by Celine Cossou-BordesThe Myth of Choice by Kent Greenfield
Books Won on Goodreads
494 books — 188 voters
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the U... by Founding FathersBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
623 books — 418 voters

The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
High Body Counts
344 books — 174 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 850 voters

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Books you have read more than one time
12,549 books — 7,809 voters
The Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Theories of Government
187 books — 101 voters

U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersCommon Sense by Thomas PaineRights of Man by Thomas Paine
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
805 books — 489 voters
Ben-Hur by Lew WallaceThe Devil's Novice by Ellis PetersThe Raven in the Foregate by Ellis PetersThe Devil's Advocate by Morris L. WestBrother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters
Catholic Fiction
544 books — 427 voters

The Civil War, Vol. 1 by Shelby FooteA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonLee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southall Freeman
Best American Civil War Books
1,007 books — 981 voters
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 370 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxDemocracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville"I Will Fight No More Forever" by Merrill D. Beal
The Best Social Studies Library List
235 books — 173 voters
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,126 books — 2,363 voters

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Art of War by Sun TzuOn War by Carl von ClausewitzGhost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Ike Skelton's Military History reading list (nonfiction)
132 books — 76 voters
Longshot by Dick Francis
Thrillers
4,604 books — 5,598 voters

The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeRoots by Alex HaleyThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,576 books — 120,253 voters
Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach
World War II Fiction
1,394 books — 2,025 voters

Monk's Hood by Ellis PetersBrother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis PetersThe Potter's Field by Ellis PetersThe Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters
Best Historical Mystery
2,077 books — 4,538 voters
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersThe Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis PetersThe Holy Thief by Ellis PetersThe Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis PetersThe Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
948 books — 1,200 voters

Soldier, Ask Not by Gordon R. DicksonDorsai! by Gordon R. DicksonThe Harper Hall of Pern by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyThe Masterharper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,335 books — 24,667 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Art of War by Sun TzuEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books Ever
76,303 books — 283,820 voters