Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



George F. Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis
The Best American Historical Biographies of All Time
246 books — 133 voters
All the King's Men by Robert Penn WarrenAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Human Factor by Graham GreeneThe Honorary Consul by Graham Greene
Government in Fiction
191 books — 54 voters

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyCity by Clifford D. SimakThe Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
277 books — 274 voters
Slan by A.E. van Vogt1984 by George OrwellSixth Column by Robert A. HeinleinRed Planet by Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction - 1940-1949
91 books — 121 voters

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor VingeThe Planet Buyer by Cordwainer Smith
Best Hugo Award Winners and Nominees
295 books — 164 voters
The Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Machine Stops by E.M. ForsterFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
In Plato's Cave--Closed Environments in Fiction
60 books — 33 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDune by Frank HerbertThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Most Badass Characters In Fiction
230 books — 177 voters
The C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthIntroduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenThe C++ Programming Language by Bjarne StroustrupCompilers by Alfred V. Aho
Essential Programming Books
183 books — 525 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeEarthlight by Arthur C. ClarkeIslands in the Sky by Arthur C. ClarkeBlindsight by Peter Watts
Solar System Opera
103 books — 98 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanKing Rat by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanStone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 786 voters

An Oblique Approach by David Drake
Best Science Fiction Series
412 books — 1,088 voters
Blood Music by Greg BearWay Station by Clifford D. Simak
Phobos Entertainment's "100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read"
100 books — 262 voters

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRingworld by Larry NivenChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Reddit Underrated Sci Fi List
95 books — 92 voters
SS-GB by Len DeightonWolf Hunt by Sebastian P. Breit
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
766 books — 1,292 voters

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickDune by Frank HerbertVALIS by Philip K. DickThe Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer SmithRoadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky
SF Masterworks
197 books — 722 voters
Gateway by Frederik PohlStar Wars by Timothy ZahnRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsDauntless by Jack CampbellPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,006 books — 3,569 voters