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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 — 132 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
195 books — 58 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
255 books — 269 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
74 books — 114 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
299 books — 169 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 — 178 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
184 books — 526 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
104 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
417 books — 795 voters

An Oblique Approach by David Drake
Best Science Fiction Series
450 books — 1,144 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 — 261 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
98 books — 94 voters
SS-GB by Len DeightonWolf Hunt by Sebastian P. Breit
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
790 books — 1,353 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
200 books — 727 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
1,128 books — 3,902 voters