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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David (15 Lists)



Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickCount Zero by William GibsonMona Lisa Overdrive by William GibsonBurning Chrome by William Gibson
Best of Cyberpunk
387 books — 1,199 voters
The Owl Service by Alan GarnerThe Dark is Rising by Susan CooperGreenwitch by Susan CooperThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan GarnerThe Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell
Folk Horror
372 books — 166 voters

Elric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
Sword and Sorcery
615 books — 406 voters
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 312 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank Patrick Herbert
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,185 books — 11,070 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldAll the Devils Are Here by David SeabrookMoominvalley in November by Tove JanssonThe High Window by Raymond ChandlerMoominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson
Backlisted Podcast
132 books — 19 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Best of Ray Bradbury
105 books — 246 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickThe Crystal World by J.G. BallardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Science Fiction 101
12 books — 3 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréThe Ipcress File by Len Deighton
Best Cold War Spy Books
50 books — 62 voters
The Bridge by Iain Banks
Readercon Slipstream Canon
113 books — 30 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank MillerV for Vendetta by Alan MooreSwamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
635 books — 437 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréCasino Royale by Ian Fleming
Best Spy Novels
1,414 books — 2,531 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickBurning Chrome by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,728 books — 25,787 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonEmpire of the Sun by J.G. BallardCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
World War II Fiction
1,458 books — 2,166 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,826 voters