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



Wolf Brother by Michelle PaverWest of Eden by Harry HarrisonWinter in Eden by Harry HarrisonReturn to Eden by Harry HarrisonDinotopia Lost by Alan Dean Foster
Best Pre-History Fiction
203 books — 382 voters
Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
Excellent Space Opera
1,114 books — 3,813 voters

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessSun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,615 voters
Sun of Suns by Karl SchroederThe Quantum Thief by Hannu RajaniemiSingularity's Ring by Paul MelkoThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonTen Sigmas & Other Unlikelihoods by Paul Melko
The Most Unimaginable Future World
28 books — 5 voters

The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,289 books — 4,124 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J.R.R. TolkienThe Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. TolkienThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy World
1,689 books — 2,059 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThomas the Rhymer by Ellen KushnerThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthDarkhenge by Catherine Fisher
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
669 books — 632 voters
Ship of Magic by Robin HobbThe Mad Ship by Robin HobbShip of Destiny by Robin HobbThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Down by the Sea
741 books — 564 voters

The Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Favorite books from my childhood
4,499 books — 7,703 voters
Un Lun Dun by China MiévilleThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonReckless by Cornelia FunkeEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,121 books — 10,087 voters

Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonReckless by Cornelia FunkeThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettLords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
816 books — 1,074 voters
Soldier of Arete by Gene WolfeSoldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Historical Fantasy
380 books — 193 voters

Conan The Defiant by Steve PerryConan the Indomitable by Steve PerryThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,107 books — 1,252 voters
Reckless by Cornelia FunkeThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonEast by Edith PattouDarkhenge by Catherine FisherThe Sword and the Satchel by Elizabeth H. Boyer
Myth and Folktale Retellings
631 books — 587 voters

Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,294 books — 12,870 voters
Genesis by Bernard BeckettThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerThe Maze Runner by James DashnerThe Scorch Trials by James DashnerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,709 books — 25,698 voters

Ship of Magic by Robin HobbThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,624 books — 26,751 voters
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen KushnerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
78,205 books — 291,675 voters

Un Lun Dun by China MiévilleLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowThe Maze Runner by James DashnerIncarceron by Catherine Fisher
Best Young Adult Books
13,209 books — 80,450 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
303 books — 581 voters

Un Lun Dun by China MiévillePeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeReckless by Cornelia FunkeEast by Edith Pattou
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,844 books — 9,206 voters