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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jim (23 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,183 books — 12,251 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
100 Essential Novels Scratch-Off Chart
100 books — 6 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseThe Ferryman by Justin CroninThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,996 books — 5,517 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,500 books — 4,947 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
World War 2 books
393 books — 212 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziFallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
306 books — 571 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Nordic Noir
168 books — 76 voters
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe HaldemanHyperion by Dan Simmons11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
876 books — 1,836 voters

Daemon by Leinad ZerausThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton1984 by George OrwellFreedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Best Technothrillers Ever
716 books — 1,050 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,824 books — 4,129 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld Without End by Ken FollettAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Best Historical Fiction
7,857 books — 26,146 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,831 books — 22,345 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction
3,829 books — 7,574 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hammer of God by Arthur C. ClarkeIlium by Dan SimmonsRedemption Ark by Alastair ReynoldsThe Hollow Man by Dan Simmons
Best Adult Science Fiction
29 books — 9 voters

Ringworld by Larry NivenThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Excellent Space Opera
1,114 books — 3,810 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,452 books — 17,645 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,624 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
78,136 books — 291,357 voters

The Oracle Year by Charles Soule
Best Books of 2018
1,653 books — 2,958 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
62 books — 392 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,178 books — 9,118 voters
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,153 books — 5,432 voters

Seabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,507 books — 123,763 voters