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
2,085 books — 11,752 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
2,923 books — 5,464 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,427 books — 4,762 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
World War 2 books
389 books — 211 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziFallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
291 books — 556 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
167 books — 72 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
826 books — 1,702 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
702 books — 1,014 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,800 books — 3,989 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
7,439 books — 25,626 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
9,845 books — 22,030 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
3,676 books — 7,011 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
1,032 books — 3,686 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
16,986 books — 16,876 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
84 books — 1,614 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
76,703 books — 285,067 voters

The Oracle Year by Charles Soule
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,958 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 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
1,237 books — 8,984 voters
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,973 books — 5,257 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
31,727 books — 120,778 voters