Big Books of Spring

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
2,133 books — 12,153 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
2,978 books — 5,480 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,485 books — 4,861 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
304 books — 564 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
858 books — 1,781 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
712 books — 1,044 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,823 books — 4,101 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
7,685 books — 25,956 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
9,855 books — 22,249 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
3,776 books — 7,331 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
1,088 books — 3,823 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
17,274 books — 17,321 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
87 books — 1,617 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
77,395 books — 288,803 voters

The Oracle Year by Charles Soule
Best Books of 2018
1,654 books — 2,956 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
64 books — 393 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
1,311 books — 9,248 voters
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,049 books — 5,363 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
32,227 books — 122,685 voters