Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Pete Nardone (14 Lists)



Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonMemories of Ice by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy World
1,651 books — 1,994 voters
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonPrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,157 books — 25,684 voters

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
Military Fantasy
299 books — 587 voters
The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,392 voters

Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
Best Fantasy of 2014
146 books — 612 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
167 books — 483 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
100 Must Read Fantasy
142 books — 45 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,064 books — 11,662 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGoing Postal by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books that Make you Laugh
3,489 books — 4,998 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Humorous Books
4,303 books — 7,858 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerCapitalism by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandTao Teh Ching by Lao Tzu
Everyone Should Read
196 books — 54 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. SullivanAvempartha by Michael J. SullivanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Fantasy Books by Goodreads Authors
260 books — 322 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussTheft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,142 books — 2,713 voters
Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,194 books — 68,032 voters