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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Ehrhart (12 Lists)



An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James ClavellLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryGates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,645 books — 3,107 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Twists
8,628 books — 9,619 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
2014 New York Times Book Review
54 books — 34 voters
Six Days of the Condor by James Grady
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,521 books — 123,817 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasNoble House by James ClavellThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best Books Ever
78,173 books — 291,535 voters

The Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
World War II Fiction
1,448 books — 2,141 voters
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
276 books — 276 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsA Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
Best Historical Mystery
2,279 books — 4,741 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Best Historical Fiction
7,870 books — 26,209 voters

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,709 books — 25,683 voters
Presumed Innocent by Scott TurowThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,442 books — 16,339 voters