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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Randy (20 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,672 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy World
1,686 books — 2,051 voters

Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor
Christian Ecospirituality
73 books — 20 voters
Waiting for God by Simone Weil
Not your local parish's Christianity
36 books — 11 voters

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane ClaiborneSex, Economy, Freedom, and Community by Wendell BerryCommon Prayer by Shane ClaiborneSurprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
Books for Ordinary Radicals
68 books — 52 voters
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningThe Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. NouwenNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas MertonTraveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Books for Spiritual Dissidents
201 books — 93 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,980 books — 3,569 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,120 books — 10,080 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
813 books — 1,730 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Contemporary Fantasy for Guys
724 books — 625 voters

Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
461 books — 1,866 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,124 books — 5,520 voters

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardSurprised by Hope by N.T. WrightThe Great Omission by Dallas WillardThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Making Disciples
96 books — 55 voters
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferThe Pursuit of God by A.W. TozerLife Together by Dietrich BonhoefferCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster
Best Discipleship Books
169 books — 112 voters

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Road by Cormac McCarthySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyUbik by Philip K. Dick
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
World's Greatest Novellas
732 books — 1,464 voters

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningRuthless Trust by Brennan ManningThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Influential Books
297 books — 144 voters
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
Christian's List for a Deeper Relationship with Christ
562 books — 561 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferBlue Like Jazz by Donald MillerThe Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningThe Barbarian Way by Erwin Raphael McManus
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,433 books — 3,651 voters
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningThe Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardThe Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. NouwenSimply Jesus by N.T. WrightThe Wounded Healer by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Favorite Christian Books
1,962 books — 1,566 voters