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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alan (24 Lists)



The Ballad of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
557 books — 116 voters
The Orthodox Study Bible by AnonymousThe Sayings of the Desert Fathers by Benedicta Ward
Best Eastern Orthodox Books
157 books — 100 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
468 books — 409 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeHyperion by Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWizard by John Varley
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
302 books — 260 voters

Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Excellent Space Opera
1,111 books — 3,809 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads
272 books — 564 voters

Against a Dark Background by Iain M. BanksSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 185 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekFree to Choose by Milton Friedman
Best Conservative Books
536 books — 326 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,604 books — 26,727 voters
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinMemories of Ice by Steven EriksonPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
606 books — 678 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
304 books — 250 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Scar by China MiévilleBlindsight by Peter Watts
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,193 books — 9,118 voters

Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Near Future Space & Realistic Space Science Fiction
72 books — 190 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Shatterers of Worlds - The Most Spectacular Space Opera
36 books — 17 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,669 voters
The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer SmithI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
550 books — 260 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
95 books — 411 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareLord of the Flies by William GoldingRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Becoming Culturally Literate
197 books — 77 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinLabyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Translated Speculative Fiction
386 books — 211 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,095 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiGod Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,345 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Republic by PlatoThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Most Influential Books
1,490 books — 5,294 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,133 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSnow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best of Cyberpunk
387 books — 1,198 voters