2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Finn (16 Lists)



Vengeance by Jack Ludlow
Byzantium Empire - Fiction
88 books — 60 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianFlashman at the Charge by George MacDonald FraserThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
546 books — 249 voters

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianKydd by Julian StockwinMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
Naval Fiction
61 books — 29 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianCaribbee by Julian StockwinTenacious by Julian Stockwin
Historical Naval Fiction
164 books — 130 voters

Legend by David Gemmell
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters
The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 924 voters

Victory by Julian StockwinThe Generals by Simon ScarrowMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianSharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellKydd by Julian Stockwin
Napoleonic Wars (Historical Fiction)
110 books — 74 voters
The Abbot's Tale by Conn IgguldenThe Iberian Flame by Julian StockwinClash of Empires by Ben KaneHammer of Rome by Douglas JacksonThe Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden
Historical Fiction 2018
420 books — 976 voters

Lord of the Silver Bow by David GemmellMarathon by Christian CameronDark Prince by David GemmellTyrant by Christian Cameron
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
145 books — 220 voters
The Sallee Rovers by M. KeiMaurice by E.M. Forster
Best M/M With An Actual Story
1,534 books — 1,228 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,768 voters
The Iliad by HomerThe Republic by PlatoThe Odyssey by HomerThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThe Dhammapada by Anonymous
Penguin Classics
595 books — 308 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
726 books — 1,089 voters

Buddhism by Damien Keown
The Oxford Very Short Introductions Series
592 books — 140 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,567 books — 120,220 voters