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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Daniel Bensen (17 Lists)



Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirSaturn Run by John SandfordRainbows End by Vernor VingeThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
255 books — 1,548 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
603 books — 1,501 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsReaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Funny and Intelligent Fiction
70 books — 25 voters
The Anvil of the World by Kage BakerDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne JonesThe Ladies of Mandrigyn by Barbara Hambly
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
745 books — 1,135 voters

Against Empathy by Paul BloomDeep Work by Cal NewportThe Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
Effective Altruism Books
264 books — 156 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchDune by Frank HerbertThe Martian by Andy Weir
Genius Protagonist
269 books — 267 voters

Unsouled by Will WightWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Evolving protagonist
79 books — 106 voters
After Man by Dougal DixonBarlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials by Wayne BarloweAll Tomorrows by C.M. KosemenExpedition by Wayne BarloweThe Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
Xenobiology, Speculative Evolution, and Field guides of fictional creatures
53 books — 19 voters

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeA Deepness in the Sky by Vernor VingeMirror Dance by Lois McMaster BujoldBarrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldPaladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,630 voters
The Godel Operation by James L. CambiasShe Dreams in Blood by Michael R. FletcherBloodline by Will WightProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirFinnegan's Awake by Trilby Black
Hugo 2022 Eligible Novels
96 books — 131 voters

Semiosis by Sue BurkeJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonInterference by Sue BurkeThe Lost World by Michael CrichtonFalling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
Biology-inspired science fiction
44 books — 19 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,810 books — 26,035 voters

After Man by Dougal DixonMan After Man by Dougal DixonFragment by Warren FahyAll Tomorrows by C.M. Kosemen
Alternative Evolutionary Theory
61 books — 9 voters
The Monstrumologist by Rick YanceyRelic by Douglas PrestonThe Curse of the Wendigo by Rick YanceyFragment by Warren Fahy
Monstrous Biology
23 books — 29 voters

The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellFragment by Warren FahyThe Martian by Andy WeirRingworld by Larry NivenRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Mind Blowing Science Fiction Novels
107 books — 60 voters
Unsong by Scott AlexanderCrystal Society by Max HarmsUnsouled by Will WightBlindsight by Peter WattsEchopraxia by Peter Watts
Rational Fiction
183 books — 291 voters

Lies Sleeping by Ben AaronovitchThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyGhostwater by Will WightRedemption's Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
126 books — 423 voters