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



Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirSaturn Run by John SandfordA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRainbows End by Vernor VingeThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
193 books — 1,503 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,491 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
726 books — 1,089 voters

Against Empathy by Paul BloomDeep Work by Cal NewportThe Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
Effective Altruism Books
261 books — 154 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
265 books — 264 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 — 105 voters
After Man by Dougal DixonBarlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials by Wayne BarloweAll Tomorrows by Nemo RamjetExpedition by Wayne BarloweThe Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
Xenobiology, Speculative Evolution, and Field guides of fictional creatures
52 books — 18 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
84 books — 1,614 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
42 books — 15 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
8,437 books — 24,677 voters

After Man by Dougal DixonMan After Man by Dougal DixonFragment by Warren FahyAll Tomorrows by Nemo Ramjet
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
108 books — 61 voters
Unsong by Scott AlexanderCrystal Society by Max HarmsUnsouled by Will WightBlindsight by Peter WattsEchopraxia by Peter Watts
Rational Fiction
183 books — 289 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
125 books — 423 voters