2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jay Crossler (11 Lists)



Watchmen by Alan Moore1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Ender Quartet Box Set by Orson Scott CardRingworld by Larry NivenOld Man's War by John ScalziRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction Series
414 books — 1,091 voters

The Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyDoorways in the Sand by Roger ZelaznyDonnerjack by Roger ZelaznyLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyMadwand by Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny (Your favourite)
73 books — 141 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanContact by Carl SaganStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinLord of Light by Roger Zelazny
SF & Theology
241 books — 292 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonIllegal Aliens by Nick Pollotta
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
612 books — 1,188 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,316 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Excellent Space Opera
1,017 books — 3,644 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Beginning
719 books — 653 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanMagician by Raymond E. Feist
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,728 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Books That Made You Cry
1,607 books — 3,277 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonRingworld by Larry NivenOld Man's War by John ScalziFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,668 voters