Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris (10 Lists)



Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
289 books — 550 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,240 books — 4,092 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,317 books — 25,515 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,143 books — 25,672 voters

Gatherer of Clouds by Sean Russell
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
310 books — 441 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,566 voters

Taiko by Eiji YoshikawaNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiSnow Country by Yasunari KawabataCoin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami
Best Japanese Books
770 books — 3,247 voters
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinEleven Minutes by Paulo CoelhoThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Last Empress by Anchee Min
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,856 books — 21,918 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Top Ten Fantasy Adventure Novels
345 books — 559 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters