The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom (23 Lists)



The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 799 voters
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Excellent Space Opera
1,139 books — 3,973 voters

Swords & Dark Magic by Jonathan Strahan
Sword and Sorcery
617 books — 408 voters
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth MoonLegend by David Gemmell
Best Fantasy of the 80s
355 books — 702 voters

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
540 books — 526 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettLast Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,183 books — 10,199 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best Joe Abercrombie Books
23 books — 29 voters
Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
Grimdark Alliance's Best Grimdark Fantasy
108 books — 92 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
Best Grimdark
141 books — 234 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,852 books — 2,184 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Grimdarks
490 books — 1,213 voters
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonSheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth MoonRed Sister by Mark LawrenceBest Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,883 books — 19,153 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,349 books — 1,659 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonAmong Others by Jo Walton
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,703 books — 1,926 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,801 books — 27,064 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleSongs of Innocence and of Experience by William BlakeJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
624 books — 2,775 voters

Replay by Ken GrimwoodHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,201 books — 5,497 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,884 books — 8,012 voters

Theft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,243 books — 2,910 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettChronicles of the Black Company by Glen CookThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,258 books — 12,299 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingCharacters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott CardWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald MaassThe First Five Pages by Noah LukemanPlot & Structure by James Scott Bell
Best Books on Writing
804 books — 1,342 voters
Gateway by Frederik PohlAmong Others by Jo WaltonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
90 books — 1,631 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,816 books — 49,876 voters