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



The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 787 voters
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Excellent Space Opera
1,032 books — 3,683 voters

Swords & Dark Magic by Jonathan Strahan
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth MoonLegend by David Gemmell
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 691 voters

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
454 books — 487 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
3,062 books — 9,909 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best Joe Abercrombie Books
23 books — 28 voters
Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieThe Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
Grimdark Alliance's Best Grimdark Fantasy
103 books — 88 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
140 books — 232 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,815 books — 2,137 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
479 books — 1,173 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
4,479 books — 18,284 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
1,300 books — 1,620 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
1,630 books — 1,911 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)
4,216 books — 25,813 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
627 books — 2,758 voters

Replay by Ken GrimwoodHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,969 books — 5,256 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,672 books — 7,008 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
1,150 books — 2,724 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
2,084 books — 11,746 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
798 books — 1,326 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
84 books — 1,614 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
7,899 books — 49,790 voters