Big Books of Summer

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



The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Best Fantasy of the 90s
384 books — 792 voters
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Excellent Space Opera
1,111 books — 3,809 voters

Swords & Dark Magic by Jonathan Strahan
Sword and Sorcery
615 books — 406 voters
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth MoonLegend by David Gemmell
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 693 voters

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
471 books — 510 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
3,125 books — 10,076 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
104 books — 90 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 — 235 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,838 books — 2,156 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
484 books — 1,204 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
4,759 books — 19,088 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
1,331 books — 1,642 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 — 1,915 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)
4,603 books — 26,724 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 — 2,760 voters

Replay by Ken GrimwoodHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,151 books — 5,429 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,829 books — 7,569 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
1,200 books — 2,827 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
2,183 books — 12,250 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
801 books — 1,332 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
89 books — 1,624 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
7,893 books — 49,819 voters