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The Big Books of Summer 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mick (25 Lists)



Conquistadores by Fernando CervantesFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzBlood and Iron by Katja HoyerBlind Strategist by Stephen RobinsonThe Western Front by Nick Lloyd
History Published in Year: 2021
578 books — 110 voters
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2020
315 books — 161 voters

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirMaplecroft by Cherie Priest
Queer Horror
593 books — 345 voters
Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky
Marvel Comics 2019 Collected Editions
146 books — 33 voters

The Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalSpace Opera by Catherynne M. ValenteTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
120 books — 421 voters
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireThe Raven Tower by Ann LeckieMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
590 books — 1,720 voters

The Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault Rivera
2018 Latinx/Latin American SFF
18 books — 13 voters
Sins of Empire by Brian McClellanProvenance by Ann LeckieHome by Nnedi OkoraforSix Wakes by Mur LaffertyDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017
225 books — 672 voters

Space Opera by Catherynne M. ValenteWrath of Empire by Brian McClellanArtificial Condition by Martha WellsTrail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
506 books — 1,549 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickCrucible of War by Fred Anderson
Colonial North America (nonfiction)
142 books — 52 voters

Feed by Mira GrantFortune's Pawn by Rachel BachPeacemaker by Marianne de Pierres
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,353 books — 2,793 voters
The Death House by Sarah PinboroughThe Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie BrennanOf Noble Family by Mary Robinette KowalChimera by Mira GrantThe Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch
Most Anticipated: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
444 books — 1,504 voters

The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellanHalf the World by Joe AbercrombieGemini Cell by Myke ColeKnight's Shadow by Sebastien de CastellEmpire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
244 books — 341 voters
The Boy who Wept Blood by Den PatrickThe Iron Ghost by Jen WilliamsTrigger Warning by Neil GaimanThe Liar's Key by Mark LawrenceThe Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
574 books — 3,029 voters

Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner RobertsCleopatra by Stacy Schiff
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
426 books — 946 voters
Moon Over Soho by Ben AaronovitchLove and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner RobertsThe Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
433 books — 576 voters

Commander by Stephen TaylorJohn Paul Jones by Evan ThomasThe Journals by James CookIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana Preston
Age of Sail Nonfiction
351 books — 89 voters
Aurian by Maggie FureyHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanDhiammara by Maggie FureyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,369 books — 17,980 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsLord of the Flies by William GoldingBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Children of Men by P.D. James
Dystopia!
1,210 books — 2,740 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeLongitude by Dava SobelThe Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsScurvy by Stephen R. BownCharles Darwin by Janet Browne
History of Science
484 books — 289 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanDune by Frank HerbertThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
629 books — 428 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleI Am Legend by Steve NilesDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Monster Books!
554 books — 516 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesOn War by Carl von ClausewitzThe Republic by PlatoJust and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
Politics
467 books — 425 voters
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin GardnerThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganFlim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions by James RandiWhy I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Rel... by Bertrand RussellThe Truth About Uri Geller by James Randi
Classics for Skeptics
28 books — 26 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books Ever
73,451 books — 270,548 voters