2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by PulpMonkey (Chompa) (21 Lists)



The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories by Robert W. ChambersThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
HBO's True Detective
123 books — 115 voters
Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsMoon Called by Patricia BriggsStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
630 books — 3,740 voters

Moon Called by Patricia BriggsMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsStorm Front by Jim ButcherHounded by Kevin Hearne
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,548 voters
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Mystery & Thriller 2021
325 books — 561 voters

The Ranger by Ace Atkins
Houston/Galveston Area Books
71 books — 45 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieThe Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
Favorite Epic Grit
102 books — 34 voters

Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsSwords Against Death by Fritz LeiberThe Black Company by Glen Cook
Best Sword and Sorcery
175 books — 172 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie PriestSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,390 books — 2,826 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieMistborn by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,209 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
The Grimdarks
479 books — 1,173 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieLegend by David GemmellThe Heroes by Joe AbercrombieFuries of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
2011 Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Debuts
105 books — 568 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinGlory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
48 books — 311 voters
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyDirty White Boys by Stephen HunterHot Springs by Stephen HunterNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Manfiction
2,214 books — 553 voters
Sandman Slim by Richard KadreyThe Devil You Know by Mike CareyChild of Fire by Harry Connolly
Urban Fantasy With Male Lead Characters
1,023 books — 1,414 voters

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Most Clever Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
166 books — 158 voters
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
381 books — 413 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerSuperman by Mark MillarThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanSin City Volume 1 by Frank Miller
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,768 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,956 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters