Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rebecca Huston (311 Lists)



The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanDragonflight by Anne McCaffreyA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinDragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
There be dragons
252 books — 56 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHelen of Troy by Margaret GeorgeThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryNefertiti by Michelle MoranNefertiti by Nick Drake
Books You've Burned
305 books — 51 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayIntervention by Julian MayThe Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
Rocking-chair Days - The Re-Reads
321 books — 62 voters
The Price of Blood by Patricia BracewellEpitaph by Mary Doria RussellEnchantress of Paris by Marci JeffersonThe Accidental Empress by Allison PatakiA Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
Historical Fiction 2015
386 books — 2,089 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanKatherine by Anya SetonLionheart by Sharon Kay PenmanWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanTime and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Favorite Historical novels of the Plantagenets
37 books — 27 voters
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth GeorgeEpitaph by Mary Doria RussellThe Price of Blood by Patricia BracewellThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,182 books — 11,535 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe King's Daughter. A Novel of the First Tudor Queen by Sandra WorthThe Rain Maiden by Jill M. PhillipsShield of Three Lions by Pamela KaufmanThe Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Historical Howlers
98 books — 37 voters
Missing Joseph by Elizabeth GeorgeLoving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney
The Male Gerund Phenomenon
252 books — 36 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
Books with 'Girl' in the Title
2,372 books — 278 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With Multiple Perspectives
736 books — 285 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMansfield Park by Jane AustenA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellIn This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
Vicars, Priests, Abbots, Fathers, Abbesses, Pastors, Nuns
782 books — 288 voters
Tiger Shrimp Tango by Tim DorseyBlind Justice by Anne PerryCrimson Angel by Barbara HamblyTabula Rasa by Ruth Downie
New 2013-14 Mysteries to Snuggle Up With
175 books — 124 voters

Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom ClancyWolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz SmithRed Square by Martin Cruz SmithStalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith
Books set in Moscow
81 books — 40 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettDeception on His Mind by Elizabeth GeorgeSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Books Set in Devon
82 books — 27 voters

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserLove and Louis XIV by Antonia FraserCleopatra by Stacy SchiffThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootJane Boleyn by Julia Fox
The Woman behind the man
102 books — 21 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Silver Devil by Teresa DenysUndone by Virginia HenleyTo Desire a Devil by Elizabeth HoytSinful by Susan Johnson
Dukes... Bring 'em on!
501 books — 985 voters

The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
536 books — 349 voters
Lady of Quality by Georgette HeyerApril Lady by Georgette HeyerThe Lady in the Tower by Alison WeirLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettThe two duchesses, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabet... by Vere Foster
"Ladies" in the Title
1,003 books — 65 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Marry an English Lord or, How Anglomania Really Got Started by Gail MacCollA Great and Terrible King by Marc MorrisTo Play the King by Michael DobbsThe High King by Lloyd Alexander
Lords, Dukes, Earls and Sirs in the Title
879 books — 54 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBleak House by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Pompous Books to Read in Public
307 books — 153 voters

A Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. WoodiwissThe Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. WoodiwissPetals on the River by Kathleen E. WoodiwissAdora by Bertrice SmallEnchantress Mine by Bertrice Small
Historical Romances with Kidnapped/Sold/Captive Heroine
172 books — 159 voters
The Edge of the Water by Elizabeth GeorgeThe Marathon Conspiracy by Gary CorbyTiger Shrimp Tango by Tim DorseyBlood on the Water by Anne Perry
2014's Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers
282 books — 655 voters

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Stella Prize 2014
12 books — 13 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Romanovs by Robert K. MassieThe Last Tsar by Edvard RadzinskyThe Last Empress by Greg KingA Lifelong Passion by Sergei Mironenko
The Best Romanov Books, The Russian Tsars and Russian Royal Family
201 books — 266 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Round House by Louise ErdrichHHhH by Laurent Binet
Impac Dublin Award 2014 Long List
30 books — 28 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Favorite Book/Film Adaptations
253 books — 64 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,156 books — 1,201 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanAnne Neville by Michael Hicks
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick , Kingmaker
43 books — 20 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierKatherine by Anya Seton
Cross Dressing in History/Historical Fiction/Literature.
61 books — 28 voters
The Face of a Stranger by Anne PerryCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMurder at the War by Mary Monica PulverThe Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman
Mysteries with Married Couples or Permanent Partners
102 books — 60 voters