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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Unbestechlich (17 Lists)



The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
337 books — 195 voters
Brethren by W.A. HoffmanMatelots by W.A. HoffmanTreasure by W.A. HoffmanWolves by W.A. Hoffman
Best Gay Pirate/Sailor book
135 books — 222 voters

The Bull from the Sea by Mary RenaultThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerHelen of Troy by Margaret George
Greek Mythology
526 books — 589 voters
River God by Wilbur Smith
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 311 voters

The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
Norse Mythology
290 books — 404 voters
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary MantelThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellVlad by C.C. HumphreysThe Praise Singer by Mary RenaultUnder Enemy Colours by Sean Thomas Russell
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,409 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,085 voters
Sharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard CornwellYoung Bloods by Simon ScarrowSharpe's Eagle by Bernard CornwellThe Duke by Richard AldingtonWellington by Christopher Hibbert
Napoleonic Novels
193 books — 100 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudVlad by C.C. Humphreys
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,071 books — 66,879 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Books made into really good movies
575 books — 285 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,851 books — 21,780 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters

Гладиатрикс by Russell Whitfield
Most Irritating Female Characters
64 books — 36 voters
Das Totendorf by Alexandra SellThe Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
Loki: God of Mischief
191 books — 221 voters

Wolfskin by Juliet MarillierThe Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
Viking Historical Fiction
197 books — 282 voters
Secretariat by William Nack
Best Horse Books
609 books — 367 voters

The Time of Terror by Seth HunterA Place of Greater Safety by Hilary MantelThe Glass-Blowers by Daphne du MaurierThe Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole FranceMadame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
The French Revolution
231 books — 288 voters