Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Geekess (21 Lists)



Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyDune by Frank HerbertHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Birthgrave by Tanith LeeDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Science Fiction-Fantasy Hybrids
96 books — 22 voters
Age of Ash by Daniel AbrahamSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuireWhere the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuireThe Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
540 books — 1,410 voters

The Burning White by Brent Weeks
Can't Wait Books of 2019
1,501 books — 3,373 voters
Kellanved's Reach by Ian C. EsslemontA Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel KayChildren of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyTiamat's Wrath by James S.A. CoreyThe Hod King by Josiah Bancroft
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
591 books — 1,720 voters

Oathbringer by Brandon SandersonWalk in Shadow by Steven EriksonDeadhouse Landing by Ian C. EsslemontAge of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher
2017 Highly Anticipated Epic Fantasy
93 books — 662 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Space Opera & Military SF
450 books — 250 voters

The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillipControl Point by Myke ColeThe Dying Earth by Jack Vance
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
719 books — 1,080 voters
Age of Myth by Michael J. SullivanPeace Talks by Jim ButcherFall of Light by Steven Erikson
2016 Highly Anticipated Fantasy
202 books — 1,290 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,277 books — 12,463 voters
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring StoverThe Books of the South by Glen CookDeadhouse Gates by Steven EriksonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
The Grimdarks
467 books — 1,162 voters

Skin Deep by Brandon SandersonThe Long Mars by Terry PratchettWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
502 books — 2,269 voters
The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchSteelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
616 books — 2,894 voters

Small Favor by Jim ButcherBlood Rites by Jim ButcherDeath Masks by Jim ButcherWhite Night by Jim ButcherProven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy-Mystery/Detective
253 books — 294 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Imaginative Books
725 books — 248 voters

Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
758 books — 1,290 voters
The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinThe Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,791 voters

Forge of Darkness by Steven EriksonCaptain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster BujoldA Path to Coldness of Heart by Glen CookShadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
425 books — 720 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiWatchmen by Alan MooreUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,651 books — 25,852 voters

Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set by Brandon SandersonGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznySabriel by Garth NixRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,704 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,186 books — 117,777 voters

Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipTigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Favorite Fantasy Novels, BESIDES those by J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis
1,240 books — 742 voters