Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Liesl de Swardt (77 Lists)



Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Fiction: Criminal/Forensic Profiler/Psychologist/Psychiatrist (Main Characters)
184 books — 121 voters
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisHannibal by Thomas HarrisRevelation by C.J. SansomTheft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
Best Serial Killer Books
378 books — 351 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonRiver God by Wilbur SmithPieternella by Dalene Matthee
Historical fiction: Africa
125 books — 48 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanWorld Without End by Ken Follett
History through Novels: 1000-1899 Western Europe
434 books — 172 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Books I wish I had never read
1,278 books — 1,327 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
British Fantasy Authors
131 books — 117 voters

Uprooted by Naomi NovikHeart's Blood by Juliet MarillierEast by Edith PattouBeauty and the Beast by K.M. SheaThe Cold King by Amber Jaeger
Best retellings of Beauty and the Beast
342 books — 1,119 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,281 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,452 books — 16,031 voters
The Talisman by Walter Scott
The crusades-historical fiction
63 books — 68 voters

World Without End by Ken FollettAgincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction books about the Hundred Years War
127 books — 71 voters
World Without End by Ken Follett
Bubonic Plague
96 books — 57 voters

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeRiver God by Wilbur Smith
Ancient Egyptian Royalty - Fiction
83 books — 48 voters
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Very Best Historical Fiction
175 books — 49 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettIvanhoe by Walter ScottThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Medieval England (Historical Fiction)
381 books — 177 voters
The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian BradshawJulian by Gore VidalLustrum by Robert Harris
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
268 books — 263 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisImperium by Robert HarrisLustrum by Robert HarrisThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisJoseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
507 books — 389 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Historical Fiction - France
511 books — 322 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Historical fiction worth reading
1,262 books — 533 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books That Have Made An Impression
3,867 books — 1,973 voters

Imperium by Robert HarrisThe Course of Honor by Lindsey DavisConspirata by Robert HarrisFire in the East by Harry SidebottomThe Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
358 books — 594 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Richard III in novels
44 books — 49 voters

The Opera Ghost Unraveled by Michelle RodriguezUntouchable by Michelle RodriguezManifestations of a Phantom's Soul by Michelle RodriguezManifestations of a Phantom's Soul, volume 2 by Michelle RodriguezScripted in Love's Scars by Michelle Rodriguez
Phantom Gets The Girl!
20 books — 8 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
The Fantasy Books That Will Make You Laugh
300 books — 284 voters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMiguel Strogoff by Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneThe Mysterious Island by Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
Best Works of Jules Verne
91 books — 96 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinDissolution by C.J. SansomAgincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,414 books — 2,282 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,734 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellThe Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters


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