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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Aaron Baker (15 Lists)



Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonThe Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon SandersonYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonThe Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Can't Wait Books of 2023
1,158 books — 1,531 voters
Telegraph Avenue by Michael ChabonNW by Zadie SmithJoseph Anton by Salman RushdieThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Best books of September, 2012
131 books — 254 voters

Telegraph Avenue by Michael ChabonNW by Zadie SmithJoseph Anton by Salman RushdieThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. RowlingMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
flavorwire most anticipated books of fall 2012
15 books — 144 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
24 books — 1,797 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,028 books — 9,836 voters
Heir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Steve PerryStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Best Star Wars Books
459 books — 1,292 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,252 books — 24,499 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,444 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,113 books — 25,600 voters
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 990 voters

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2007 (fiction and nonfiction)
78 books — 60 voters
Maps and Legends by Michael ChabonThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe People of Paper by Salvador PlascenciaKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,361 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe History of Love by Nicole KraussThe People of Paper by Salvador PlascenciaExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,851 books — 21,782 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
Best Books Ever
74,929 books — 277,952 voters