Book Lists

Updated 4/24/24
Note: Comics are only added once I finish reading them

Best Books of the 2010s
1. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
2. Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson
3. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
4. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
5. The Crippled God by Steven Erikson
6. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
7. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
8. Moonglow by Michael Chabon
9. The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
10. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
11. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
12. Dear Life by Alice Munro
13. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
14. A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
15. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
16. The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham
17. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
18. The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham
19. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
20. The Tyrant's Law by Daniel Abraham
21. The Widow's House by Daniel Abraham
22. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
23. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
24. The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
25. Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Best Books of the 2000s
1. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
2. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
3. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
4. Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
5. Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
7. The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
10. Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
11. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
12. The Scar by China Mieville
13. Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb
14. An Autumn War by Daniel Abraham
15. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
16. A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham
17. Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
18. A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
19. Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
20. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
21. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
22. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
23. Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
24. The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
25. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

Best Books of the 90s
1. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
2. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
3. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
4. A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
5. Imajica by Clive Barker
6. Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
7. Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
9. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
10. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
11. Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard
12. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
13. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
14. The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
15. Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
16. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
17. Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
18. Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
19. The Secret Pilgrim by John Le Carre
20. Pronto by Elmore Leonard
21. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
22. A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel
23. The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
25. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

Best Books of the 80s
1. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
2. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
3. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
4. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
5. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
6. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
7. Madouc by Jack Vance
8. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
9. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
10. The Green Pearl by Jack Vance
11. A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
12. Weaveworld by Clive Barker
13. Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance
14. Books of Blood, Volume 1 by Clive Barker
15. City Primeval by Elmore Leonard
16. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
17. Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut
18. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
19. The White Rose by Glen Cook
20. Books of Blood, Volume 6 by Clive Barker
21. Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance
22. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
23. Glitz by Elmore Leonard
24. Books of Blood, Volume 2 by Clive Barker
25. La Brava by Elmore Leonard

Best Books Year by Year
1976. Swag by Elmore Leonard
1977. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
1978. The Switch by Elmore Leonard
1979. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981. God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
1982. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
1983. Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance
1984. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
1985. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
1986. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
1987. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
1988. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
1989. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
1990. Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
1991. Imajica by Clive Barker
1992. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
1993. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
1994. In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien
1995. Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
1996. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
1997. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
1998. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
1999. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
2000. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
2001. The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
2002. The Scar by China Mieville
2003. Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
2004. Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
2005. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
2006. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
2008. An Autumn War by Daniel Abraham
2009. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
2010. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
2011. The Crippled God by Steven Erikson
2012. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
2013. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
2014. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
2015. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
2016. Moonglow by Michael Chabon
2017. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
2018. Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin
2019. A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
2020. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
2021. The God Is Not Willing by Steven Erikson
2022. Properties of Thirst by Marianne Wiggins
2023. Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham

Best New Comics of 2023
1. Ultimate Invasion
2. Wasp
3. Joe Fixit
4. Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt
5. Secret Invasion
6. Immoral X-Men
7. Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants
8. Nightcrawlers
9. X-Cellent
10. Venom: Lethal Protector II

Best New Comics of 2022
1. Daredevil
2. Devil's Reign
3. Strange
4. The Variants
5. Punisher
6. A.X.E.: Judgment Day
7. Defenders: Beyond
8. Hulk
9. X Lives of Wolverine
10. X Deaths of Wolverine

Best New Comics of 2021
1. S.W.O.R.D.
2. Inferno
3. Eternals
4. Black Cat
5. Defenders
6. Taskmaster
7. Shang-Chi
8. King in Black
9. Death of Doctor Strange
10. Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow

Best New Comics of 2020
1. Black Widow
2. Hellions
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Thor
5. Cable
6. X-Factor
7. Iron Man
8. Strange Academy
9. New Mutants
10. Hawkeye: Freefall

Best New Comics of the 2010s
1. Daredevil (2011)
2. Immortal Hulk
3. Batman (2011)
4. Hawkeye (2012)
5. New Avengers (2013)
6. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
7. Uncanny X-Force
8. Avengers (2013)
9. Superior Spider-Man
10. Paper Girls
11. House of X/Powers of X
12. Journey into Mystery (2011)
13. Uncanny Avengers
14. Ms. Marvel (2014)
15. Gideon Falls
16. Thor: God of Thunder
17. Daredevil (2019)
18. Captain America (2013)
19. Venom (2018)
20. Black Science
21. The Fade Out
22. FF
23. X-Men (2019)
24. Mighty Thor (2016)
25. Criminal (2019)

Best New Comics of 2019
1. House of X/Powers of X
2. Daredevil
3. X-Men
4. Criminal
5. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
6. Black Cat
7. Invaders
8. Captain Marvel
9. King Thor
10. Guardians of the Galaxy

Best New Comics of 2018
1. Immortal Hulk
2. Gideon Falls
3. Venom
4. Marvel 2-In-One
5. Avengers
6. Captain America (2018b)
7. Amazing Spider-Man
8. West Coast Avengers
9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest
10. Fantastic Four

Best New Comics of 2017
1. Mister Miracle
2. Astonishing X-Men
3. Runaways
4. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man
5. Star Wars: Darth Vader
6. Avengers
7. Royals
8. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
9. Hawkeye
10. Thanos

Best New Comics of 2016
1. Mighty Thor
2. Ms. Marvel
3. Vision
4. Daredevil
5. Seven to Eternity
6. Ultimates
7. Black Widow
8. Black Panther
9. Moon Knight
10. Old Man Logan

Best New Comics of 2015
1. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b)
2. Paper Girls
3. Star Wars: Darth Vader
4. Amazing Spider-Man
5. Secret Wars
6. Star Wars
7. New Avengers
8. Doctor Strange
9. Astonishing Ant-Man
10. Karnak

Best New Comics of 2014
1. Ms. Marvel
2. The Fade Out
3. Loki: Agent of Asgard
4. Daredevil
5. Magneto
6. Grayson
7. Amazing Spider-Man
8. Black Widow
9. Punisher
10. Moon Knight

Best New Comics of 2013
1. New Avengers
2. Avengers
3. Superior Spider-Man
4. Thor: God of Thunder
5. Captain America
6. Black Science
7. Young Avengers
8. Superior Foes of Spider-Man
9. All-New X-Men
10. Iron Man

Best New Comics of 2012
1. Hawkeye
2. Uncanny Avengers
3. Batman Incorporated
4. Winter Soldier
5. Fantastic Four
6. Captain Marvel
7. Uncanny X-Men
8. Punisher: War Zone
9. Avengers vs. X-Men
10. Avengers Assemble

Best New Comics of 2011
1. Daredevil
2. Batman
3. Journey Into Mystery
4. FF
5. Batman Incorporated
6. Venom
7. Punisher
8. Batgirl
9. Criminal: The Last of the Innocent
10. Wolverine and the X-Men

Best New Comics of 2010
1. Uncanny X-Force
2. Secret Avengers
3. Wolverine
4. Avengers
5. Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
6. S.H.I.E.L.D.
7. New Avengers
8. Avengers Academy
9. Thanos Imperative
10. The Marvelous Land of Oz

Best New Comics of the 2000s
1. Captain America (2005)
2. Gotham Central
3. All-Star Superman
4. Thor (2007)
5. Immortal Iron Fist
6. Y: The Last Man
7. Criminal
8. X-Factor (2006)
9. Scott Pilgrim
10. Invincible Iron Man
11. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2002)
12. New Avengers
13. Irredeemable
14. She-Hulk
15. X-Statix
16. Ex Machina
17. Alias
18. Secret Warriors
19. Criminal (2008)
20. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
21. Wolverine (2003)
22. Runaways
23. The Walking Dead
24. Punisher (2009)
25. 52

Best New Comics of the 90s
1. Preacher
2. Bone
3. Batman: The Long Halloween
4. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
5. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
6. Batman: Dark Victory
7. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
8. Astro City
9. Promethea
10. Black Panther (1998)
11. Kingdom Come
12. Top 10
13. Squee!
14. Preacher: Saint of Killers
15. Give Me Liberty
16. Sin City
17. Superman for All Seasons
18. Marvels
19. Batman: Black and White
20. Batman: Thrillkiller
21. Martha Washington Goes to War
22. Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
23. Inhumans (1998)
24. Martha Washington Saves the World
25. Black Widow

Best New Comics Year by Year
1993: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
1994: Marvels
1995: Preacher
1996: Batman: The Long Halloween
1997. Squee!
1998. Black Panther
1999. Batman: Dark Victory
2000. Robin: Year One
2001. Fray
2002. Y: The Last Man
2003. Gotham Central
2004. Scott Pilgrim
2005. Captain America
2006. All-Star Superman
2007. Thor
2008. Invincible Iron Man
2009. Irredeemable
2010. Uncanny X-Force
2011. Daredevil
2012. Hawkeye
2013. New Avengers
2014. Ms. Marvel
2015. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
2016. Mighty Thor
2017. Mister Miracle
2018. Immortal Hulk
2019. House of X/Powers of X
2020. Black Widow
2021. S.W.O.R.D.
2022. Daredevil
2023. Ultimate Invasion