Big Books 2025

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25 participants (155 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 “big books” in 2025! Each book must be 500+ pages.

Challenge Books

All books added
Tiamat's Wrath by James S. A. Corey

Tiamat's Wrath

The Expanse #8

James S. A. Corey

534 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction science fiction adventurous fast-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

25 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2009 user-added

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

The Hunger of the Gods

The Bloodsworn Saga #2

John Gwynne

636 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Night Manager by John le Carré

The Night Manager

John le Carré

597 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction thriller mysterious tense slow-paced
Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

Deadhouse Gates

Malazan Book of the Fallen #2

Steven Erikson

604 pages • digital • 2000

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman

Anno Dracula

Anno Dracula #1

Kim Newman

547 pages • paperback • 1992

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

When the Moon Hatched

Moonfall #1

Sarah A. Parker

547 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

The Thirteenth Child

Erin A. Craig

506 pages • hardcover • 2024 user-added

fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

576 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced