Lord Valentine's CastleClassic · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction
Lord Valentine's Castle
1980 · Fiction
20
Classic
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (1981). 3.89★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
20Must-Read Score
- Readers25 out of 100 · counts 40%+11
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #125 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #128 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #507 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1326 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (1981)
Reads as
Epic, Adventurous
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