Self-Discovery & Meaning
Individual topics classified under "Self-Discovery & Meaning", ranked by how many awards the books carrying each one have won combined. Open a topic to see its most-awarded books.
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- 1
Identity
89 books
33
wins
487
score
- 2
Self-discovery
69 books
24
wins
405
score
- 3
Identity and self-discovery
54 books
13
wins
247
score
- 4
Isolation
22 books
11
wins
167
score
- 5
Identity and transformation
38 books
8
wins
181
score
- 6
Identity and consciousness
19 books
8
wins
120
score
- 7
Identity and perception
14 books
8
wins
112
score
- 8
Destiny and prophecy
9 books
8
wins
77
score
- 9
Midlife crisis
15 books
5
wins
122
score
- 10
Magic and destiny
17 books
5
wins
84
score
- 11
Aging
8 books
5
wins
70
score
- 12
Loneliness
6 books
5
wins
66
score
- 13
Magic and wizardry
10 books
5
wins
60
score
- 14
Magic and sorcery
24 books
4
wins
97
score
- 15
Mortality
8 books
4
wins
86
score
- 16
Family saga across generations
11 books
4
wins
84
score
- 17
Family and loyalty
9 books
4
wins
59
score
- 18
Ambition
5 books
4
wins
50
score
- 19
Identity and disguise
9 books
4
wins
45
score
- 20
Magic and self-discovery
6 books
4
wins
40
score
- 21
Magic and mentorship
4 books
4
wins
37
score
- 22
Prophecy and destiny
27 books
3
wins
80
score
- 23
Identity and deception
18 books
3
wins
77
score
- 24
Identity and reinvention
12 books
3
wins
72
score
- 25
Fate versus free will
10 books
3
wins
63
score
- 26
Cloning and identity
7 books
3
wins
45
score
- 27
Fate and free will
5 books
3
wins
37
score
- 28
Identity and technology
5 books
3
wins
36
score
- 29
Wealth and power
3 books
3
wins
34
score
- 30
Identity and self-perception
3 books
3
wins
32
score
- 31
Identity and gender
9 books
2
wins
66
score
- 32
Homecoming
7 books
2
wins
57
score
- 33
War and conquest
15 books
2
wins
57
score
- 34
Human nature
6 books
2
wins
43
score
- 35
Transformation
7 books
2
wins
38
score
- 36
Identity and humanity
6 books
2
wins
37
score
- 37
Identity and truth
5 books
2
wins
36
score
- 38
Hidden identity
5 books
2
wins
35
score
- 39
Quest for identity
5 books
2
wins
34
score
- 40
Identity and cloning
6 books
2
wins
33
score
- 41
Search for identity
5 books
2
wins
32
score
- 42
Artificial intelligence and consciousness
7 books
2
wins
30
score
- 43
Death and resurrection
5 books
2
wins
28
score
- 44
Heroism
4 books
2
wins
26
score
- 45
Identity and self-deception
4 books
2
wins
25
score
- 46
Post-human evolution
3 books
2
wins
25
score
- 47
Childhood and coming of age
3 books
2
wins
23
score
- 48
Corruption and power
6 books
2
wins
23
score
- 49
Search for the truth
4 books
2
wins
23
score
- 50
Magic and prophecy
7 books
2
wins
22
score
- 51
Identity and free will
5 books
2
wins
21
score
- 52
Science and discovery
5 books
1
win
32
score
- 53
Identity and freedom
3 books
1
win
31
score
- 54
Search for meaning and identity
5 books
1
win
29
score
- 55
Loneliness and connection
5 books
1
win
28
score
- 56
Fate vs free will
4 books
1
win
27
score
- 57
Travel and self-discovery
3 books
1
win
23
score
- 58
Identity and self-acceptance
5 books
1
win
21
score
- 59
Human condition
3 books
1
win
18
score
- 60
Humanity's place in the universe
3 books
1
win
18
score
- Here Gather the Stars (also known as Way Station) · Clifford D. Simak1 win · 8 score
- Grass · Sheri S. Tepper0 wins · 5 score
- Space Opera · Catherynne M. Valente0 wins · 5 score
- 61
Idealism versus reality
3 books
1
win
18
score
- 62
Identity and possession
4 books
1
win
18
score
- 63
Post-war Europe
3 books
1
win
18
score
- 64
Memory and self-discovery
3 books
1
win
17
score
- 65
Nature of reality
3 books
1
win
15
score
- 66
Madness and obsession
3 books
1
win
14
score
- 67
Shapeshifting and identity
3 books
1
win
13
score
- 68
Consciousness and identity
3 books
1
win
12
score
- 69
What it means to be human
3 books
1
win
11
score
- 70
Imagination vs reality
3 books
1
win
9
score
- 71
Identity and fate
5 books
0
wins
29
score
- 72
Transformation and identity
9 books
0
wins
28
score
- 73
Love and self-discovery
5 books
0
wins
24
score
- 74
Alienation
5 books
0
wins
20
score
- 75
Fate and chance
5 books
0
wins
20
score
- 76
Self-discovery and identity
5 books
0
wins
18
score
- 77
Isolation and identity
5 books
0
wins
17
score
- 78
Man versus nature
3 books
0
wins
16
score
- 79
Nanotechnology
6 books
0
wins
16
score
- 80
Aging and identity
3 books
0
wins
15
score
- 81
Deception and identity
4 books
0
wins
15
score
- 82
Destiny
5 books
0
wins
15
score
- 83
Possession and identity
4 books
0
wins
15
score
- 84
Dreams and reality
4 books
0
wins
13
score
- 85
Identity and obsession
5 books
0
wins
13
score
- 86
Identity and secrecy
5 books
0
wins
13
score
- 87
Secrets and identity
4 books
0
wins
12
score
- 88
Self-discovery and redemption
3 books
0
wins
12
score
- 89
Identity and origins
3 books
0
wins
11
score
- 90
Immortality and identity
3 books
0
wins
11
score
- 91
Reality and perception
3 books
0
wins
11
score
- 92
Search for truth
4 books
0
wins
11
score
- 93
Identity and hidden past
3 books
0
wins
10
score
- 94
Isolation and alienation
3 books
0
wins
10
score
- 95
Amnesia and identity
4 books
0
wins
9
score
- 96
Perception vs reality
3 books
0
wins
9
score
- 97
Aging and legacy
3 books
0
wins
8
score
- 98
Hollywood and celebrity culture
3 books
0
wins
8
score
- 99
Identity and reality
4 books
0
wins
8
score
- 100
Memory and self-deception
3 books
0
wins
8
score
- 101
Reality vs fiction
3 books
0
wins
8
score
- 102
Quest for lost knowledge
3 books
0
wins
6
score
Recent Standout Topics (2020+)
- 1Identity and self-discovery5 wins
- 2Identity5 wins
- 3Self-discovery4 wins
- 4Isolation3 wins
- 5Family and loyalty3 wins
- 6Aging2 wins
- 7Fate versus free will2 wins
- 8Prophecy and destiny1 win
- 9Identity and reinvention1 win
- 10Identity and transformation1 win
Where This Data Comes From
- Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel1988–2025
- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy2005–2025
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction2012–2026
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction1945–2026
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1986–2026
- Arthur C. Clarke Award1987–2026
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel1987–2025
- British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (August Derleth Award)1972–2011