Uzumaki by Junji ItoThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins GilmanFragments of Horror by Junji ItoBlack Hole by Charles BurnsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Surreal Horror
88 books — 79 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
337 books — 307 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,926 books — 3,621 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,098 books — 5,420 voters

High Fidelity by Nick HornbyFortune Calling by Hunter S. JonesBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Commitments by Roddy Doyle
Musical Fiction
369 books — 216 voters
Lost Stars by Claudia GrayTarkin by James LucenoA New Dawn by John Jackson MillerBloodline by Claudia GrayDark Disciple by Christie Golden
Best New Star Wars Canon Books
161 books — 582 voters