Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,207 books — 8,950 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
335 books — 253 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,440 books — 119,702 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
370 books — 1,181 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
611 books — 1,189 voters