A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,549 books — 26,604 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
986 books — 370 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,801 books — 7,404 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDoomsday Book by Connie WillisNeuromancer by William Gibson
Hugo Award for Best Novel
75 books — 153 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,676 books — 25,212 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,839 books — 22,300 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,284 books — 4,119 voters
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
1,339 books — 9,241 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Hugo Award Winners and Nominees
295 books — 169 voters