Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,133 books — 1,885 voters
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)
4,568 books — 26,614 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,286 books — 4,121 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Most Interesting Magic System
2,689 books — 8,839 voters

The Legend of Zelda by Michael GambosThe Legend of Zelda by Akira HimekawaDragon Age by David GaiderThe Stolen Throne by David GaiderThe Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden
Great Books Made From Great Video Games
118 books — 59 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,490 books — 5,294 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLord of the Flies by William Golding
Darkest Books of All Time
1,311 books — 1,721 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,818 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,685 books — 25,330 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
32,416 books — 123,460 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,104 books — 3,838 voters