The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,781 books — 26,044 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,750 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Martian by Andy WeirDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Stand-Alone Science Fiction
261 books — 98 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Alternate England
387 books — 312 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanHyperion by Dan SimmonsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
203 books — 723 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,560 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Gathering by Kelley ArmstrongElsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Most Enjoyed
36 books — 5 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowrySpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Teen Novels of the '90s
172 books — 84 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,987 books — 12,437 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliCarry On by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
LGBTQ for YA
1,242 books — 2,149 voters


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