The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersThe Martian by Andy WeirQuarter Share by Nathan Lowell
Optimistic Space Scifi
97 books — 103 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Standalone Fantasy
379 books — 473 voters

A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldBarrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Sci Fi of Manners
162 books — 42 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeEtiquette & Espionage by Gail CarrigerHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede
Fantasy of Manners
294 books — 496 voters

The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly BlackA Tempest of Tea by Hafsah FaizalHeavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay ZhaoThe Girl with No Reflection by Keshe ChowSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
YA Novels of 2024
686 books — 676 voters