The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleLovecraft Country by Matt RuffWelcome to Night Vale by Joseph FinkWinter Tide by Ruthanna EmrysA Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
Counter-Lovecraft
185 books — 132 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoFinnegans Wake by James JoyceUlysses by James JoyceA Void by Georges PerecLife by Georges Perec
Anti-novel
113 books — 73 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward        WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick  RobertsThe Last Guest House by Caroline MitchellThe Standoff by Scott BladeWayward Spirits by Wendy Wang
Cult fction
359 books — 205 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSolaris by Stanisław LemThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Translated Speculative Fiction
382 books — 205 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
2,651 books — 8,771 voters
Jaws by Peter BenchleyTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Abyss by Orson Scott CardShadow Divers by Robert KursonThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
Diving the Depths
263 books — 94 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergDivergent by Veronica RothA List of Cages by Robin RoeAbove the Sky by J.W. Lynne
Best Books Set in Present Tense
131 books — 18 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsA List of Cages by Robin Roe
YA 1st Person Present Tense
150 books — 41 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,060 books — 1,964 voters

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyStalking Darkness by Lynn FlewellingThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,268 books — 2,653 voters
The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig ClevengerSkagboys by Irvine WelshKiss Me, Judas by Will Christopher BaerBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeGallant by V.E. Schwab
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters


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