Promise of Blood by Brian  McClellanThe Thousand Names by Django WexlerThe Crimson Campaign by Brian  McClellanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
gunpowder fantasy
151 books — 152 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,087 books — 4,547 voters

Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Reddit's SF book club
75 books — 15 voters

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Best Adult SFF with Sapphics
179 books — 114 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin  StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
684 books — 411 voters

The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John BellairsScary Stories Treasury by Alvin SchwartzSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Children's Horror Books
93 books — 95 voters
Sorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. WredeJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMairelon the Magician by Patricia C. WredeA Matter of Magic by Patricia C. WredeHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Regency Fantasy
185 books — 87 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultMaurice by E.M. ForsterAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Charioteer by Mary Renault
Best Gay Historical Fiction
366 books — 573 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George Orwell
Best books for geeks
632 books — 280 voters

Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriCardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 1 by Clamp
Best Completed Manga Series
108 books — 72 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeMort by Terry PratchettThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
Non-Combat Focused Fantasy
52 books — 16 voters


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