The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Swashbucklers
576 books — 510 voters
Captain Hawklin and the Skyhook Pirates by Charles F. MillhouseCaptain Hawklin and the Underwater Menace by Charles F. MillhouseSpring-heeled Jack and the President's Ring by D.L. MackenzieThe Adventures of Lazarus Gray by Barry ReeseDieselpunk ePulp Showcase by Grant Gardiner
The Best of New Pulp
175 books — 137 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Family Saga Novels
884 books — 901 voters
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardThe Bloody Crown of Conan by Robert E. HowardThe Conquering Sword of Conan by Robert E. HowardThe Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. HowardBran Mak Morn by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard Del Rey Collections
11 books — 3 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Thieves
662 books — 1,263 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,632 books — 2,912 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonStorm Front by Jim  ButcherThe Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,006 books — 1,736 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,853 books — 26,156 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,401 books — 2,478 voters