The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,111 books — 5,468 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,110 books — 3,843 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen  KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,145 books — 5,401 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,701 books — 25,567 voters
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
3,978 books — 26,518 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,361 books — 9,515 voters