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
7,325 books — 25,539 voters
The Crystal Cave by Mary  StewartPenmarric by Susan HowatchA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithShadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeThe Hollow Hills by Mary  Stewart
Historical Gems from the Past
554 books — 323 voters

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor HermanWicked Plants by Amy  StewartThe Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable by Carol BaxterThe Inheritor's Powder by Sandra Hempel
Poison Nonfiction
22 books — 13 voters

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWho Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Afrofuturism
199 books — 134 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
2,612 books — 8,765 voters
Dawn by Octavia E. ButlerThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
Speculative Fiction by Women of Color
183 books — 68 voters


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