The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Robert SilverbergDangerous Visions by Harlan EllisonThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben BovaThe Ascent of Wonder by David G. HartwellThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben Bova
Best Science Fiction Anthologies
277 books — 95 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
1,067 books — 3,772 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
1,266 books — 9,088 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,734 books — 7,195 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,867 books — 3,612 voters

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John CluteArchaeologies of the Future by Fredric JamesonCritical Theory and Science Fiction by Carl Howard FreedmanThe Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. DischThe Seven Beauties of Science Fiction by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr.
Science Fiction Criticism
134 books — 21 voters
The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr.Critical Theory and Science Fiction by Carl Howard FreedmanReading by Starlight by Damien BroderickMicroworlds by Stanisław LemTrillion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss
Science Fiction Studies
138 books — 26 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Republic by PlatoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovHonor and Polygamy by Omar Farhad
Politics
501 books — 475 voters