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
3,652 books — 6,978 voters
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuDream of the Red Chamber by Cao XueqinThe Pillow Book by Sei ShōnagonTao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Arabian Nights by Anonymous
Asian Classics
183 books — 58 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
1,017 books — 3,644 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 365 voters

Bridge of Birds by Barry HughartThe Scourge by Roberto CalasWar for the Oaks by Emma BullHere Lies Death by Harlan VaughnIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,109 books — 1,545 voters
Grass by Sheri S. TepperOn Destiny by Aileen ErinThe Rookie by Scott SiglerLight Bringer by Pierce BrownThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,169 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,244 voters

Sirena by Donna Jo NapoliHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingIngo by Helen DunmoreThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz KesslerThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
Sea Creatures
744 books — 996 voters


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