Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Learn About History
459 books — 186 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Odyssey by HomerThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Best Books About Mythology
1,395 books — 2,219 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Nebula Award Runners-Up
219 books — 79 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,151 books — 2,725 voters