Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Tabloid by James EllroyThe Cold Six Thousand by James EllroyBlood's a Rover by James EllroyL.A. Confidential by James Ellroy
The Best in Prose: High Caliber Crime
142 books — 68 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Standalone Fantasy
380 books — 473 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLight Bringer by Pierce BrownThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSalvager by Scott Moon
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,093 books — 1,127 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
NPR 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
105 books — 89 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

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Horror Aficionados Best Books
310 books — 87 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
3,652 books — 6,978 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,163 books — 6,273 voters


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