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Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Republic by PlatoCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantMeditations by Marcus AureliusFrom Darkness Into Light by A. Helwa
Best World Philosophy Book
955 books — 1,424 voters
Babel by R.F. KuangThe Will of the Many by James IslingtonEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Fantasy Academia
58 books — 85 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellNinth House by Leigh BardugoIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioVicious by V.E. Schwab
Academia, Magic, and Secret Societies
74 books — 94 voters
Beowulf by UnknownChaucer's Canterbury Tales by Marcia WilliamsSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetThe Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusArthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes
Books Important to Scholars of the Middle Ages
195 books — 42 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written by Women
980 books — 195 voters
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienDrown by Junot Díaz
Best Reading for the Contemporary Writer
132 books — 235 voters

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangEmbassytown by China Miéville1984 by George OrwellThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellBabel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Science Fiction using Languages or Linguistics as a Plot Device
70 books — 119 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,293 books — 4,126 voters

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorFimbulwinter by E. William BrownSuper Sales on Super Heroes by William D. ArandDungeon Born by Dakota KroutThe Land by Aleron Kong
Empire building, conquering & ruling
200 books — 268 voters