Agent of Byzantium by Harry TurtledoveWhat If? by Robert CowleyWhat If? 2 by Robert Cowley
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
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301 books — 581 voters
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Half Magic by Edward EagerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Mystery
359 books — 303 voters

The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,573 voters
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Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,397 voters

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. ChestertonOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Best Book Titles
11,368 books — 7,752 voters
Cathedral by David MacaulayCastle by David Macaulay
Best Middle Ages Books
1,215 books — 1,693 voters

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgAesop’s Fables by AesopThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Got You Hooked?
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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Books
1,681 books — 1,998 voters

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The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Dune by Frank HerbertCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
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