The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinIron Gold by Pierce BrownThe Stars Are Legion by Kameron HurleyPersepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyProvenance by Ann Leckie
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
335 books — 1,383 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction
3,798 books — 7,402 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Make You Go "Hmm"
369 books — 189 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWorld War Z by Max Brooks1984 by George OrwellCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,281 books — 3,447 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Prometheus Best Novel Award Winners
48 books — 27 voters
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.World War Z by Max Brooks
End of the World
212 books — 224 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Literary Historical Fiction
1,163 books — 1,114 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWorld War Z by Max BrooksCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,337 books — 9,241 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,924 books — 26,280 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,671 books — 25,203 voters

Heart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Translated Speculative Fiction
385 books — 209 voters
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Best Translated Novels
234 books — 77 voters

1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,374 books — 123,375 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut HamsunThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonSelf-Control by Stig Sæterbakken
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,220 books — 1,246 voters

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,189 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Stranger by Albert CamusWatchmen by Alan             MooreWhite Noise by Don DeLillo
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,890 books — 49,803 voters