The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardTehanu by Ursula K. Le GuinCoraline by Neil GaimanRedshirts by John Scalzi
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146 books — 121 voters

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Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
87 books — 1,617 voters
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Nebula Award for Best Novel
64 books — 393 voters

The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
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57 books — 275 voters
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65 books — 79 voters

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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37 books — 93 voters
Tangents by Greg BearThe Future is Japanese by Masumi WashingtonThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
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63 books — 53 voters

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47 books — 24 voters
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Hugo Award Winners: Best Novelette
54 books — 26 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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47 books — 15 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
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29 books — 12 voters

Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award
53 books — 14 voters
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Best Science Fiction
3,776 books — 7,331 voters

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2,133 books — 12,153 voters
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Best Series
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The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
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Artificial Condition by Martha WellsScythe by Neal ShustermanRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers2312 by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Human Division by John Scalzi
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Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
556 books — 485 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Ghost Brigades by John ScalziGolden Son by Pierce Brown
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,311 books — 9,249 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,512 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,775 voters

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinDragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
Classic Science Fiction - 1970-1979
272 books — 246 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsRobots and Empire by Isaac AsimovDawn by Octavia E. Butler
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
303 books — 261 voters

Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott CardForever Peace by Joe HaldemanThe Giver by Lois LowryForever Free by Joe Haldeman
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 185 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,978 books — 5,480 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersGolden Son by Pierce BrownMorning Star by Pierce Brown
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
550 books — 781 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Last Colony by John Scalzi
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
312 books — 242 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Giver by Lois LowryDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books Ever
77,396 books — 288,809 voters