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Ghost Story by Jim  Butcher
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1,240 books — 6,625 voters
Blackout by Connie Willis
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,130 voters

Turn Coat by Jim  ButcherAn Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters
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924 books — 2,375 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Ending
8,042 books — 6,110 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
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Doomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction
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Holes by Louis SacharSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Best Young Adult Books
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDoomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
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1,115 books — 994 voters

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisDoomsday Book by Connie WillisPassage by Connie WillisOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
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