The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate by Stephen  KingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
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2,116 books — 11,944 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,338 books — 26,104 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,740 books — 7,247 voters
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,271 books — 9,207 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Philosophical Fiction
338 books — 639 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters

The Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,557 books — 25,002 voters