Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamDeerskin by Robin McKinleyThe Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,214 voters
The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,451 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
789 books — 1,353 voters
Going Postal by Terry PratchettThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinLord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Nebula Award Runners-Up
219 books — 81 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe White Dragon by Anne McCaffreySeventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Best Hugo Award Runner-Ups
195 books — 100 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchWatchmen by Alan MooreAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganUse of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Great SFF Picaresques
75 books — 118 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Alternate History
372 books — 698 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganIslands in the Net by Bruce SterlingTrue Names... and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge
Best of Cyberpunk
388 books — 1,202 voters

Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio
Best Steampunk Books
1,301 books — 4,139 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award Winners
57 books — 92 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonDune by Frank HerbertConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonSchismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,760 books — 25,706 voters