The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,436 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,682 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters
The Lost Hero by Rick RiordanThe Son of Neptune by Rick RiordanThe Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,345 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingDracula by Bram StokerThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Books Ever
78,075 books — 291,135 voters