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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHamlet by William Shakespeare
Penguin Classics
595 books — 314 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,139 voters

Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsPushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsThe Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
228 books — 1,583 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
505 books — 1,056 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Time Machine / The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsEarth Abides by George R. StewartRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
SF Masterworks
203 books — 726 voters
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
477 books — 1,086 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Icarus Hunt by Timothy ZahnThe Prefect by Alastair Reynolds
Science Fiction Detective Novels
235 books — 160 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie PriestMistborn by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingOd Magic by Patricia A. McKillipThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Book Covers
1,757 books — 1,778 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,827 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,823 voters

The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. BanksLook to Windward by Iain M. BanksSurface Detail by Iain M. BanksHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
306 books — 572 voters
The Skinner by Neal AsherLook to Windward by Iain M. BanksGridlinked by Neal AsherThe Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsSurface Detail by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,134 books — 9,196 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberTimeline by Michael CrichtonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction
3,842 books — 7,683 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBlood Song by Anthony RyanThe Black Prism by Brent WeeksThe Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,672 books — 1,916 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
632 books — 678 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James Clavell
Best historical fiction novels
1,238 books — 1,229 voters

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsFoundation by Isaac AsimovAesop’s Fables by AesopOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,339 books — 5,884 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Space Opera
864 books — 1,124 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
78,329 books — 291,991 voters