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The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonStorm Front by Jim ButcherJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWorld War Z by Max Brooks
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,132 books — 2,691 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanHell House by Richard Matheson
Ghost Stories
1,481 books — 1,878 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Stand by Stephen KingDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,697 books — 25,900 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,123 books — 25,647 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillHell House by Richard MathesonThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammon
Best Horror Novels
1,953 books — 5,427 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Books About Being Trapped or Stranded
569 books — 218 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksSwan Song by Robert McCammonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
Eternity Road by Jack McDevittThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,234 books — 3,402 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,299 books — 24,517 voters
The Imago Sequence by Laird BarronBatman by Mike Mignola
Lovecraftian Fiction
49 books — 25 voters

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftThe Colour Out of Space by H.P. LovecraftThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
Intellects Vast And Cool And Unsympathetic - The Best Cosmic Horror Stories
57 books — 37 voters
The Mist by Stephen King
Lovecraft Would Be Pleased
86 books — 62 voters

Meg by Steve AltenThe Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
Monsters & Beasts
275 books — 70 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,171 books — 67,658 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherChanges by Jim ButcherSummer Knight by Jim ButcherDead Beat by Jim ButcherTurn Coat by Jim Butcher
Urban Fantasy With Male Lead Characters
1,022 books — 1,412 voters
Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Books about the Dyatlov Pass Incident / Книги о перевале Дятлова
38 books — 16 voters

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Novels with Demonic Possession
18 books — 13 voters
Beast by Peter BenchleyThe Loch by Steve AltenMeg by Steve Alten
Sea Monster Books!
157 books — 231 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Terror by Dan SimmonsUnder the Dome by Stephen KingCell by Stephen KingA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
483 books — 1,248 voters
Devour by Kurt AndersonBeast by Peter BenchleyMeg by Steve AltenThe Loch by Steve AltenThe Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
Tooth and Claw
36 books — 10 voters

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Will BlytheMen at Work by George F. WillPlaying for Keeps by David HalberstamFlashing Before My Eyes by Dick SchaapUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Top reads for sports fans
954 books — 769 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceDracula by Bram StokerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,942 books — 2,988 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Favorite books from my childhood
4,400 books — 7,407 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanKing Rat by China MiévilleStorm Front by Jim Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,392 books — 12,521 voters