The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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3,733 books — 25,959 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesBlindness by José Saramago
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,328 books — 24,579 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor HugoThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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1,858 books — 4,640 voters