The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
919 books — 993 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,051 books — 9,884 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,766 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,358 books — 25,541 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchRedwall by Brian Jacques
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,189 books — 25,699 voters
Cleopatra VII by Kristiana GregoryVoyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAcross the Wide and Lonesome Prairie by Kristiana GregorySo Far From Home by Barry Denenberg
Our favorite diary books
197 books — 122 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,144 books — 2,715 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry 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. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,381 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,757 books — 16,490 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowryBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,711 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,257 books — 4,883 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
944 books — 1,196 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Historical Mystery
2,062 books — 4,517 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Books Ever
75,976 books — 282,038 voters