The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEast of Eden by John SteinbeckA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
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Dune by Frank HerbertSolaris by Stanisław Lem1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction
3,889 books — 8,036 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
899 books — 1,885 voters
1984 by George OrwellBlindness by José SaramagoThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
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15,497 books — 20,012 voters

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13,359 books — 80,687 voters
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What To Read After Harry Potter
2,257 books — 6,399 voters