Medicus by Ruth Downie
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1,022 books — 1,420 voters

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Excellent Space Opera
1,103 books — 3,837 voters
Medicus by Ruth Downie
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A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersWhat Angels Fear by C.S. HarrisDissolution by C.J. Sansom
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Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Space Opera
1,133 books — 1,885 voters

The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth MoonCamouflage by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry NivenGateway by Frederik Pohl
Nebula Award for Best Novel
62 books — 392 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,807 voters

Storm Front by Jim  ButcherDisappearing Nightly by Laura ResnickDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Fantasy-Mystery/Detective
267 books — 320 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDie Trying by Lee ChildAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanOne Shot by Lee Child
Best Manfiction
2,216 books — 553 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,148 books — 7,231 voters
The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleInherit the Stars by James P. HoganCallahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider RobinsonBrightness Reef by David Brin
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,135 books — 2,297 voters

Storm Front by Jim  ButcherOld Man's War by John ScalziHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,196 books — 2,828 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,345 books — 9,243 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,430 books — 16,263 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Forever War by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry NivenThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,682 books — 25,224 voters