Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovPandora's Star by Peter F. HamiltonThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Best Space Opera
1,148 books — 1,948 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,839 books — 124,654 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,181 books — 5,464 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters