The Black Company by Glen CookDeadhouse Gates by Steven EriksonThe Heroes by Joe AbercrombieChronicles of the Black Company by Glen CookThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
The Grimdarks
479 books — 1,173 voters

The Black Company by Glen CookDeadhouse Gates by Steven EriksonGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Bonehunters by Steven EriksonHouse of Chains by Steven Erikson
Military Fantasy
301 books — 589 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyAuthority by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,212 books — 1,101 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLord of the Flies by William GoldingNeuromancer by William Gibson
Trippy Books
849 books — 903 voters

The House of God by Samuel ShemThe Making of a Surgeon by William A. Nolen
Best Books for Medical Students
407 books — 580 voters
The Black Company by Glen CookThe Heroes by Joe AbercrombieDeadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
Best Dark Fantasy
533 books — 694 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,347 books — 7,949 voters

The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Waste Lands by Stephen  KingUnder the Dome by Stephen  KingWolves of the Calla by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Book Titles
11,757 books — 8,083 voters

The Forever War by Joe HaldemanStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardOld Man's War by John ScalziDune by Frank Herbert
Military Science Fiction
840 books — 1,135 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksShadow's Edge by Brent Weeks
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,247 books — 4,626 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Had You Sobbing
878 books — 1,453 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Heroes by Joe AbercrombieA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence
Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2011
63 books — 97 voters

Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Black Company by Glen CookThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,907 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Best Book Cover Art
12,378 books — 7,093 voters