Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
Hugo Award Winning Novellas
65 books — 79 voters
The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,290 books — 3,475 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,393 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,679 books — 26,713 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,513 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,848 books — 7,711 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanDracula by Bram StokerThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,160 books — 1,309 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Foundation by Isaac AsimovChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Hugo Award Winners and Nominees
299 books — 168 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineMorning Star by Pierce BrownWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,139 books — 9,205 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,738 books — 25,635 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyIt by Stephen  KingThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,434 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,157 books — 3,683 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,214 books — 28,375 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,001 books — 26,669 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Dark Tower #1-3 by Stephen  King
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,588 books — 124,053 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,843 books — 2,158 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Stand by Stephen  King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,836 voters