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
1,241 books — 3,411 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
9,847 books — 22,048 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)
4,236 books — 25,907 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
2,087 books — 5,455 voters
Dune by Frank 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
3,685 books — 7,017 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanDracula by Bram StokerThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,158 books — 1,309 voters
Dune by Frank 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
295 books — 165 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
1,248 books — 8,995 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 Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,493 books — 24,770 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
2,258 books — 2,432 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
3,129 books — 3,678 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
7,187 books — 28,371 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
3,769 books — 26,026 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
31,776 books — 120,915 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
1,816 books — 2,138 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
7,899 books — 49,787 voters