The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction
3,832 books — 7,619 voters
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
471 books — 511 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBrisingr by Christopher PaoliniDragon Rider by Cornelia FunkeSeraphina by Rachel HartmanThe Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey
Dragons
1,838 books — 2,559 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThunderhead by Neal ShustermanHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,126 books — 9,074 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonWarbreaker by Brandon SandersonEragon by Christopher PaoliniSeraphina by Rachel HartmanSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Most Interesting Magic System
2,700 books — 8,901 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienInkheart by Cornelia FunkeTheft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,189 books — 12,258 voters

The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. SullivanThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,630 books — 26,752 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeInkspell by Cornelia FunkeInkdeath by Cornelia FunkeThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Book-Jumping or Book-Travelling
148 books — 91 voters