The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Best Historical Fiction
7,282 books — 25,483 voters
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Viking Historical Fiction
198 books — 282 voters

Ivanhoe by Walter ScottThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Whale Road by Robert Low
Best Middle Ages Books
1,210 books — 1,683 voters
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The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,693 voters

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,356 books — 119,259 voters
The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove1632 by Eric FlintThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
762 books — 1,290 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanStorm Front by Jim  ButcherAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,396 books — 12,536 voters
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead by James Lee BurkeInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Books Set in Louisiana
446 books — 120 voters

Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle MagorianThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.The Outsiders by S.E. HintonWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best School Assigned Books
764 books — 2,066 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Belgariad Boxed Set by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. Feist
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,122 books — 25,671 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,226 books — 4,606 voters
Commodore Hornblower by C.S. ForesterShip of the Line by C.S. ForesterWith All Despatch by Alexander KentRamage by Dudley PopeFor My Country's Freedom by Alexander Kent
Historical Naval Fiction
164 books — 130 voters