The Stand by Stephen        KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,235 books — 3,403 voters
My Man Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseThe Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher MooreFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonPractical Demonkeeping by Christopher MooreCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,406 books — 2,273 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,833 books — 3,591 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Best Historical Mystery
2,018 books — 4,492 voters
Litany of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
Books for Fans of Gene Wolfe
42 books — 11 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,704 books — 25,908 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
82 books — 1,611 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,776 voters