The Awakening by Kelley ArmstrongRampant by Diana PeterfreundAl Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer CholdenkoThe Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman PhilbrickHarper Lee by Kerry Madden-Lunsford
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
222 books — 764 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books for Teens
1,141 books — 1,211 voters

The God Engines by John ScalziFortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. CherryhShriek by Jeff VandermeerThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanLuck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Fantasy Books by Goodreads Authors
262 books — 323 voters
Bone Crossed by Patricia BriggsThe Lost City of Z by David GrannKiss by Ted DekkerAlong for the Ride by Sarah DessenJessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,932 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienLord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. DonaldsonLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettWatership Down by Richard  Adams
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,421 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,054 books — 16,925 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Fantasy Books
1,683 books — 1,988 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonEvermore by Alyson NoelSong of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann SandellJust Listen by Sarah DessenWicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,831 books — 2,821 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauLeven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert SkyeThe Angel Experiment by James  Patterson
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,163 books — 6,267 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtOnly Revolutions by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Gargoyle by Andrew  DavidsonUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Best Book Cover Art
12,378 books — 7,093 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,495 books — 18,368 voters