The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2014 National Book Awards Longlist
40 books — 75 voters

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
239 books — 412 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters
The Twelve by Justin CroninDeadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,086 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,668 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen  KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,416 voters

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom HartmannIshmael by Daniel QuinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWalden & Civil Disobedience by Henry David ThoreauThe Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters