Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Dystopia!
1,226 books — 2,771 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,387 books — 123,384 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGregor the Overlander by Suzanne CollinsThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Children's Fantasy
996 books — 1,196 voters
Quarantined by Joe McKinney
Little-Known Gems
1,100 books — 1,105 voters

The Stand by Stephen  KingJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,676 books — 25,211 voters
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie RyanThe Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie RyanThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanCell by Stephen  KingThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,699 books — 4,343 voters

The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,653 books — 9,818 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksCell by Stephen  KingThe First Days by Rhiannon FraterThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Zombie Apocalypse Books
243 books — 238 voters

The Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,284 books — 3,448 voters
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne CollinsGregor the Overlander by Suzanne CollinsGregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne CollinsGregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne CollinsGregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins
New Children's Classics
382 books — 540 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,341 voters
The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Books for a Pandemic
705 books — 578 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen  King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,543 books — 26,603 voters
The Gunslinger by Stephen  KingLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,929 books — 26,285 voters