The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. HamiltonA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Excellent Space Opera
1,013 books — 3,619 voters
River God by Wilbur SmithShōgun by James Clavell
Best historical fiction novels
1,186 books — 974 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Scottish Fiction
418 books — 285 voters
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary  StewartAn Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Great Celtic Fiction
327 books — 416 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels
668 books — 2,180 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,346 books — 1,582 voters

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Arthur C. Clarke Award Winners
37 books — 94 voters
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,392 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
I Had No Idea This Book Would Be So Good
8,255 books — 3,088 voters

Rebus by Ian RankinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Murder Room by P.D. James
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Series Reading List
1,430 books — 2,976 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,873 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,073 books — 11,673 voters