The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. HamiltonA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Excellent Space Opera
1,172 books — 3,998 voters
River God by Wilbur SmithShōgun by James Clavell
Best historical fiction novels
1,304 books — 1,377 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Scottish Fiction
436 books — 289 voters
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary  StewartAn Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Great Celtic Fiction
337 books — 432 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels
694 books — 2,205 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,433 books — 1,662 voters

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Arthur C. Clarke Award Winners
40 books — 97 voters
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,181 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Best Heroic Fantasy
743 books — 1,460 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
8,403 books — 3,162 voters

Rebus by Ian RankinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Murder Room by P.D. James
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,218 books — 1,260 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Series Reading List
1,433 books — 2,974 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,744 books — 6,939 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
2,254 books — 12,298 voters