Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonGod Emperor of Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertChildren of Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction
3,845 books — 7,700 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsBarrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,734 books — 25,626 voters

Dawn by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
566 books — 483 voters
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonSeveneves by Neal StephensonAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,136 books — 9,198 voters

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsBlood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,101 books — 10,097 voters
Magician by Raymond E. FeistThe Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,674 books — 26,698 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroGod Emperor of Dune by Frank HerbertThe Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
539 books — 742 voters
Unwind by Neal ShustermanThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen  KingA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,998 books — 26,659 voters