The Pastel City by M. John HarrisonThe Jesus Incident by Frank HerbertThe Dosadi Experiment by Frank HerbertBig Planet by Jack Vance
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,021 books — 2,061 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Best Historical Fiction
7,278 books — 25,451 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen        KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyIt by Stephen        KingThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Ruins by Scott        Smith
Best Horror Novels
1,955 books — 5,421 voters
Titus Groan by Mervyn PeakeAn Alien Heat by Michael MoorcockPlanet of Adventure by Jack VanceGloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen by Michael MoorcockHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
880 books — 484 voters

Flashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonWolf of the Steppes by Harold LambMaster & Commander by Patrick O'Brian
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
544 books — 241 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesRubicon by Tom HollandThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonMemoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Best Books About Ancient Rome
732 books — 1,076 voters

Blood Feud by Rosemary SutcliffThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffWarrior Scarlet by Rosemary SutcliffSword at Sunset by Rosemary SutcliffOutcast by Rosemary Sutcliff
Best Loved Rosemary Sutcliff Books
27 books — 38 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffCount Belisarius by Robert GravesSalammbo by Gustave Flaubert
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
507 books — 389 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Books You Are Tired Of Hearing About
734 books — 1,010 voters
Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack VanceRed Nails (Conan) by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockSwords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberConan by Robert E. Howard
Best Sword and Sorcery
171 books — 166 voters

Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. SwainWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Best Books on Writing
792 books — 1,325 voters
The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,236 books — 1,238 voters

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerShōgun by James ClavellLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,868 books — 7,002 voters
The Well of the Unicorn by Fletcher Pratt
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,106 books — 1,534 voters

Warriors of the Steppes by Harold LambWolf of the Steppes by Harold Lamb
Best of the Pulps
378 books — 200 voters

The Last of the Wine by Mary RenaultAugustus by John  WilliamsExcalibur by Bernard CornwellClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesFire from Heaven by Mary Renault
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,527 books — 3,542 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonThe Histories by HerodotusBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Best History Books
3,664 books — 3,680 voters