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
2,138 books — 2,300 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
7,853 books — 26,156 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
2,118 books — 5,502 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
888 books — 491 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!
564 books — 266 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
749 books — 1,103 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 — 37 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
519 books — 434 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
713 books — 1,012 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
188 books — 228 voters

Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. SwainWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Best Books on Writing
801 books — 1,332 voters
The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,325 books — 1,309 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
1,874 books — 6,999 voters
The Well of the Unicorn by Fletcher Pratt
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,171 books — 1,639 voters

Warriors of the Steppes by Harold LambWolf of the Steppes by Harold Lamb
Best of the Pulps
386 books — 209 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
3,802 books — 3,848 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
3,918 books — 4,015 voters