Desert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter AustinCry of the Kalahari by Mark  Owens
Deserts of the World
116 books — 21 voters
The Voynich Manuscript by Gerry KennedyThe Friar and the Cipher by Lawrence GoldstonePuzzles of the Voynich Manuscript by Julian BunnEl manuscrito Voynich by Marcelo Dos SantosO Manuscrito Voynich by Alexi de Medeiros Antar
The Voynich Manuscript
26 books — 1 voter

The Deep by Peter Benchley
Bermuda Fiction
13 books — 10 voters
Hawaii by James A. Michener
Best Fiction set in Hawaii
52 books — 39 voters

Sunvault by Phoebe WagnerGlass and Gardens by Sarena UlibarriSolarpunk by Gerson Lodi-RibeiroEcotopia by Ernest CallenbachGlass and Gardens by Sarena Ulibarri
Solarpunk
130 books — 162 voters
Dragon Strike by Simon HolbertonDragon Fire by Humphrey HawksleyDragon Storm by T.J. McFaddenGhost Fleet by P.W. SingerBeneath the Silent Sea by Richard P. Henrick
War Against China
5 books — 1 voter

Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. BeachDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimDogfish Project by Tom HaynieEcowar by Richard P. HenrickDeep Sound Channel by Joe Buff
Best Submarine Thrillers
123 books — 101 voters
Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran
Best 1970s Historical Fiction
86 books — 88 voters

The Watch by Dennis DanversThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
Best Anarchist Fiction
103 books — 82 voters
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLeanRun Silent Run Deep by Edward L. BeachThe Eagle Has Landed by Jack HigginsDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimThe Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
World War II Fiction
1,403 books — 2,033 voters

Alien by Alan Dean FosterThe Space Vampires by Colin WilsonThe Scourge Between Stars by Ness BrownWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds
Space Horror
334 books — 300 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
Nautical Novels
431 books — 331 voters

Sea Monsters by Charles River EditorsIn the Wake of the Sea-Serpents by Bernard Heuvelmans
Best Sea Monster Books
23 books — 4 voters
From The Depths by J.E. GurleyIt Waits Below by Eric RedRelict by D.T. Neal
Sea Monster Books!
159 books — 233 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Nautical Tales
746 books — 400 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Down by the Sea
740 books — 562 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovEvil Angels by Pascal Bruckner
All-Consuming “Love”
41 books — 11 voters
The Eighth Continent by Peter TysonMadagascar by Stephen HolgateLost People by David GraeberMuddling through in Madagascar by Dervla MurphyAntipode by Heather E. Heying
Best Books on Madagascar
33 books — 2 voters

Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson
Rainforests and Jungles of the World
392 books — 110 voters
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonA History of the Roman World 753 to 146 BC by H.H. Scullard
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,085 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickFatherland by Robert   HarrisThe Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonAgent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
773 books — 1,297 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinRed Planets by Mark BouldMarket Forces by Richard K. MorganThe Factory by Antonio MelonioThe Watch by Dennis Danvers
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
340 books — 253 voters

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Vietnam War Books
217 books — 128 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Vatican Thrillers
36 books — 90 voters

The End of Eternity by Isaac AsimovSomewhere In Time by Richard MathesonThe Accidental Time Machine by Joe HaldemanTimescape by Gregory BenfordThe Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,019 books — 5,342 voters
The Mysterious Island by Jules VerneRelict by D.T. NealThe Coral Island by R.M. BallantyneThe Blue Lagoon by Henry de Vere StacpooleThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Desert Islands
132 books — 150 voters

The Sea Around Us by Rachel CarsonLimits to Growth by Donella H. Meadows
Best Environmental Books
1,082 books — 1,226 voters
Desert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyDune by Frank HerbertDesert by J.M.G. Le ClézioSahara by Marq de VilliersThe Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor
The Desert
488 books — 90 voters

Pandemonium by Warren FahySubterrestrial by Michael  McBrideTo the Center of the Earth by Greig BeckReturn to the Center of the Earth by Greig BeckEscape from the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck
Subterranean Adventures Gone Wrong
21 books — 5 voters
Exodus by Leon UrisMitla Pass by Leon UrisThe Source by James A. Michener
Novels about the Founding of Israel
17 books — 21 voters


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