The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyWithout Remorse by Tom ClancyThe Sum of All Fears by Tom ClancyThe Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Best Tom Clancy Books
19 books — 134 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovI, Robot by Isaac AsimovFoundation and Empire by Isaac AsimovThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovThe Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
Best Asimov Books
88 books — 124 voters

The Warlord of the Air by Michael MoorcockA Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! by Harry HarrisonAirborn by Kenneth OppelBoneshaker by Cherie PriestSkybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Sci-Fi books with airships!
76 books — 28 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,647 books — 6,911 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
114 books — 508 voters
The Corridors of Time by Poul AndersonThree Hearts and Three Lions by Poul AndersonThe High Crusade by Poul AndersonTime Patrol by Poul AndersonGuardians of Time by Poul Anderson
Best of Poul Anderson
54 books — 16 voters

Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockSwords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
Best Sword and Sorcery
175 books — 172 voters

Lost Horizon by James HiltonLast Refuge by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughEscape From Kathmandu by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Valley of Creation by Edmond HamiltonNothing Sacred by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Books including Shangri-la
11 books — 5 voters

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenRingworld by Larry NivenNeutron Star by Larry NivenFootfall by Larry NivenDream Park by Larry Niven
Best Books of Larry Niven
37 books — 29 voters
Going Postal by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettMen at Arms by Terry PratchettSmall Gods by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best YA Books for the Adult Reader
745 books — 613 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,300 books — 1,618 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,482 books — 1,786 voters
Storm Front by Jim  Butcher
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
726 books — 3,753 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,257 books — 4,883 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer
Climbing and Mountaineering
215 books — 170 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleShards of Honour by Lois McMaster BujoldDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,389 books — 2,820 voters
A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! by Harry HarrisonMarching Through Georgia by S.M. StirlingHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
767 books — 1,292 voters

A Night to Remember by Walter LordThe Night Lives On by Walter LordPassage by Connie Willis
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Books
1,894 books — 4,340 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,198 books — 68,031 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Illearth War by Stephen R. Donaldson
Military Fantasy
299 books — 587 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Military Science Fiction
838 books — 1,133 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 849 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Audiobooks
1,563 books — 1,106 voters


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