Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,128 books — 27,032 voters
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanAmong Others by Jo WaltonHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Books Set in Wales
501 books — 216 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteSword at Sunset by Rosemary SutcliffIdylls of the King by Alfred TennysonThe Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
Best Arthurian Fiction
484 books — 1,463 voters
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra BoyntonJamberry by Bruce DegenEach Peach Pear Plum by Janet AhlbergThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Best Children's Books
5,587 books — 7,085 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Well of Lost Plots by Jasper FfordeGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Best Humorous Books
4,506 books — 8,334 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
Best Steampunk Books
1,296 books — 4,174 voters

Ivanhoe by Walter  ScottHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
Best Middle Ages Books
1,324 books — 1,935 voters