Ball Lightning by Liu CixinArtificial Condition by Martha WellsThe Veiled Throne by Ken Liu
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
514 books — 1,551 voters
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder by Jo Nesbø172 Hours on the Moon by Johan HarstadWilliam Wenton and the Secret Portal by Bobbie Peers
Norwegian childrens books
51 books — 9 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieSolaris by Stanisław LemThe Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Intriguing Aliens
264 books — 155 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksDeath's End by Liu CixinUse of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Best Intelligent Sci-Fi
272 books — 251 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Social Science Fiction
541 books — 380 voters
Ancillary Sword by Ann LeckieThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Hugo 2015 Eligible Works
102 books — 239 voters

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinDeath's End by Liu Cixin
Hugo 2017 Eligible Works
214 books — 353 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksContact by Carl SaganThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
best hard science fiction
428 books — 816 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,024 books — 5,278 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
555 books — 483 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinAncillary Sword by Ann LeckieThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinAncillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,271 books — 9,204 voters

The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. JemisinThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,091 books — 10,009 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieAncillary Sword by Ann LeckieAncillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,712 books — 1,562 voters

The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinProvenance by Ann LeckieLady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
334 books — 1,383 voters
The Nikopol Trilogy by Enki BilalThe Hunting Party by Pierre ChristinThe Beast Trilogy by Enki BilalPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best European Graphic Novels/Comics
879 books — 330 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLes Misérables by Victor HugoBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
77,150 books — 287,597 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,857 books — 26,125 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,060 books — 121,863 voters
Solaris by Stanisław LemRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyThe Futurological Congress by Stanisław LemHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovHard to Be a God by Arkady Strugatsky
Best European Science Fiction Books
257 books — 208 voters

Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinAncillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
549 books — 780 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction
3,739 books — 7,236 voters


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