A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineFugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkLeviathan Falls by James S.A. CoreyRemote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
601 books — 1,494 voters
Lock In by John ScalziCibola Burn by James S.A. CoreyThe Martian by Andy WeirDept. of Speculation by Jenny OffillYes Please by Amy Poehler
Best Books of 2014
3,570 books — 6,477 voters

The Raven Tower by Ann LeckieThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettA Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineSilver in the Wood by Emily  TeshThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Best Books of 2019
1,385 books — 1,955 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Raven Tower by Ann LeckieSilver in the Wood by Emily  TeshAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Your Top 5 Reads in 2019
667 books — 260 voters

The City We Became by N.K. JemisinThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettNetwork Effect by Martha WellsThe Last Emperox by John ScalziThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Your Top 5 Reads in 2020
567 books — 213 voters
The City We Became by N.K. JemisinThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettNetwork Effect by Martha WellsThe Last Emperox by John ScalziThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
2020: What the Over-35s are Reading
2,870 books — 188 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Only Rule Is It Has to Work by Ben LindberghFun Home by Alison BechdelBecoming a Man by Paul Monette
2016: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,499 books — 181 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe City & the City by China MiévilleOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
332 books — 238 voters

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyOld Man's War by John ScalziRedshirts by John Scalzi
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
306 books — 571 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodMaddAddam by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best of Margaret Atwood
105 books — 253 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,186 books — 12,253 voters
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John  GreenSilver Borne by Patricia BriggsSome Girls by Jillian LaurenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Best Books of 2010
1,577 books — 2,471 voters

Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. CoreyThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellThe Summer of Beer and Whiskey by Edward AchornCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Best Books Published in 2013
3,586 books — 7,153 voters
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodLock In by John ScalziAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,556 books — 313 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLord of the Flies by William GoldingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,198 books — 80,437 voters
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyOld Man's War by John ScalziRedshirts by John ScalziStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Excellent Space Opera
1,114 books — 3,813 voters

Caliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyAbaddon’s Gate by James S.A. CoreyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyReady Player One by Ernest ClineRedshirts by John Scalzi
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
563 books — 757 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,681 voters
Tenth of December by George SaundersThe Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanCaliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,360 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverBlood Bound by Patricia BriggsAn Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
Best Books of 2007
1,123 books — 991 voters
A Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Ghost Brigades by John ScalziThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Best Books of 2006
990 books — 748 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDead as a Doornail by Charlaine HarrisTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of 2005
879 books — 640 voters
The City & the City by China MiévilleCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Great standalone science fiction
62 books — 50 voters


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