A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,394 books — 2,824 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesWild Magic by Tamora PierceMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,474 books — 18,275 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,446 books — 24,717 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,367 voters

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,430 voters
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. WredeThe Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora PierceThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,083 books — 11,741 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
76,546 books — 284,750 voters