The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberShanghai Girls by Lisa See
Best Historical Fiction
8,039 books — 26,711 voters

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanAhab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter NaslundThe Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz
Lighthouses
464 books — 161 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best neo-victorian novels
117 books — 207 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Settings You Would Not Want to Be In
346 books — 229 voters