Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,556 books — 2,728 voters
1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Quality Dark Fiction
2,518 books — 3,234 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchPrince of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,238 books — 25,850 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters