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best hard science fiction
441 books — 887 voters
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Books for Literary Programmers
17 books — 10 voters

Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,979 books — 2,837 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleRedemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds
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1,363 books — 9,522 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,120 books — 10,065 voters
House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
Excellent Space Opera
1,111 books — 3,844 voters

Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Belgariad, Vol. 1 by David EddingsArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
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Perfume by Patrick SüskindMatilda by Roald DahlThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
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32,461 books — 123,598 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,410 books — 8,064 voters