The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Breach by Patrick  LeePatriot Games by Tom ClancyRunner by Patrick  Lee
Best Technothrillers Ever
684 books — 994 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Postman by David BrinThe Coming of the Horseclans by Robert   AdamsI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
220 books — 235 voters

Fatherland by Robert   HarrisDominion by C.J. SansomWild Cards by George R.R. MartinWatchmen by Alan             MooreSuperman by Mark Millar
Alternate History
143 books — 72 voters

L.A. Confidential by James EllroyThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyCarter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
Best Crime Thrillers
121 books — 118 voters
Magician by Raymond E. FeistLegend by David GemmellThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonA Man Rides Through by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 688 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsMagician by Raymond E. Feist
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,935 books — 4,943 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsInfinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant NaylorThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
610 books — 1,189 voters

The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-EvansMaster of the Five Magics by Lyndon HardyMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Cyborg and the Sorcerers by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,762 voters
Fatherland by Robert   HarrisDominion by C.J. SansomWatchmen by Alan             MooreA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
766 books — 1,292 voters

That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. TalleyBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher MooreLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistTrue Grit by Charles PortisHothouse by Brian W. Aldiss
In Your Pants
842 books — 225 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTwo for Texas by James Lee BurkeNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
Best Westerns
1,373 books — 1,496 voters
Two for Texas by James Lee BurkeBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Literary Westerns
283 books — 386 voters

Wild Cards by George R.R. MartinJokers Wild by George R.R. MartinAces High by George R.R. MartinGladiator by Philip Wylie
Super Hero Books
326 books — 307 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,149 books — 25,676 voters
Mythago Wood by Robert HoldstockThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan GarnerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Books about Faery
1,119 books — 2,310 voters

The Shining by Stephen        King
Best Horror Novels
1,978 books — 5,438 voters
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan GarnerThe Elenium by David EddingsThe Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man by David GemmellThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
919 books — 993 voters

The 39 Steps by John BuchanCasino Royale / Live and Let Die / Moonraker by Ian FlemingFrom Russia with Love / Dr No / Goldfinger by Ian FlemingOn Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian FlemingThunderball by Ian Fleming
Good Old British Thrillers
150 books — 70 voters

Watchmen by Alan             MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Alan             MooreGreen Lantern by Keith Giffen
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,010 voters
L.A. Confidential by James EllroyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Books Ever
75,778 books — 281,602 voters



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