The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Breach by Patrick  LeePatriot Games by Tom ClancyRunner by Patrick  Lee
Best Technothrillers Ever
767 books — 1,135 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
221 books — 239 voters

Fatherland by Robert   HarrisDominion by C.J. SansomWild Cards by George R.R. MartinWatchmen by Alan MooreSuperman by Mark Millar
Alternate History
159 books — 76 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
165 books — 348 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
355 books — 702 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
4,274 books — 6,320 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
651 books — 1,231 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
2,735 books — 9,008 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
797 books — 1,381 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
843 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
1,472 books — 1,637 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
291 books — 406 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
329 books — 316 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)
4,895 books — 27,130 voters
Mythago Wood by Robert HoldstockThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan GarnerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Books about Faery
1,154 books — 2,344 voters

The Shining by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
2,147 books — 5,867 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
956 books — 1,118 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
151 books — 73 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Alan MooreGreen Lantern by Keith Giffen
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,244 books — 2,031 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
80,171 books — 298,952 voters



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