Uhura's Song by Janet Kagan
Best Star Trek Books
398 books — 278 voters

Flim-Flam! by James Randi
A Skeptic's Library
170 books — 127 voters

Locke & Key, Vol. 1 by Joe  Hill
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,018 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Philosophical Science Fiction
457 books — 444 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,953 books — 26,321 voters
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksThe State of the Art by Iain M. BanksInversions by Iain M. Banks
Books that Inspired Eclipse Phase
105 books — 11 voters

A Door Into Ocean by Joan SlonczewskiStartide Rising by David Brin
Oceanic/marine science fiction
167 books — 271 voters
Startide Rising by David BrinSolaris by Stanisław LemA Door Into Ocean by Joan SlonczewskiRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Water Planets
19 books — 14 voters

Armor by John Steakley
Military Science Fiction
849 books — 1,141 voters
Acacia by David Anthony DurhamThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAltered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,196 books — 2,828 voters

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
This Is the End...
1,006 books — 1,602 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,170 books — 12,219 voters

Acacia by David Anthony Durham
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,568 books — 26,611 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,684 books — 25,265 voters

Feed by M.T. Anderson
Best of Cyberpunk
381 books — 1,195 voters