Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsHyperion by Dan SimmonsStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction
3,672 books — 7,007 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythSmiley's People by John le CarréGorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
Best Spy Novels
1,306 books — 2,264 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,062 books — 9,908 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,230 books — 8,972 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,846 books — 22,019 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,877 voters

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo NerudaTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,791 voters