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Dystopia!
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
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1,966 books — 11,341 voters
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643 books — 376 voters

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Killing Floor by Lee Child
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Not So Happily-Ever-After
785 books — 1,064 voters
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2,708 books — 12,200 voters

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Best Twists
8,473 books — 9,294 voters

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The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,392 books — 26,351 voters