The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAll Systems Red by Martha WellsAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieODY-C by Matt FractionWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
Nonbinary Societies in SFF
133 books — 22 voters

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeRingworld by Larry NivenRama II by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Ringworld Engineers by Larry NivenConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Sci Fi Mega-Structures
68 books — 7 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 AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsMostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
613 books — 1,190 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonDrama by Raina TelgemeierThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Coming of Age Tales
115 books — 94 voters
The Bean Trees by Barbara KingsolverThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Bildungsroman book
365 books — 324 voters

Star Wars by Timothy ZahnHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Best galactic fantasy books
104 books — 75 voters
Accelerando by Charles StrossAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganBlindsight by Peter WattsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Transhuman Science Fiction
152 books — 186 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Great Science Fiction Detective Stories
156 books — 77 voters
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikSharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell
Napoleonic Wars (Historical Fiction)
110 books — 74 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,625 books — 9,490 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyPacking for Mars by Mary RoachThe Lost City of Z by David GrannIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
You Read a Book about What?
4,045 books — 2,097 voters

Gateway by Frederik PohlRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeSphere by Michael Crichton
Derelict or Abandoned Spaceships
51 books — 30 voters
A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussCarry On by Rainbow RowellThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Schools of Magic
332 books — 403 voters

Revolutionary Road by Richard YatesThe Group by Mary McCarthyThe Best of Everything by Rona JaffeDiary of a Mad Housewife by Sue KaufmanMad Men Carousel by Matt Zoller Seitz
If You Like Mad Men . . .
63 books — 90 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Awesome Audible Books
266 books — 132 voters

Watchmen by Alan             MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerY by Brian K. VaughanBlankets by Craig Thompson
Best Graphic Novels
3,449 books — 6,767 voters
Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. VaughanPaper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. VaughanMonstress, Volume 3 by Marjorie M. LiuThe Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 6 by Kieron GillenRat Queens, Vol. 5 by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2018
259 books — 120 voters

Monstress, Volume 4 by Marjorie M. LiuGiant Days, Vol. 9 by John AllisonSnow, Glass, Apples by Neil GaimanAstro City, Vol. 17 by Kurt BusiekBest Friends by Shannon Hale
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2019
304 books — 164 voters
Giant Days, Vol. 12 by John AllisonGiant Days, Vol. 13 by John AllisonGiant Days, Vol. 14 by John Allison
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2020
318 books — 164 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Humorous Space Opera
47 books — 36 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxRaymond and Hannah by Stephen Marche
Canada
361 books — 155 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Martian by Andy WeirLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyStartide Rising by David BrinConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Alien Planets
304 books — 86 voters



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