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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Horror Books 2025
86 books — 63 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
229 books — 1,590 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry NivenThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,627 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3,017 books — 3,750 voters

Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,459 voters
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Reading for October Evenings
259 books — 127 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Persistence of Vision by John Varley
Best Science Fiction
3,865 books — 7,836 voters
Embassytown by China MiévilleAnathem by Neal StephensonThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,200 books — 9,124 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,362 books — 4,704 voters
Burr by Gore VidalCreation by Gore VidalJulian by Gore VidalThe Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos KazantzakisAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,897 books — 4,162 voters

Last Train to Memphis by Peter GuralnickPsychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung by Lester BangsCareless Love by Peter GuralnickRhythm and the Blues by Jerry WexlerBird Lives! by Ross Russell
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,503 books — 1,424 voters
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,898 voters

The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,324 books — 4,726 voters
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
271 books — 485 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Middle Ages Books
1,316 books — 1,918 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,594 books — 7,872 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,337 books — 8,175 voters
The Black Dahlia by James EllroyAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,482 books — 16,416 voters

Aztec by Gary JenningsAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsCreation by Gore VidalJulian by Gore VidalThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Fiction
8,041 books — 26,712 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonThe Persistence of Vision by John VarleyThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry NivenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,775 books — 25,813 voters