Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,130 books — 12,242 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,077 books — 9,965 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiLamb by Christopher MooreDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,122 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Science Fiction
3,721 books — 7,126 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisOutlander by Diana GabaldonPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,589 books — 9,771 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Odyssey by Homer
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,963 books — 121,349 voters

Island of Ghosts by Gillian BradshawPirates! by Celia Rees
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,291 books — 1,264 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,347 books — 69,141 voters

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillThe Serpent's Tale by Ariana FranklinThe Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
Best Middle Ages Books
1,231 books — 1,715 voters

The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip PullmanTroy by Adèle Geras
Teen Historical Fiction
1,405 books — 3,099 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
Best Historical Mystery
2,118 books — 4,587 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,686 books — 3,614 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,719 books — 2,205 voters
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. WredeProtector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,386 books — 10,361 voters

The Dark Volume by Gordon DahlquistThe Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon DahlquistSoulless by Gail Carriger
Best Steampunk Books
1,249 books — 4,094 voters
Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande VeldeCompanions of the Night by Vivian Vande VeldeYear of the Griffin by Diana Wynne JonesCrown Duel by Sherwood Smith
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,208 books — 2,829 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,149 books — 80,223 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,337 books — 15,843 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Fiction
7,493 books — 25,700 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 1997
538 books — 247 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikSharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellSwordspoint by Ellen KushnerPirates! by Celia Rees
Swashbucklers
559 books — 497 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,369 voters


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