The Library at Mount Char by Scott  HawkinsA Natural History of Dragons by Marie BrennanThe Whispering Night by Susan Dennard
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The Library at Mount Char by Scott  Hawkins
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796 books — 910 voters
How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. OrdoricaWinter’s Orbit by Everina MaxwellIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioYoung Mungo by Douglas   Stuart
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2,704 books — 3,910 voters

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Horror Novels
2,116 books — 5,501 voters
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettEarthflown by Frances  WrenFloating Hotel by Grace  CurtisSong of the Six Realms by Judy I. LinThe Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne
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982 books — 1,348 voters

Young Mungo by Douglas   StuartIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioDe horlogemaker van Londen by Natasha PulleyThe Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley
Gay Romance that's NOT Insta-Love
900 books — 982 voters
Young Mungo by Douglas   StuartHow We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica
M/M Books Written By Men
1,556 books — 1,059 voters

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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. SullivanSilver in the Wood by Emily  TeshThe Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. SullivanThe Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,185 books — 12,252 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryAppaloosa by Robert B. Parker
Best Westerns
1,415 books — 1,577 voters