Wolf Brother by Michelle PaverWest of Eden by Harry HarrisonWinter in Eden by Harry HarrisonReturn to Eden by Harry HarrisonDinotopia Lost by Alan Dean Foster
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 370 voters
Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
Excellent Space Opera
1,017 books — 3,644 voters

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessSun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
Sun of Suns by Karl SchroederThe Quantum Thief by Hannu RajaniemiSingularity's Ring by Paul MelkoThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonTen Sigmas & Other Unlikelihoods by Paul Melko
The Most Unimaginable Future World
28 books — 5 voters

The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,097 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J.R.R. TolkienThe Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. TolkienThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy World
1,646 books — 1,988 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThomas the Rhymer by Ellen KushnerThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthDarkhenge by Catherine Fisher
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
667 books — 631 voters
Ship of Magic by Robin HobbThe Mad Ship by Robin HobbShip of Destiny by Robin HobbThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Down by the Sea
742 books — 560 voters

The Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters
Un Lun Dun by China MiévilleThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonReckless by Cornelia FunkeEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,058 books — 9,898 voters

Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonReckless by Cornelia FunkeThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettLords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,055 voters
Soldier of Arete by Gene WolfeSoldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Historical Fantasy
368 books — 181 voters

Conan The Defiant by Steve PerryConan the Indomitable by Steve PerryThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,093 books — 1,127 voters
Reckless by Cornelia FunkeThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonEast by Edith PattouDarkhenge by Catherine FisherThe Sword and the Satchel by Elizabeth H. Boyer
Myth and Folktale Retellings
628 books — 580 voters

Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,548 voters
Genesis by Bernard BeckettThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerThe Maze Runner by James DashnerThe Scorch Trials by James DashnerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,670 voters

Ship of Magic by Robin HobbThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,727 voters
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen KushnerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,212 books — 283,410 voters

Un Lun Dun by China MiévilleLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowThe Maze Runner by James DashnerIncarceron by Catherine Fisher
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,174 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

Un Lun Dun by China MiévillePeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeReckless by Cornelia FunkeEast by Edith Pattou
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters