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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Middle Ages Books
1,318 books — 1,919 voters
The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker
Fiction set in 5th to 10th centuries
180 books — 88 voters

The Half-Drowned King by Linnea HartsuykerThe Sea Queen by Linnea HartsuykerThe Golden Wolf by Linnea Hartsuyker
Best Viking-Themed
111 books — 101 voters
Excavation by James Rollins
Best Archaeology Thriller Books
176 books — 133 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
459 books — 978 voters
Excavation by James Rollins
Modern/Historical Thrillers
183 books — 255 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Best Family Sagas
680 books — 741 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,218 books — 777 voters

The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Historical Fiction - Scandinavia
121 books — 109 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Female Biographies
1,275 books — 439 voters

A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,204 books — 28,374 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,052 books — 26,809 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,547 books — 2,774 voters

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Mythology/Folklore
584 books — 226 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,482 books — 16,404 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books Ever
78,958 books — 294,191 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,672 books — 14,345 voters

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
Norse Mythology
301 books — 464 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Heroic Fantasy
727 books — 1,388 voters

World Without End by Ken FollettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,533 books — 3,031 voters