Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction
3,658 books — 6,994 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganAnathem by Neal StephensonWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,214 books — 8,963 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,446 books — 24,717 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,211 books — 25,805 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineWatchmen by Alan             MooreThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,763 books — 26,017 voters
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott CardThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 850 voters