The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,791 books — 26,051 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Best Historical Mystery
2,116 books — 4,585 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinRingworld by Larry NivenDune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,551 books — 24,864 voters