The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,585 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy World
1,644 books — 1,994 voters

Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor
Christian Ecospirituality
73 books — 29 voters
Waiting for God by Simone Weil
Not your local parish's Christianity
36 books — 11 voters

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane ClaiborneSex, Economy, Freedom, and Community by Wendell BerryCommon Prayer by Shane ClaiborneSurprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
Books for Ordinary Radicals
64 books — 45 voters
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningThe Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. NouwenNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas MertonTraveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Books for Spiritual Dissidents
200 books — 92 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,737 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Contemporary Fantasy for Guys
724 books — 625 voters

Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,812 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,938 books — 4,946 voters

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardSurprised by Hope by N.T. WrightThe Great Omission by Dallas WillardThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Making Disciples
95 books — 55 voters
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich BonhoefferThe Pursuit of God by A.W. TozerLife Together by Dietrich BonhoefferCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster
Best Discipleship Books
168 books — 108 voters

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Road by Cormac McCarthySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyUbik by Philip K. Dick
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
World's Greatest Novellas
712 books — 1,441 voters

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningRuthless Trust by Brennan ManningThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Influential Books
293 books — 144 voters

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan ManningThe Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardThe Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. NouwenSimply Jesus by N.T. WrightThe Wounded Healer by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Favorite Christian Books
1,897 books — 1,359 voters