The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftAzathoth by H.P. Lovecraft
Best Fantasy of the 30s
58 books — 70 voters
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
Best Fantasy of the 40s
47 books — 50 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 50s
63 books — 126 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinStormbringer by Michael MoorcockDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Fantasy of the 60s
80 books — 116 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznyElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockSwords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Best Fantasy of the 70s
141 books — 309 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Black Company by Glen CookUnfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 689 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 581 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeSundiver by David BrinThe Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey
Excellent Space Opera
1,011 books — 3,577 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinRingworld by Larry Niven
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,190 books — 25,704 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry HarrisonThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,939 books — 4,956 voters