Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank MillerThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanCivil War by Mark Millar
500 Essential Graphic Novels
941 books — 871 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman
Best Graphic Novels
3,504 books — 6,808 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,200 books — 5,860 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,188 books — 5,470 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganBlindsight by Peter WattsDark Matter by Blake CrouchChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,198 books — 9,105 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,075 books — 26,864 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Thought Provoking
3,065 books — 1,828 voters