A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyOn a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,326 books — 26,081 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinFaith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
Military Fantasy
302 books — 590 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonCover Her Face by P.D. JamesThe Green Mile by Stephen  KingThe Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,955 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithSeven for a Secret by Lyndsay FayeThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Historical Fiction 2013
396 books — 2,119 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,159 books — 2,771 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA World Lit Only by Fire by William ManchesterHild by Nicola Griffith
Best Middle Ages Books
1,233 books — 1,718 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanOutlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,295 books — 3,046 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Fourth Bear by Jasper FfordeLamb by Christopher MooreExplosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,428 books — 2,344 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareFaust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Books Ever
77,136 books — 287,349 voters

Murder with Peacocks by Donna AndrewsThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,172 books — 2,478 voters
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,368 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best for Book Clubs
15,086 books — 19,057 voters