Dune by Frank HerbertThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksUse of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction
3,652 books — 6,975 voters
Spin by Robert Charles WilsonEmbassytown by China MiévilleMatter by Iain M. BanksRainbows End by Vernor VingeSurface Detail by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,951 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,988 voters
Doomsday Book by Connie WillisA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeBellwether by Connie WillisShards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,386 books — 2,820 voters

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksThe Great Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction Series
414 books — 1,091 voters

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
611 books — 1,187 voters
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Excellent Space Opera
1,019 books — 3,644 voters

Blackout by Connie WillisAll Clear by Connie WillisDoomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisPastwatch by Orson Scott Card
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,962 books — 5,249 voters
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,333 books — 24,667 voters