Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
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183 books — 289 voters
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Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 486 voters

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,444 books — 24,704 voters
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1,147 books — 2,721 voters

Sphere by Michael Crichton
Oceanic/marine science fiction
165 books — 270 voters

Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,214 books — 8,962 voters