Cugel's Saga by Jack VanceThe Eyes of the Overworld by Jack VanceSuldrun's Garden by Jack VanceThe Green Pearl by Jack VanceThe Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Best Jack Vance stories
25 books — 12 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,275 books — 5,235 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanStardust by Neil GaimanBeowulf by UnknownThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,211 books — 25,805 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,446 books — 24,713 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinThe Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,829 books — 22,008 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerGerminal by Émile Zola
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,876 voters
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraParadise Lost by John Milton
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 705 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovUlysses by James JoyceThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
76,544 books — 284,722 voters