The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Thomas Ligotti
The Existential Human Condition
47 books — 35 voters
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HBO's True Detective
123 books — 114 voters

The Keep by F. Paul WilsonThe Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammonBlackout by Connie WillisCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonThe Hunter from the Woods by Robert McCammon
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76 books — 42 voters
Berlin Noir by Philip Kerr
Best prewar spy thrillers
23 books — 19 voters

I, the Jury by Mickey SpillaneBerlin Noir by Philip KerrFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
My Ten Favorite Tough Guys
59 books — 28 voters
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Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters

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Stories For Book Lovers
8,331 books — 8,311 voters
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. HowardThe Swords of Lankhmar by Fritz LeiberReturn to Lankhmar by Fritz LeiberLean Times in Lankhmar by Fritz LeiberMidnight Sun by Karl Edward Wagner
Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,397 voters