The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott BakkerThe Dying Earth by Jack VanceThe Magic Goes Away by Larry NivenOur Lady of Darkness by Fritz LeiberTest of the Twins by Margaret Weis
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2,610 books — 8,745 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Secret Books of Paradys by Tanith LeeDark Dance by Tanith LeeNight's Master by Tanith LeeA Human Stain by Kelly Robson
Female-Authored Weird Fiction
464 books — 178 voters

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Best Adult Vampire Books
1,770 books — 4,900 voters
Dreamers of Decadence by Philippe JullianThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilBruges-la-Morte by Georges RodenbachThe Book of Masks by Andrew MangraviteAgainst Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans
Decadence & the Fin-de-Siècle
238 books — 200 voters