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A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Best History Books
4,002 books — 4,464 voters
Dead Wake by Erik LarsonThe Victorian Internet by Tom StandageMint Condition by Dave Jamieson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,876 books — 2,256 voters

Red Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonGreen Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonBlue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Mars Colonist's Reading List
167 books — 134 voters
Roman Britain by Peter Salway
The Oxford Very Short Introductions Series
592 books — 139 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Books
39 books — 106 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Black Company by Glen Cook
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,699 books — 26,844 voters

Ahsoka by E.K. JohnstonThrawn by Timothy Zahn
New Star Wars Canon
146 books — 202 voters
Thrawn by Timothy ZahnAhsoka by E.K. Johnston
The New Star Wars Canon: Novels
101 books — 194 voters

The End of History by Alexander Freed
Best Star Wars Canon Short Stories
27 books — 4 voters
Thrawn by Timothy ZahnThrawn by Timothy ZahnAhsoka by E.K. Johnston
Best New Star Wars Canon Books
162 books — 585 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Best cyberpunk books
224 books — 455 voters
Ball Four by Jim Bouton
Baseball: Behind the Diamond
67 books — 11 voters

July 1914 by Sean McMeekin
The Great War
770 books — 602 voters
Storm Front by Jim ButcherThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,214 books — 12,262 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,163 books — 10,145 voters
Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron AllstonIsard's Revenge by Michael A. StackpoleThrawn by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Best Star Wars Books
468 books — 1,310 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinConfessions of an Economic Hit Man by John PerkinsThe Big Short by Michael LewisAnti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
950 books — 1,118 voters
Dark Money by Jane Mayer
Books for Post-Election Understanding
201 books — 144 voters

Neuromancer by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction
3,854 books — 7,783 voters
Washington by Ron ChernowGrant by Ron Chernow
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
471 books — 529 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Best Economics Books
455 books — 529 voters
The Rookie by Scott SiglerWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,162 books — 2,482 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganBurning Chrome by William GibsonWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Best of Cyberpunk
388 books — 1,202 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
486 books — 860 voters

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,957 books — 1,890 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,272 books — 2,436 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,182 books — 3,684 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,263 books — 28,374 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,749 books — 14,423 voters
People Get Ready by Robert W. McChesneyThe "S" Word by John Harrison NicholsDark Money by Jane Mayer
Democracy Now! 2016
92 books — 18 voters