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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Forbidden books (now often considered classics)
135 books — 92 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanIn the Realm of the Wolf by David GemmellThe Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussLord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
Best Heroic Fantasy
712 books — 1,420 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellThe Religion by Tim WillocksSharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellNiccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
167 books — 483 voters
Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Great Science Fiction Detective Stories
155 books — 77 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
697 books — 872 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Beautifully Written Books
217 books — 166 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesThe Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,409 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,484 books — 12,509 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books Ever
74,927 books — 277,905 voters
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Pirates!
653 books — 782 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganEndymion by Dan SimmonsThe Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
Transhuman Science Fiction
149 books — 179 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyEndymion by Dan SimmonsThe Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
Best Space Opera
1,046 books — 1,702 voters


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