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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHamlet by William Shakespeare
Penguin Classics
595 books — 301 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters

Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsPushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsThe Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
183 books — 1,485 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
501 books — 1,053 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Time Machine / The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsEarth Abides by George R. StewartRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
SF Masterworks
196 books — 718 voters
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
473 books — 1,083 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Icarus Hunt by Timothy ZahnThe Prefect by Alastair Reynolds
Science Fiction Detective Novels
228 books — 151 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie PriestMistborn by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingOd Magic by Patricia A. McKillipThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Book Covers
1,742 books — 1,833 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,071 books — 5,779 voters

The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. BanksLook to Windward by Iain M. BanksSurface Detail by Iain M. BanksHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
287 books — 547 voters
The Skinner by Neal AsherLook to Windward by Iain M. BanksGridlinked by Neal AsherThe Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsSurface Detail by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,154 books — 8,891 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberTimeline by Michael CrichtonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction
3,615 books — 6,826 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBlood Song by Anthony RyanThe Black Prism by Brent WeeksThe Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,628 books — 1,897 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
602 books — 669 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James Clavell
Best historical fiction novels
1,185 books — 982 voters

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsFoundation by Isaac AsimovAesop’s Fables by AesopOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,820 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Space Opera
800 books — 965 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
74,930 books — 277,867 voters