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The Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanSoulless by Gail CarrigerChangeling Moon by Dani HarperEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Werewolf Books
759 books — 956 voters
Der Vorleser by Bernhard SchlinkGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHiroshima by John HerseyThe Pox Party by M.T. AndersonThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
My Country, the Enemy
393 books — 341 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeFatherland by Robert HarrisThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Plot Against America by Philip RothThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
758 books — 1,290 voters
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareGone by Lisa McMannCaptivate by Carrie JonesThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
1,214 books — 6,061 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,374 books — 1,108 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Notable Atheist Books
542 books — 935 voters

If the Buddha Married by Charlotte KaslGoing to Pieces without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein
A Buddhist Reading List
894 books — 1,153 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Medicine and Literature
1,833 books — 1,989 voters

My Ántonia by Willa CatherThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneCivil Disobedience and Other Essays by Henry David Thoreau
A Journey Through Literary America
151 books — 218 voters
The Rainbow Goblins by Ul De RicoFaeries by Brian Froud
Fantasy Art Books
96 books — 56 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
501 books — 1,053 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Most Difficult Novels
583 books — 2,040 voters

The Gargoyle by Andrew DavidsonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa CatherA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Vicars, Priests, Abbots, Fathers, Abbesses, Pastors, Nuns
782 books — 288 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Giver by Lois LowryUnwind by Neal ShustermanThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
YA Dystopia Novels
1,765 books — 11,225 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Dystopia!
1,212 books — 2,756 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,871 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Best of Mythic Fiction
681 books — 707 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierGood Omens by Terry PratchettGrendel by John GardnerFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Myth and Folktale Retellings
623 books — 580 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Nebula Award Runners-Up
218 books — 78 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellBlack Man by Richard K. MorganQuicksilver by Neal StephensonThe Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
Arthur C. Clarke Award Winners
37 books — 94 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonTender Morsels by Margo LanaganThe Monstrumologist by Rick YanceySkellig by David AlmondBlack Juice by Margo Lanagan
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
124 books — 968 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellJoyful Noise by Paul FleischmanWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadHoles by Louis Sachar
Newbery Medal Winner Books
104 books — 374 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 454 voters
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth MoonSlow River by Nicola GriffithThe Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonParable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Nebula Award for Best Novel
62 books — 391 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Locus Award Winners
146 books — 119 voters
Barrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
82 books — 1,611 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Nebula Award Winners
56 books — 91 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 952 voters

Swordspoint by Ellen KushnerWraeththu by Storm ConstantineThe Steel Remains by Richard K. MorganImajica by Clive Barker
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,221 books — 2,614 voters
Wraeththu by Storm ConstantineDune by Frank HerbertThe Merro Tree by Katie WaitmanStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
476 books — 523 voters