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Midnight Riot by Ben AaronovitchWe the Living by Ayn RandThe Twits by Roald DahlThe Haters by Jesse AndrewsSleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
There Ought to be a Band
2,435 books — 1,109 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
82 books — 1,611 voters

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireA Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. DurbinBorderline by Mishell BakerUncanny Magazine, Issue 10, May/June 2016 by Lynne M. ThomasCertain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Hugo 2017 Eligible Works
212 books — 351 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThree Junes by Julia GlassAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Abandoned Books
1,469 books — 1,467 voters

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Best books of September, 2015
97 books — 280 voters
The Andalite's Gift by K.A. ApplegateWhite Hot by Sandra BrownWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithThe Curve of Time by M. Wylie BlanchetThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Books that Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title
1,189 books — 246 voters

The Beginning by K.A. ApplegateThe Change by K.A. ApplegateThe Andalite Chronicles by K.A. ApplegateElfangor's Secret by K.A. ApplegateThe Familiar by K.A. Applegate
The Best of Animorphs
64 books — 66 voters
Borderline by Mishell BakerThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
724 books — 3,752 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,765 books — 11,225 voters
The Magician's Land by Lev GrossmanCity of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
Hugo 2015 Eligible Works
101 books — 238 voters

New X-Men by Craig KyleX-Factor, Vol. 4 by Peter DavidX-Factor, Vol. 1 by Peter DavidNew X-Men by Craig KyleX-Force, Vol. 1 by Craig Kyle
Best of the X-Men
295 books — 114 voters
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems
599 books — 432 voters

Furies of Calderon by Jim ButcherThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim ButcherJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favourite Magic Systems
98 books — 63 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFuries of Calderon by Jim ButcherThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Most unique, original, and interesting magical systems
152 books — 152 voters

Furies of Calderon by Jim ButcherHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Magic on the Cover
68 books — 15 voters
A Separate Peace by John KnowlesFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,086 voters

The Invasion by K.A. Applegate
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
696 books — 578 voters
The Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Invasion by K.A. ApplegateHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Series
3,246 books — 9,384 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
649 books — 1,261 voters
Bridge of Sighs by Richard RussoEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
Blue Collar Books
192 books — 59 voters

Bridge of Sighs by Richard RussoAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,136 books — 1,014 voters
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,856 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters
The Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois Lowry
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,136 books — 6,303 voters

The Magicians by Lev GrossmanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Favorite Fantasy Novels, BESIDES those by J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis
1,240 books — 743 voters
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Urban Fantasy non romance/action
329 books — 292 voters

The Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,252 books — 24,499 voters
The Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,286 books — 1,603 voters