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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneI, Robot by Isaac AsimovStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,346 books — 1,527 voters
Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret of Life by Mary AmatoThe Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav PilkeyAlvin Ho by Lenore LookSecret Identity by Wendelin Van DraanenSPHDZ by Jon Scieszka
Best books for 7 to 9 year olds
69 books — 58 voters

Spin State by Chris MoriartySurvival by Julie E. CzernedaHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikGrimspace by Ann AguirreRules of Conflict by Kristine Smith
Future Classics: Best science fiction by women written 2001-2010
155 books — 130 voters
War for the Oaks by Emma BullMagic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry BrooksHer Majesty's Wizard by Christopher StasheffCats Have No Lord by Will ShetterlyA Tapestry of Magics by Brian Daley
Best Fantasy of the 80s
342 books — 679 voters

The Wizard Hunters by Martha WellsGod Stalk by P.C. HodgellMoon Called by Patricia BriggsThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,404 books — 18,091 voters
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring StoverLiege-Killer by Christopher Hinz
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,019 books — 2,065 voters

Fearless Fourteen by Janet EvanovichThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Narrows by Michael ConnellyT is for Trespass by Sue GraftonWhen the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,184 books — 2,275 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Wheel of Time by Robert JordanHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets
678 books — 1,501 voters
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr by Reduced Shakespeare CompanyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
74,931 books — 277,880 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonThe Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,363 voters
The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. DicksonDragonflight by Anne McCaffreyHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikBazil Broketail by Christopher RowleyDragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
Dragons
1,768 books — 2,533 voters

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyGod's Other Son by Don ImusCaverns of Socrates by Dennis L. McKiernan
The Worst Books of All Time
8,178 books — 19,864 voters
Eldest by Christopher PaoliniA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Battle of Evernight by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonA Crown of Swords by Robert JordanGod's Other Son by Don Imus
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinBlack Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,111 books — 25,579 voters
The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeThe Naked God by Peter F. HamiltonThe Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,494 voters

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 990 voters
Hold Tight by Harlan CobenRules of Deception by Christopher ReichThe Deceived by Brett Battles
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinRingworld by Larry NivenSnow Crash by Neal StephensonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,252 books — 24,499 voters


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