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Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
530 books — 378 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,229 books — 4,083 voters

Complications by Atul GawandeBetter by Atul GawandeStiff by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
249 books — 119 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Passage by Justin CroninThe Strain by Guillermo del ToroThe Plague by Albert Camus
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters

Island by Richard LaymonThe Cellar by Richard LaymonEndless Night by Richard LaymonOne Rainy Night by Richard LaymonThe Stake by Richard Laymon
Best Richard Laymon Books!
38 books — 136 voters
Kill It & Grill It by Ted Nugent
Cookbooks by Celebrities
93 books — 13 voters

Midworld by Alan Dean FosterLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenRingworld by Larry NivenGateway by Frederik PohlThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Classic Science Fiction - 1970-1979
272 books — 245 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingRats, Lice, and History by Hans ZinsserStiff by Mary RoachThe Plague by Albert CamusWorld War Z by Max Brooks
These Books Will Kill You
359 books — 320 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinStorm Front by Jim ButcherThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieEragon by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,613 books — 8,705 voters
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 272 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisBitten by Kelley ArmstrongGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistDracul by Dacre StokerThe Passage by Justin CroninThe Ruins by Scott Smith
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
479 books — 1,243 voters

Wastelands by John Joseph Adams
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
530 books — 253 voters
It by Stephen King
Clown Horror
50 books — 41 voters

Hunt, Gather, Cook by Hank Shaw
Food Books for Readers to Devour (nonfiction)
37 books — 12 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenSwan Song by Robert McCammonOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Best Apocalypse Books
84 books — 130 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankSwan Song by Robert McCammonOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,870 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachAtlas of Forensic Pathology by Nancy L. Jones
Forensics: If It Doesn't Walk, We Bring Out the Chalk
149 books — 218 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganRats, Lice, and History by Hans ZinsserThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinParasite Rex by Carl ZimmerThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonBonk by Mary Roach
Best Nonfiction Biology books on Goodreads
413 books — 72 voters

Rules of Prey by John SandfordInvisible Prey by John SandfordMagyk by Angie SageHeat Lightning by John SandfordStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Series with same main character
388 books — 36 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksCows by Matthew StokoeHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Make You Vomit With Joy!
129 books — 134 voters

Shatner Quake by Jeff BurkHELP! A Bear is Eating Me! by Mykle Hansen
Bizarro/Humor Books
144 books — 105 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Military Science Fiction
830 books — 1,129 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,363 voters
Under the Dome by Stephen King
2009 Locus Recommended Reading List--Science Fiction Novels
17 books — 54 voters

Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. LanierHothouse by Brian W. Aldiss
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
105 books — 57 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonComplications by Atul GawandeThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Medicine and Literature
1,833 books — 1,989 voters

1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWorld War Z by Max Brooks
75 Must-Read Geek Books
77 books — 26 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteSnuff by Eric EnckLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,106 voters


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