The Last Castle by Jack VanceThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted ChiangBloodchild by Octavia E. ButlerHell is the Absence of God by Ted ChiangSandkings by George R.R. Martin
Hugo Award Winners: Best Novelette
2nd out of 54 books — 26 voters
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangOn a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de BodardThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang三体 by Liu CixinConservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
Award-nominated Asian SFF writers
3rd out of 36 books — 22 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedCastle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
Desert Fantasy
31st out of 167 books — 174 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEclipse by Stephenie MeyerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of 2007
130th out of 1,115 books — 993 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCoraline by Neil GaimanHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Doors, Portals, Gates
67th out of 510 books — 188 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Knock-out Novelettes - Novellas
39th out of 374 books — 293 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerEmpress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanEon by Alison GoodmanThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
103rd out of 503 books — 306 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KaySon of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
Best Historical Fantasy
112th out of 328 books — 283 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Standalone Fantasy
185th out of 383 books — 474 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersThe Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
More Fantasy, Horror, and Sci-Fi Novellas
14th out of 74 books — 7 voters

The Emperor's Soul by Brandon SandersonNight Route by Mary R. WolderingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBottled Goods by Sophie van LlewynOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Amazing Novellas
29th out of 84 books — 52 voters
Bloodchild by Octavia E. ButlerThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted ChiangThe Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger ZelaznyThe Martian Child by David GerroldDaddy's World by Walter Jon Williams
Nebula Award: Best Novelette
2nd out of 40 books — 3 voters

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Monster Calls by Patrick NessTo the Elephant Graveyard  by Tarquin HallTrain to Pakistan by Khushwant SinghDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
INDIAN READERS - BEST BOOKS READ IN 2017
6th out of 45 books — 6 voters
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth MoonDivided Allegiance by Elizabeth MoonThe Red Wyvern by Katharine KerrRaven's Shadow by Patricia BriggsThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Popular Fantasy on Goodreads with between 1000 and 9999 ratings
3754th out of 4,155 books — 169 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
361st out of 1,758 books — 1,041 voters
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousNot Without My Daughter by Betty MahmoodyPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám
Iran and Iraq, Ancient and Modern
140th out of 482 books — 196 voters

Sons of Darkness by Gourav MohantyDance of Shadows by Gourav MohantyThe Jasad Heir by Sara  HashemKavithri by Aman J. BediDawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana
Arabian, Egyptian, and Indian Fantasy 2.
13th out of 157 books — 15 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
349th out of 732 books — 477 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Quick Reads
201st out of 1,070 books — 713 voters
Happy Endings by Margaret AtwoodEleven by Sandra CisnerosThe Last Night of the World by Ray BradburyReunion by John CheeverThe Egg by Andy Weir
Hijack your reading challenge : Best Short Stories
48th out of 98 books — 28 voters

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoIf I Die Before I Wake by Jean LittleRuin and Rising by Leigh BardugoSoul Taken by Patricia BriggsThe Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
Before We Go List
61st out of 104 books — 5 voters
Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted ChiangSum by David EaglemanVictor Vasarely, 1906-1997 by Magdalena Holzhey
borges extended universe
3rd out of 20 books — 2 voters

The Selection by Kiera CassThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternFangirl by Rainbow RowellEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Judging Books by Their Covers
596th out of 628 books — 227 voters
The Sense of Style by Steven PinkerToxic by Sarah DitumThe Social Life of Ink by Ted BishopUsylessly by Ted BishopTeddy One-Eye by Gavin Bishop
Best Society & Culture & Books About Books (2022)
31st out of 49 books — 2 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
1559th out of 3,131 books — 478 voters
The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous by Asa Simon MittmanThe Newgate Garland Or, Flowers of Hemp; Being a choice Noose... by W.L. HanchantThe Gates of Hell by Maurice LevelThe Gatehouse by Richard DohrmanBasil Wolverton's Gateway to Horror by Basil Wolverton
"Gate"
60th out of 263 books — 7 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis BorgesWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Scratching The OA Itch
98th out of 192 books — 6 voters
The Coffee Trader by David LissCaptains and the Kings by Taylor CaldwellQuicksilver by Neal StephensonStone's Fall by Iain PearsA Man in Full by Tom Wolfe
Historical Financial Fiction
28th out of 57 books — 5 voters

Adrift Just Off The Islets Of Langerhans by Harlan EllisonRachel in Love by Pat MurphyDanny Goes to Mars by Pamela SargentHell is the Absence of God by Ted ChiangA Study Guide for Kelly Links's "The Faery Handbag" by Gale Cengage Learning
Double Major Award Winning Novelettes
8th out of 22 books — 1 voter
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangThe Last Question by Isaac AsimovBinti by Nnedi OkoraforIntruders by Mohale MashigoScorpid by Adam Ressler
Best short SF
10th out of 15 books — 9 voters

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