Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
172nd out of 8,687 books — 25,389 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
102nd out of 3,812 books — 7,549 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
15th out of 1,426 books — 3,008 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
17th out of 1,718 books — 1,565 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
24th out of 1,519 books — 2,682 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
2nd out of 737 books — 480 voters

The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
47th out of 1,287 books — 3,451 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
1761st out of 77,945 books — 290,732 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
4th out of 240 books — 412 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
6th out of 705 books — 634 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
256th out of 1,824 books — 4,127 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternStardust by Neil GaimanCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club
33rd out of 852 books — 1,263 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Tales of Ian and Bry-Ankh The Great Silver Dragon by Jim DilyardLegend by Marie LuBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
7th out of 1,156 books — 912 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
3rd out of 442 books — 644 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
34th out of 1,052 books — 1,153 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
57th out of 1,228 books — 2,772 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
132nd out of 8,673 books — 5,782 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBinti by Nnedi OkoraforDawn by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Black Speculative Fiction
2nd out of 352 books — 155 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
355th out of 4,103 books — 5,463 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOn Basilisk Station by David  WeberA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
26th out of 902 books — 899 voters

The Stand by Stephen  King1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Is the End...
57th out of 1,007 books — 1,603 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
155th out of 1,129 books — 1,943 voters

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanDune by Frank Herbert
SF & Theology
13th out of 248 books — 298 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerRed Rising by Pierce BrownWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinTransference by B.T. Keaton
Hidden Gems of Science Fiction
2nd out of 482 books — 431 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
139th out of 3,156 books — 3,682 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Best of Octavia E. Butler
1st out of 22 books — 59 voters

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