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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Best Books Ever

964th out of 77,520 books — 289,419 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Big Fat Books Worth the Effort

79th out of 1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz

Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton

Sword and Laser Science Fiction list

12th out of 1,128 books — 1,941 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ulysses by James Joyce

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville

The Holy Bible by Anonymous

The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever

100th out of 2,686 books — 13,195 voters

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

Best of Cyberpunk

11th out of 380 books — 1,192 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Dune by Frank Herbert

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Best Science Fiction

181st out of 3,781 books — 7,365 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

The Martian by Andy Weir

Daemon by Leinad Zeraus

Best Technothrillers Ever

11th out of 711 books — 1,043 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Daemon by Leinad Zeraus

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

5th out of 153 books — 429 voters

1984 by George Orwell

The Martian by Andy Weir

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

High Tech Thrillers.

4th out of 1,084 books — 1,761 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Thickest Books Ever

45th out of 889 books — 2,486 voters

1984 by George Orwell

The Martian by Andy Weir

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez

Relic by Douglas Preston

Thrilling Hard Tech Fiction.

8th out of 927 books — 1,893 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Dune by Frank Herbert

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

370th out of 8,635 books — 25,159 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Fatherland by Robert Harris

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

Best Alternate History Novels and Stories

14th out of 775 books — 1,299 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Best Historical Fiction

271st out of 7,754 books — 25,999 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Best Books of the Decade: 1990s

84th out of 3,155 books — 3,679 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Dune by Frank Herbert

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

288th out of 2,956 books — 3,509 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

1984 by George Orwell

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Best Books of the 20th Century

544th out of 7,889 books — 49,801 voters

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Count Zero by William Gibson

Best cyberpunk books

11th out of 216 books — 455 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Atonement by Ian McEwan

World War II Fiction

54th out of 1,418 books — 2,048 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

1984 by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

2056th out of 32,279 books — 123,047 voters

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

2001 by Arthur C. Clarke

Computers in Literature

7th out of 244 books — 243 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Dune by Frank Herbert

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling

Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads

358th out of 4,075 books — 5,343 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh

Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott

The Code Book by Simon Singh

Zero by Charles Seife

Best Books About Mathematics

20th out of 451 books — 670 voters

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson

1st out of 18 books — 32 voters

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov

Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

53rd out of 555 books — 484 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

1984 by George Orwell

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

341st out of 1,319 books — 5,864 voters

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999

10th out of 326 books — 185 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles

335th out of 1,742 books — 2,227 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

1984 by George Orwell

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Best Science Fiction Ever Written.

252nd out of 1,822 books — 4,127 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Best Books of 1999

16th out of 518 books — 261 voters

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