The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
2011 DGLA Fantasy Book Nominees
103 books — 433 voters
Bitterblue by Kristin CashoreShadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareClockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
2012 YA/MG Fantasy Books
240 books — 644 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,393 books — 25,577 voters
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanHeat of Paris by Peter BreyerThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters