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The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,907 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
603 books — 675 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith11/22/63 by Stephen KingDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters
Rhythm of War by Brandon SandersonFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
454 books — 484 voters

Never Love a Highlander by Maya BanksIn Bed with a Highlander by Maya BanksSeduction of a Highland Lass by Maya BanksI Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne LongA Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
Hottest and Most Beautiful Historical Romance Covers
265 books — 134 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
198 books — 130 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeA Time to Kill by John GrishamGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
202 books — 92 voters
1984 by George OrwellEvery Five Years by Christine ArdigoThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMagic America by C.E. MedfordThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Set in the Eighties
208 books — 86 voters

Sleeping Murder by Agatha ChristieElephants Can Remember by Agatha ChristieA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
252 books — 86 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Secret History by Donna TarttLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Books Set in the Nineties
210 books — 79 voters

Pachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The 52 Book Club 2026: #10 - Spans A Decade Or More
140 books — 75 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Time Passages
1,211 books — 70 voters

Paperback Crush by Gabrielle MossAs You Wish by Cary ElwesThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops? by Gael Fashingbauer CooperKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin
1980s Fun!
418 books — 56 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Forgotten Door by Alexander KeyThe White Mountains by John ChristopherThe City of Gold and Lead by John ChristopherThe Pool of Fire by John Christopher
Children's Science Fiction of the 1960s
126 books — 21 voters

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienA Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'EngleA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'EngleAlan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars by Daniel PinkwaterMatthew Looney in the Outback by Jerome Beatty Jr.
Children's Science Fiction of the 1970s
142 books — 18 voters
Beauty by Robin McKinleyDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeDragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
YA Fantasy Published in the 1970s
15 books — 9 voters

Stainer by Iolanthe WoulffRuby by Rosa GuyTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeCittà in fiamme by Garth Risk HallbergPunk Avenue by Phil Marcade
New York City in the Seventies
13 books — 9 voters
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann PierceRemember Me by Christopher PikeA Gathering of Gargoyles by Meredith Ann PierceWhere the Creeks Meet by Lael LittkeBorderland by Terri Windling
YA Paranormal Published in the 1980s
5 books — 4 voters

The Prince in Waiting by John ChristopherBeyond the Burning Lands by John ChristopherThe Sword of the Spirits by John ChristopherEnchantress from the Stars by Sylvia EngdahlEmpty World by John Christopher
YA Science Fiction, Dystopian, and Post-Apocalyptic Published in the 1970s
8 books — 4 voters
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade by Cameron PierceThe New Decameron by Jan PotockiOf Kings and Things by Count StenbockDec the Holls by Jasinda WilderThe Collected Writings of Francis E. Dec Esquire by Francis E. Dec
A Short History Of Decoy
128 books — 4 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Premonition by Michael LewisPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeHoneybee by Candace FlemingDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2020s
93 books — 4 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonRelic by Douglas PrestonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonDigital Fortress by Dan BrownSkunk Works by Ben R. Rich
Technothrillers: Best of the 1990s
16 books — 4 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonDeep Storm by Lincoln ChildPrey by Michael CrichtonCloud Atlas by David MitchellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Technothrillers: Best of the 2000s
8 books — 3 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyClear and Present Danger by Tom ClancySphere by Michael CrichtonCongo by Michael CrichtonState of Fear by Michael Crichton
Technothrillers: Best of the 1980s
11 books — 3 voters

Hey Diddle Diddle A first Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneHey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes by Tomie dePaolaMy Best Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneAn Enchanting Book of Nursery Rhymes by Janet Grahame-JohnstoneA Merry-Mouse Book of Nursery Rhymes by Priscilla Hillman
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1980s
31 books — 2 voters
Northern Protestants by Susan McKayStar of the Sea by Joseph O'ConnorThe Irish Journey by Medb RuaneLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCannThe Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
Best Irish Books of the 2000s
10 books — 2 voters

Eaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonThe Terminal Man by Michael CrichtonThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeBinary by John Lange
Technothrillers: Best of the 1970s
6 books — 2 voters
The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Satan Bug by Alistair MacLean
Technothrillers: Best of the 1960s
3 books — 2 voters

Nursery Rhymes by Whitman Publishing CompanyMother Goose with Pictures by Ruth E.Newton Assisted by Betty... by Ruth E. Newton and Betty Ca...A Tiny Book of Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Harter Publishing Company
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1930s
3 books — 1 voter
The Singing Mother Goose Book by John C. Winston CompanyThe Little Golden Mother Goose by Feodor RojankovskyNursery Rhyme-Land by Hilda Boswell
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1950s
3 books — 1 voter

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