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The Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockSwords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberLegend by David GemmellThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters
Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinSwords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
Best Sword and Sorcery
175 books — 172 voters

Captain Hawklin and the Skyhook Pirates by Charles F. MillhouseCaptain Hawklin and the Underwater Menace by Charles F. MillhouseSpring-heeled Jack and the President's Ring by D.L. MackenzieThe Adventures of Lazarus Gray by Barry ReeseDieselpunk ePulp Showcase by Grant Gardiner
The Best of New Pulp
174 books — 136 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainThe Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Pages of Noir: The Books that Became Film Noir
102 books — 99 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyStar Maker by Olaf StapledonFoundation by Isaac AsimovAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
63 books — 90 voters
Her Little Flowers by Shannon MorganThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasOut by Natsuo KirinoThe Guest by Lorraine Mace
Great Noir and Noirish Novels by Women
149 books — 78 voters

Theocracide by James WymoreAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Great Science Fiction Detective Stories
156 books — 77 voters
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsAlmuric by Robert E. HowardThe Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sword & Planet
127 books — 51 voters

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinCharlotte Gray by Sebastian FaulksA Life in Secrets by Sarah HelmThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnCarve Her Name with Pride by R.J. Minney
If You Liked Agent Carter, Try...
193 books — 45 voters
Son of the Black Sword by Larry CorreiaStoryHack Action & Adventure, Issue 0 by David J. WestThune's Vision by Schuyler HernstromCirsova by P. AlexanderFor Steam And Country by Jon Del Arroz
Pulp Revolution
71 books — 28 voters

The First Paper Cut by Camille CabreraL.A. Confidential by James EllroyMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergThe Stand In by Brad GeagleyHollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell
Best Hollywood Mystery (fiction)
19 books — 24 voters
The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulleyZorro by Isabel AllendeThe Complete Classic Adventures of Zorro by Alex TothZorro Unmasked by Sandra R. CurtisSun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares
The Zorro Legend Through The Years
30 books — 12 voters

Goodbye, Janette by Harold RobbinsLovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins79 Park Avenue by Harold RobbinsValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannPrincess Daisy by Judith Krantz
The ultimate in trash/pulp/lurid fiction*
35 books — 12 voters
The Lost World by Arthur Conan DoyleShe by H. Rider HaggardLost Horizon by James HiltonDwellers in the Mirage by A. MerrittAt the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Classic Lost World Tales
42 books — 12 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyCujo by Stephen KingSlugs by Shaun HutsonBats by William W. JohnstoneSlither by John Halkin
Retro killer animal novels
19 books — 11 voters
Moon of the Wolf by Leslie H. Whitten Jr.Shorecliff by Marilyn RossThe Mandrake Scream by Melisand MarchAlien Sea by John RackhamBlack Candle by Christine Randell
Books with Cover Artwork by George Ziel
161 books — 9 voters

The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership by Jim CarloughThe Nightclerk by Stephen SchneckTwilight Candelabra by William J. CraddockLogan's Run by William F. NolanNog by Rudolph Wurlitzer
Mmm Mmm Paperbacks
130 books — 8 voters
Lost Horizon by James HiltonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic Adventure - 1850-1950
42 books — 7 voters

Song of the Loon by Richard AmoryThe Lord Won't Mind by Gordon MerrickDerricks by James BarrA Different Drum by Chris DavidsonThe Man From C.A.M.P. by Victor J. Banis
Gay Pulp Fiction - Vintage
94 books — 7 voters
Soffocare by Chuck PalahniukMeridiano di sangue by Cormac McCarthyLuminal by Isabella SantacroceLa notte che bruciammo Chrome by William GibsonSquartamento by Emil M. Cioran
Basi del Novocarnismo
35 books — 6 voters

Twilight Candelabra by William J. CraddockLady in a Cage by Robert DurandJoe by Norman WexlerTake Death for a Lover by Alan MarshallLay Down Dead by Matthew Bradley
Mass Market Death Blows Blasting Folks Straight Through Windows
116 books — 4 voters
Life Turns Man Up and Down by Kurt Thometz1929 and Mad Balls by Louis AragonSin-a-Rama by Adam ParfreyThe Book of Zines by Chip RoweThree Naughty French Novels by Alfred de Musset
Löwenbrow
104 books — 3 voters

Indiana Jones Omnibus, Vol. 1 by William Messner-LoebsRaiders of the Lost Ark by Walter SimonsonIndiana Jones und die gefiederte Schlange by Wolfgang HohlbeinRaiders of the Lost Ark #1 by Marvel ComicsIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black
Best of Indiana Jones
40 books — 3 voters
Mark Waid's The Green Hornet, Volume 1 by Mark WaidBatman '66 Meets the Green Hornet by Kevin SmithThe Shadow / Green Hornet Volume 1 Dark Nights by Michael UslanGreen Hornet, Year One by Matt WagnerKato Origins by Jai Nitz
Green Hornet
54 books — 2 voters

Satan Lives for My Love! by Ed HulseDeath's Loving Arms And Other Terror Tales by Jon HanlonHigh Adventure #56 by John P. GunnisonThe House of Living Death And Other Terror Tales by Jon HanlonTerror Tales, 1938-05 by Various
Weird Menace
102 books — 2 voters
Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert BlochThe Shambler from the Stars by Robert BlochThe Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. LovecraftFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyKing Pest by Edgar Allan Poe
Sixth House Book Club
100 books — 2 voters

The Arkanaut's Oath by Guy HaleyCity of Secrets by Nick HorthDominion by Darius HinksCallis and Toll by Nick HorthA Dynasty of Monsters by David Annandale
Age of Sigmar
49 books — 2 voters
Sinister Barrier by Eric Frank RussellThe Legion of Space by Jack WilliamsonPrelude to Space by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Amphibians - A Romance of 50,000 Years Hence by S. Fowler WrightThe World Below by S. Fowler Wright
Galaxy Science Fiction Novels
45 books — 1 voter

The Moon Pool by A. MerrittThe Radio Man by Ralph Milne FarleyThe Blind Spot by Austin HallDarkness and Dawn by George Allan EnglandThe Face in the Abyss by A. Merritt
Novels reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries
82 books — 1 voter
A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. MacDonaldSwamp Sister by Robert Edmond Alter
Hard-boiled buried treasure
2 books — 1 voter

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