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1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shining by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,226 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,092 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
531 books — 723 voters
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
961 books — 570 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Contemporary Cult Fiction
492 books — 449 voters
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Hourglass Throne by K.D. EdwardsA Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandThe Oleander Sword by Tasha SuriOcean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
2022 Queer SFF
221 books — 413 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienBy Darkness Hid by Jill WilliamsonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleDragonSpell by Donita K. Paul
The Ultimate Christian Speculative Fiction List
407 books — 266 voters
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandEarthflown by Frances WrenA Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftThe Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
2024 Queer SFF
178 books — 225 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiAI 2041 by Kai-Fu LeeThe Book of Why by Judea PearlA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon Bennett
Future Technology (nonfiction)
102 books — 191 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank Herbert
Ultimate Hard Science Fiction
113 books — 163 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinFlight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
52 Book Club 2025: #14 - Climate Fiction
200 books — 154 voters
The Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserThe Road by Cormac McCarthyMaya of the In-between by Sita BennettOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Last Oracle by Christopher Hepworth
Cli-Fi: Books About Climate & the Near Future
113 books — 141 voters

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidGirls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Lesbian MCs in fantasy/fiction
214 books — 136 voters
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanA Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonSome Desperate Glory by Emily TeshA Power Unbound by Freya MarskeThe Faithless by C.L. Clark
2023 Queer SFF
112 books — 106 voters

Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren YeroCece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela RiveraThe Storm Runner by J.C. CervantesEfrén Divided by Ernesto CisnerosGhost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Latinx MG/YA Speculative Fiction
100 books — 99 voters
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonThe Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha PulleyA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson BennettBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
2025 Queer SFF
170 books — 98 voters

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireAmberlough by Lara Elena DonnellyDreadnought by April DanielsThe Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
2017 Queer SFF Releases
90 books — 96 voters
Peter, Enchantment and Stardust by William O'BrienThe Moon Queen by R.K. PaviaBecoming the Villainess by Jeannine Hall GaileyThe Soul Bearer - and other poems by R.K. PaviaThe Poets' Grimm by Jeanne Marie Beaumont
SciFi, Fantasy, and Speculative Poetry
138 books — 86 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Clan of the Cave Bear & The Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Paleoanthropological Speculative Fiction , or....
84 books — 79 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersGirls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
F/F SFF - Sapphic Science Fiction and Fantasy
213 books — 65 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen KingWylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
The Shirley Jackson Awards
130 books — 56 voters
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan EllisonThe Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke
Hugo Award Winners: Best Short Story
63 books — 53 voters

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigLove Connection by Camilla IsleyThe Post-Birthday World by Lionel ShriverIn Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
Sliding Doors
33 books — 47 voters
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Owl Service by Alan GarnerThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan CooperLinnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
Rural Fantasy
126 books — 42 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
Science fiction & Fantasy with a main sapphic/wlw romance
75 books — 39 voters
Cryptozoology A to Z by Loren ColemanHunt for the Skinwalker by Colm A. KelleherAmerican Monsters by Linda S. GodfreyDestination Truth by Josh GatesAbominable Snowmen by Ivan T. Sanderson
Cryptozoology
84 books — 29 voters

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Fantastical Short Story Collections
203 books — 25 voters
Before I Fall by Lauren OliverSee You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn SolomonThe Do-Over by Lynn PainterA Week of Mondays by Jessica BrodyPretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Time Loops in YA
25 books — 23 voters

Hydrosphere Rising by Philip J. RutherfordEarthsong by Victor KelleherParkland by Victor KelleherScatterlings by Isobelle CarmodyGalax-Arena by Gillian Rubinstein
Australian Science Fiction for Children and Young Adults
187 books — 14 voters
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault RiveraArtificial Condition by Martha WellsGods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly RobsonInto the Gray by Margaret Killjoy
Tor Publishing 2018
31 books — 10 voters

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