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1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Quality Dark Fiction
2,744 books — 3,996 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
1,281 books — 1,189 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
552 books — 767 voters
1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA 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
977 books — 614 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
506 books — 490 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
223 books — 420 voters

New Space Capitalism by Rainer ZitelmannWeb Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiAI 2041 by Kai-Fu LeeA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon Bennett
Future Technology (nonfiction)
179 books — 329 voters
ReCOgnition by Mark DowsonReCognition by Mark DowsonReCognition - Hypno-Xia, Part 3 by Mark DowsonThe Martian by Andy WeirRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Ultimate Hard Science Fiction
149 books — 300 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
417 books — 280 voters
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandEarthflown by Frances WrenA Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftThe Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettVoyage of the Damned by Frances White
2024 Queer SFF
178 books — 226 voters

Extinction by David CrouseThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserEight Minutes by Gregory N. WhitisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Cli-Fi: Books About Climate & the Near Future
136 books — 212 voters
Eight Minutes by Gregory N. WhitisDune by Frank HerbertParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerTwice Burned by John LentiniProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir
52 Book Club 2025: #14 - Climate Fiction
216 books — 204 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
218 books — 148 voters
Ghosters 5 by Diana CorbittPeter, Enchantment and Stardust by William O'BrienJoy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe Moon Queen by R.K. PaviaBecoming the Villainess by Jeannine Hall Gailey
SciFi, Fantasy, and Speculative Poetry
143 books — 130 voters

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson BennettBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabThe River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
2025 Queer SFF
188 books — 107 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
118 books — 105 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
101 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
91 books — 96 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....
85 books — 80 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 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
268 books — 75 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 — 57 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 — 56 voters

THE AETHER LOOP by Thomas TrueGideon 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 Suri
Science fiction & Fantasy with a main sapphic/wlw romance
82 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
39 books — 51 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 — 41 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
89 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
207 books — 26 voters
Before I Fall by Lauren OliverA Week of Mondays by Jessica BrodySee You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn SolomonPretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle CromptonThe Do-Over by Lynn Painter
Time Loops in YA
29 books — 23 voters

Hydrosphere Rising by Philip J. RutherfordMoos, Mud, Mayhem! by Deborah C. AalbersEarthsong by Victor KelleherParkland by Victor KelleherScatterlings by Isobelle Carmody
Australian Science Fiction for Children and Young Adults
196 books — 22 voters
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault RiveraRogue Protocol by Martha WellsArtificial Condition by Martha WellsGods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson
Tor Publishing 2018
31 books — 10 voters

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