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1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Quality Dark Fiction
2,660 books — 3,708 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,252 books — 1,170 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
540 books — 745 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
978 books — 615 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 — 493 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
226 books — 423 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
144 books — 249 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
181 books — 231 voters
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay  BalochAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiAI 2041 by Kai-Fu LeeA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon BennettThe Book of Why by Judea Pearl
Future Technology (nonfiction)
156 books — 222 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
220 books — 145 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
114 books — 108 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
186 books — 108 voters
Peter, Enchantment and Stardust by William  O'BrienJoy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe Moon Queen by R.K. PaviaBecoming the Villainess by Jeannine Hall GaileyThe Soul Bearer - and other poems by R.K. Pavia
SciFi, Fantasy, and Speculative Poetry
142 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
101 books — 99 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

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 ReidLove Connection by Camilla IsleyThe Post-Birthday World by Lionel ShriverIn Some Other Life by Jessica BrodyThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Sliding Doors
35 books — 48 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
85 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
29 books — 25 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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