Skinwalker by Faith HunterCry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Best Shapeshifter/Werewolf books
1,549 books — 2,082 voters

Chalice by Robin McKinleyEarth Logic by Laurie J. MarksFive-Twelfths of Heaven by Melissa Scott
Most Interesting Magic System
2,610 books — 8,746 voters
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
922 books — 2,387 voters

Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,247 books — 2,626 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Onion Girl by Charles de LintAmazon Ink by Lori DevotiWounded by Amy Lane
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,388 books — 12,519 voters

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyWolfskin by Juliet Marillier
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,965 books — 2,150 voters
Pastwatch by Orson Scott CardRuled Britannia by Harry TurtledoveLion's Blood by Steven Barnes1632 by Eric Flint
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
760 books — 1,291 voters

Gender Trouble by Judith ButlerImpassioned Clay by Stevie DaviesThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
773 books — 1,402 voters
Children of God by Mary Doria RussellThe Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,377 books — 1,110 voters

Kabuki Dancer by Sawako Ariyoshi
Japanese Books That Are Not Manga
254 books — 190 voters
Dreaming the Serpent Spear by Manda ScottRavens of Avalon by Diana L. PaxsonAmazon Ink by Lori DevotiSerenity by Keith R.A. DeCandidoWarrior Queen by Alan Gold
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
692 books — 524 voters

Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Unforgettables
11,547 books — 7,116 voters
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora BennettDark Fire by C.J. SansomMistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper
Best Books About Tudor England
605 books — 1,616 voters

Wisdom's Daughter by India EdghillThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMoon Called by Patricia BriggsFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Female Character
1,025 books — 449 voters
The Secrets of Jin-shei by Alma Alexander
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
309 books — 438 voters

Fast Ships, Black Sails by Ann VanderMeerGrania by Morgan LlywelynJewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler
Pirates!
653 books — 782 voters

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise ErdrichTwo Spirits by Walter L. WilliamsSacred Clowns by Tony HillermanThe Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
Native American Fiction
837 books — 638 voters
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandThe Man Without a Face by Isabelle HollandThe Speed of Dark by Elizabeth MoonI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads
1,168 books — 1,059 voters

The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda LernerGender Trouble by Judith ButlerNative Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginThe Subjection of Women by John Stuart MillThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Books
2,489 books — 3,482 voters
Black Hills by Dan SimmonsThe Endless Forest by Sara DonatiThe God of the Hive by Laurie R. KingDark Goddess by Sarwat ChaddaHouse Rules by Jodi Picoult
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,232 books — 10,137 voters

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Girls disguised as Boys
849 books — 959 voters
The Great Dragon's Fleas by Tim Ward
A Buddhist Reading List
894 books — 1,154 voters

Justice Hall by Laurie R. KingAbsolution by Murder by Peter TremayneShinju by Laura Joh RowlandLocked Rooms by Laurie R. KingThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
1,994 books — 4,475 voters
Daughter of the Red Deer by Joan WolfLet the Drum Speak by Linda Lay ShulerThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelPromise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 371 voters

Water Touching Stone by Eliot PattisonThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,285 books — 15,425 voters
Hunting Ground by Patricia BriggsThe Language of Bees by Laurie R. KingNaamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey
Books for 2009
579 books — 2,398 voters

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,999 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books Ever
75,185 books — 279,165 voters


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