Mother of Learning by Domagoj KurmaićUnsouled by Will WightBastion by Phil TuckerDefiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier
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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
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181 books — 310 voters

Theft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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105 books — 42 voters
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The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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76,110 books — 282,774 voters
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
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8,351 books — 24,664 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDaemon by Leinad ZerausAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganME by Thomas T. Thomas
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
421 books — 657 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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Cryptonomicon by Neal StephensonRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancySnow Crash by Neal StephensonDaemon by Leinad ZerausFreedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Best Technothrillers Ever
686 books — 1,023 voters

Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonAlready Dead by Charlie HustonThe Wheelman by Duane SwierczynskiGalveston by Nic PizzolattoThe Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
New School of Noir
199 books — 267 voters
I, Robot by Isaac AsimovNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters

The Dog Stars by Peter HellerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Passage by Justin CroninThe Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
459 books — 1,293 voters