Snow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,880 books — 26,140 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonSoftware by Rudy Rucker
Best of Cyberpunk
377 books — 1,191 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsReady Player One by Ernest ClineCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,297 books — 9,227 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsReady Player One by Ernest Cline
YA Dystopia Novels
1,960 books — 11,336 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodSoft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,267 books — 3,428 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenWorld War Z by Max BrooksSuper Sad True Love Story by Gary ShteyngartOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
This Is the End...
1,001 books — 1,596 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardRingworld by Larry Niven
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,585 books — 25,043 voters
World War Z by Max Brooks
Zombies!
1,691 books — 4,336 voters