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Zero Day Threat by R.M. Olson
SPSFC Semi-Finalist
31 books — 19 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,466 books — 16,034 voters

Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchCastle in the Air by Diana Wynne JonesSkinwalker by Faith Hunter
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,132 books — 819 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,184 books — 117,903 voters

From Here to Eternity by James JonesThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Thin Red Line by James JonesTeam Yankee by Harold CoyleSharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Best War Novels
1,657 books — 1,376 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,378 books — 7,397 voters

Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,414 books — 2,282 voters
Changes by Jim ButcherDeath's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine HarrisDead in the Family by Charlaine HarrisSizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,232 books — 10,140 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,493 books — 11,139 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumbEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettHot Six by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJhereg by Steven BrustThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Fantasy Books
1,726 books — 1,476 voters
War for the Oaks by Emma BullThe Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry TurtledoveJack of Kinrowan by Charles de Lint
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,377 books — 12,469 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best of Banned and Challenged Books
212 books — 276 voters
Knowing God by J.I. PackerMere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe New Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,260 books — 3,499 voters

The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperWitch World by Andre NortonThe Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonChronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters
The Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasIvanhoe by Walter ScottI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction
7,251 books — 25,375 voters

Catseye by Andre NortonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,496 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books Ever
74,803 books — 277,654 voters