Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

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Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirNetwork Effect by Martha Wells
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,792 books — 4,889 voters
The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway
punk rock novels
59 books — 50 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsIt by Stephen KingThe Queen of the Damned by Anne RiceThe Stand by Stephen King
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,557 books — 18,704 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 21,770 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,106 books — 25,563 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Best Young Adult Books
12,988 books — 80,065 voters

American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Best True Crime
1,317 books — 1,858 voters
This Virtual Night by C.S. Friedman
Space Opera Magnificentus!
61 books — 31 voters

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Most Influential Parenting Books
394 books — 593 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiJohn Dies at the End by David WongThis Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
479 books — 1,243 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Waste Lands by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
177 books — 3,862 voters
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
62 books — 482 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Mist by Stephen King
Scariest Stephen King Book
29 books — 227 voters
It by Stephen KingHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 112 voters

The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Best Novel In The "Dark Tower" Series
8 books — 75 voters
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Books for a Pandemic
699 books — 577 voters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzScary Stories for Sleep-Overs by R.C. WelchBruce Coville's Book of Ghost Tales to Haunt You by Bruce CovilleBruce Coville's Book of Monsters by Bruce Coville
Children's Horror Books
92 books — 94 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,735 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate
Child of the 1980s and 1990s - Favorite Books
23 books — 15 voters

Cows by Matthew Stokoe
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,168 books — 11,095 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,495 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Stand by Stephen KingRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Quality Dark Fiction
2,470 books — 3,216 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Best Zombie Books
1,434 books — 3,074 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Zombies!
1,654 books — 4,313 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,674 books — 14,009 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,651 books — 25,852 voters