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Novels, series and non-fiction, ranked.
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The 10 Best Horror Novels of All Time
A haunted house tops the list, two 19th-century monsters hold their ground, and a Pulitzer-winning ghost story sits among the Stephen King heavyweights.
The 10 Best Mystery Novels of All Time
Christie claims the top spots, hardboiled LA noir and a Victorian pioneer hold the middle, and a medieval monastery, a historical cold case and an Oxford college round out the list.
The 10 Best Stephen King Books
From a plague-ravaged America to a haunted hotel and a shape-shifting clown, these are the King novels that define the master of horror, with one time-travel epic crashing the party.
The 10 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time
From Darwin's dangerous idea to a teenager's hidden diary, this list stretches from ancient Greece to the Cold War and still finds room for a wake-up call about pesticides.
The 10 Best Science Fiction Novels of All Time
From a desert planet to a monster built in a lab, the books that defined the genre, with Dune holding the top spot unchallenged.
The 10 Best Fantasy Book Series of All Time
From Middle-earth to Discworld, a ranking where one throne is undisputed, seven series made every top ten, and the bottom spots are a three-way brawl.
The 10 Best Novels of All Time
From a delusional knight to a whale hunt, the books that define what a novel can do, with all three engines agreeing on the top spot.