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As I suspected, this was a close race. But Fantasy edged out ahead of Science Fiction with 56% of the votes.  Here are the rest of the numbers and this week's book winners! Fantasy: Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud: 5%            The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima: 18% Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman: 21%      Graceling by Kristin Cashore56% Science Fiction: Across the Universe by Beth Revis 23%                      Cinder by Marissa Meyer 35% Planesrunner by Ian McDonald: 15%                          Stuck on Earth by David Klass: 28%          Thanks for voting, and stay tuned to for next week's contenders Horror and Paranormal! DFTBA, Sti

I have a feeling this week will also be a close call.  Our contenders, Fantasy and Science Fiction seem so closely connected that the lines between their genres blur at times. But for our purposes, we're defining Fantasy as taking place in mythical worlds or having magical creatures/people and Science Fiction takes place in the future with lots of technological advances . Once again, you can vote in the sidebar for your favorite of the two genres  -----> And then you can vote for your favorite book in each genre (two more votes!)  ----> Take a look at the books you get to choose from (don't forget, you can click on the book cover to be taken to our catalog!): Fantasy Science Fiction                                           ...