Most Popular Non-fiction Books

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The Wheel of Time

Origins of The Wheel of Time

Michael Livingston

Non-fiction

November 8, 2022

Occult Detective Magazine #4

Occult Detective Quarterly #4

John Linwood Grant, Dave Brzeski

Horror · Occult Detective · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

2018

Stock Market Investing for Beginners

Mark Atwood

Non-fiction

November 9, 2017

Discworld Reference

Mrs. Bradshaw's Handbook

Terry Pratchett

Non-fiction

October 6, 2014

Mary Shelley

Muriel Spark

Biography · Non-fiction

April 2013

Dragonwriter : A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern

Todd McCaffrey

Non-fiction

August 6, 2013

Repotting Harry Potter: A Professor's Book-by-Book Guide for the Serious Re-Reader

James W. Thomas

Non-fiction

January 8, 2009

Discworld Mapps

Death's Domain

Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby, Stephen Briggs

Non-fiction

1999

Star Trek

The Trouble with Tribbles: The Birth, Sale and Final Production of One Episode

David Gerrold

Star Trek · Non-fiction

1973

Vampires

Joules Taylor

Non-fiction

October 1, 2009

Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide To Dark Culture

Gavin Baddeley

Non-fiction

2002

The Book of Were-Wolves

Sabine Baring-Gould

Werewolves · Non-fiction

1865

Poe: A Life Cut Short

Peter Ackroyd

Biography · Non-fiction

February 7, 2008

The Science of Discworld #3

Darwin's Watch

Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen, Ian Stewart

Fantasy · Non-fiction

May 2005

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Max Brooks

Non-fiction

2003

Discworld Reference

The Wit & Wisdom of Discworld

Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs

Non-fiction

September 2007

The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy

Brian Sibley

Non-fiction

November 2002

The Hero

Lee Child

Short Stories · Non-fiction

November 26, 2019

Modern Masters of Science Fiction

Iain M. Banks

Paul Kincaid

Biography · Non-fiction

May 12, 2017

The Battles of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

October 2016

Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution

Ann VanderMeer

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Non-fiction

2012

Stephen King: The Non-Fiction

Stephen King

Non-fiction

April 2009

This is Me, Jack Vance!

Jack Vance

Hugo Award · Non-fiction

August 31, 2009

Hellboy

Hellboy: The Companion

Mike Mignola, Stephen Weiner, Jason Hall, Victoria Blake

Non-fiction

May 2008

Dark-Hunter

The Dark-Hunter Companion

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis

Non-fiction

2007

Once More* with Footnotes

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

September 2004

Star Trek: The Original Series

Beam Me Up, Scotty

Peter David, James Doohan

Space Opera · Star Trek · Non-fiction

1996

A-Z of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1993

The Saga of Pliocene Exile

A Pliocene Companion

Julian May

Non-fiction

1984

The Book of the New Sun

The Castle of the Otter

Gene Wolfe

Non-fiction

1982

A Song of Ice and Fire (related works)

The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister

George R. R. Martin

Non-fiction

October 2013

Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy

Craig Cabell

Non-fiction

2011

Septimus Heap

The Magykal Papers

Angie Sage

Non-fiction

June 23, 2009

The Irresistible Rise of Harry Potter: Kid-lit in a Globalised World

Andrew Blake

Non-fiction

2002

Lost Atlases #1

An Atlas of Lost Kingdoms

Emily Hawkins, Lauren Baldo

Childrens · Middle Grade · Mythology · Non-fiction

October 4, 2022

Angels & Visitations

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1993