Most Popular Non-fiction Books of the 2010s

Discover popular Non-fiction books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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When the Stars Are Right: Towards an Authentic R'lyehian Spirituality

Scott R. Jones

Horror · Non-fiction

2014

Apocrypha

Brian Keene

Fantasy · Horror · Non-fiction

2014

Rhapsody: Notes on Strange Fictions

Hal Duncan

Non-fiction

April 2014

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Non-fiction

May 2014

Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison!

Harry Harrison

Non-fiction

October 2014

Myths and Legends

Charlemagne and the Paladins

Julia Cresswell

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Non-fiction

July 2014

Myths and Legends

Wizards

David A. McIntee, Lesley McIntee

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Non-fiction

May 2014

Myths and Legends

The Fall of Troy

Si Sheppard

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Non-fiction

March 2014

Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy

Visions of Heresy

Alan Merrett

Warhammer · Non-fiction

March 2014

What Makes This Book So Great

Jo Walton

Non-fiction

January 16, 2014

The Midnight Breed

The Midnight Breed Series Companion

Lara Adrian

Vampires · Non-fiction

May 2013

Mallet of Loving Correction

John Scalzi

Non-fiction

September 2013

Doors to Elsewhere

Mike Barrett

Non-fiction

September 2013

Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction

Jeff VanderMeer

Locus Award · Non-fiction

October 2013

Transformers

The Covenant of Primus

Justina Robson

Non-fiction

December 2013

Star Trek

Star Trek Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library

Larry Nemecek

Space Opera · Star Trek · Non-fiction

November 2013

Vortex

Robert Dunbar

Non-fiction

May 2013

The Riftwar Cycle

Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug

Raymond E. Feist, Stephen Abrams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Non-fiction

November 4, 2013

The Transcend Time Saga

Transcendence

Michelle Madow

Fantasy · Young Adult · Non-fiction

December 2012

Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire

James Lowder

Anthology · Non-fiction

2012

The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy

Roger Luckhurst

Non-fiction

2012

An A–Z of the Fantastic City

Hal Duncan

Non-fiction

April 2012

Leviathan Trilogy

The Manual of Aeronautics

Scott Westerfeld

Non-fiction

August 2012

Howl: Everything the Modern Werewolf Needs to Know

Serena Valentino

Fantasy · Young Adult · Non-fiction

September 21, 2012

Undead: Everything the Modern Zombie Needs to Know

Serena Valentino

Fantasy · Young Adult · Non-fiction

September 21, 2012

Conversations with the Weird Tales Circle

John Pelan, Jerad Walters

Non-fiction

February 2011

Merlin's Dragon

Merlin: The Book of Magic

T. A. Barron

Non-fiction

2011

Mrs. McGillicuddy Mysteries

The Clockwork Companion

K. H. Koehler

Non-fiction

2011

Insinuations: An Autobiography

Jack Dann

Non-fiction

January 2011

The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies

Clive Barker

Non-fiction

October 2011

The Dream World of H. P. Lovecraft

Donald Tyson

Non-fiction

2010

When Werewolves Attack: A Guide to Dispatching Ravenous Flesh-Ripping Beasts

Del Howison

Horror · Non-fiction

2010

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

Thomas Ligotti

Non-fiction

2010

The Ides of Octember: A Pictorial Bibliography of Roger Zelazny

Roger Zelazny

Non-fiction

December 2010

The Robert E. Howard Reader

Darrell Schweitzer

Non-fiction

September 2010

Cinema Futura

Mark Morris

Non-fiction

September 2010