Big Books of 2026

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Red Sparrow by Jason MatthewsSlow Horses by Mick HerronPalace of Treason by Jason MatthewsThe Tourist by Olen SteinhauerDead Lions by Mick Herron
Best Post-Cold War Espionage/Spy Novels
51 books — 51 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe House Divided by J.B. ManheimFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Political Novels
146 books — 185 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyTransfer of Power by Vince FlynnThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythDeception Point by Dan BrownThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Political Thrillers
514 books — 551 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
985 books — 1,020 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Martian by Andy WeirDaemon by Leinad Zeraus
Best Technothrillers Ever
686 books — 1,023 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
113 books — 127 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Constant Gardener by John le Carré
Literary Spy Stories
200 books — 223 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,720 books — 6,599 voters

Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 639 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanHyperion by Dan SimmonsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters


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