Big Books of 2026

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Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettA Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Best Cozy Fantasy Books
222 books — 329 voters
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThe Atlas of Elsewhere by L.J. Ribar
Cozy Backpack Sci-Fi & Fantasy
30 books — 17 voters

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Best Cozy-Punk Science Fiction
24 books — 21 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
CozySFF
370 books — 408 voters

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforAll Systems Red by Martha WellsEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireArtificial Condition by Martha WellsDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Tor.com Publishing Releases
154 books — 140 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberFortune's Pawn by Rachel BachTrading in Danger by Elizabeth MoonValor's Choice by Tanya HuffA Soldier's Duty by Jean Johnson
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
214 books — 472 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinDeath's End by Liu Cixin
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
195 books — 1,505 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
203 books — 724 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
842 books — 831 voters
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersThe Martian by Andy WeirQuarter Share by Nathan Lowell
Optimistic Space Scifi
98 books — 104 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerAncillary Sword by Ann Leckie
2015 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
59 books — 97 voters
Stories in Stone by Douglas KeisterFinal Thoughts by John Thomas GrantNecropolis by Catharine ArnoldEmpire of Death by Paul KoudounarisThe American Resting Place by Marilyn Yalom
Must-Have Cemetery Books
203 books — 94 voters


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