Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by John Briggs (12 Lists)



Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNeuromancer by William Gibson
Joint Winners of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
27 books — 74 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDoomsday Book by Connie WillisNeuromancer by William Gibson
Hugo Award for Best Novel
73 books — 151 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
418 books — 616 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Host by Stephenie MeyerDelirium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books About Nanotechnology
183 books — 660 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
374 books — 1,186 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,676 books — 7,011 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,412 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,250 books — 4,095 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,483 books — 24,760 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,769 books — 26,025 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Best Military Science Fiction Books
711 books — 856 voters