Big Books of 2026

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The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanNight Shift by Stephen KingScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Most Terrifying Short Stories
375 books — 493 voters
Rubicon Beach by Steve EricksonA Boy and His Dog by Harlan EllisonWest of January by Dave DuncanThe Shore of Women by Pamela SargentThe Other End by John Shirley
Humble Book Bundle: Dystopian Worlds
22 books — 2 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
3,651 books — 6,978 voters
Jaran by Kate ElliottSunshine by Robin McKinleyBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyLammas Night by Katherine Kurtz
Humble Book Bundle: Women of Science Fiction & Fantasy
18 books — 3 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDune by Frank HerbertThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
A Biopunk reading list
226 books — 84 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 487 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,358 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
239 books — 412 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAtonement by Ian McEwanOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodRoom by Emma Donoghue
Man Booker Shortlist
272 books — 80 voters

The Cipher by Kathe KojaNightlife by Brian HodgeMetaHorror by Dennis EtchisonDark Dance by Tanith LeeSkin by Kathe Koja
Abyss
49 books — 16 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction and Fantasy on The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read.
151 books — 108 voters


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