Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Stephen Bishop (12 Lists)



Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,013 books — 3,616 voters
Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Actual decent proper urban fantasy
121 books — 45 voters

The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Dark Heroic Fantasy
66 books — 110 voters
Red Rising by Pierce BrownGolden Son by Pierce BrownThe Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Addicting Epic SciFi & Fantasy Series and Books
66 books — 84 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbYoung Miles by Lois McMaster BujoldStorm Front by Jim ButcherHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFool Moon by Jim Butcher
Favorite Tragic Heroes
851 books — 38 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Fantasy Books for Adult Males
219 books — 82 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussDead Beat by Jim Butcher
Joshua's Top Twenty MOST ESSENTIAL BOOKS TO READ
21 books — 10 voters
Monster Hunter International by Larry CorreiaThe Cavalier by Israh AziziOld Man's War by John ScalziMonster Hunter Alpha by Larry CorreiaSandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Guys Adventure Fiction
220 books — 88 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussPrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Favorite Dark Fantasy Series
139 books — 224 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard Adams
GRRM Recommends
100 books — 15 voters


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