Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Peter (17 Lists)



A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeDune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters
World Without End by Ken FollettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,510 books — 2,756 voters

The Ghost Brigades by John ScalziOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George Orwell
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,811 voters

The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsAngels & Demons by Dan BrownCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,548 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
102 books — 481 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
299 books — 227 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,788 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Histories by HerodotusThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonHistory of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
Best History Books
3,701 books — 3,733 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellTai-Pan by James ClavellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettChesapeake by James A. Michener
Best Historical Fiction
7,396 books — 25,578 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,647 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellDune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,710 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters

The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,505 books — 119,954 voters