Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stephen Robertson (38 Lists)



Dune by Frank HerbertThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyTunnel in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinDownbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
Colonization in Science Fiction
180 books — 115 voters
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,076 books — 2,182 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael Barrett reading list for Marines
52 books — 6 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenCentennial by James A. Michener
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,673 books — 3,604 voters

Mars by Ben BovaThe Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke
100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books set on or about Mars
215 books — 345 voters
Hitler's U-Boat War by Clay Blair Jr.The Remnant - The Jewish Resistance in WWII by Othniel J. SeidenThe Rising Sun by John Toland
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
665 books — 457 voters

Redshirts by John ScalziIlium by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,238 books — 8,988 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Books that make you think.
1,117 books — 1,061 voters

1984 by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,335 books — 5,852 voters
The Last Lion by William ManchesterA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonPeter the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Last Lion by William Manchester
Understanding History
260 books — 105 voters

Theodore Roosevelt by Theodore RooseveltSeize the Moment by Richard M. NixonAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCullough
Presidential Reading
49 books — 41 voters
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia NasarZero by Charles Seife
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 668 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Books that rocked my world
98 books — 71 voters
This Present Darkness by Frank E. PerettiThe Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanPiercing the Darkness by Frank E. PerettiBlack by Ted DekkerParadise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton
Best Christian Fiction
2,624 books — 2,600 voters

Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonBonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
Best Biographies
1,673 books — 2,949 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Christian Fantasy
790 books — 637 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Stand by Stephen KingAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
48 books — 311 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Best Classics Ever Written
481 books — 281 voters
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2012
181 books — 324 voters

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
994 books — 720 voters
Time and Again by Jack Finney11/22/63 by Stephen KingSomewhere In Time by Richard MathesonHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,975 books — 5,258 voters

Quantum Man by Lawrence M. KraussGenius by James GleickMadame Curie by Ève CurieParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillanRabin by Leah Rabin
Books ABOUT Nobel Laureates
132 books — 13 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Must Read Classics
1,866 books — 4,661 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonOn Writing by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,248 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Works by William Shakespeare1984 by George OrwellThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best British and Irish Literature
1,172 books — 1,112 voters
The Blue Mountain by Meir ShalevSee Under by David GrossmanA Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos OzElsewhere, Perhaps by Amos OzThe Zigzag Kid by David Grossman
Best Israeli Reads
128 books — 98 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierRoots by Alex HaleyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,632 voters


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