Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Zoe I.L.K. (51 Lists)



The Red Winter by Cameron SullivanAgnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather FawcettWolf Worm by T. KingfisherThis Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona AndrewsThe Poet Empress by Shen Tao
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2026
301 books — 294 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiDawn by Octavia E. ButlerAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Biopunk Collection
82 books — 57 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Magic School books that aren't written by a transphobe :)
38 books — 10 voters
Immortal Consequences by I.V. MarieArcana Academy by Elise KovaA Theory of Dreaming by Ava ReidA Study in Drowning by Ava ReidThe Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew
Dark academia (as of 2025)
23 books — 8 voters

Belladonna by Adalyn GraceThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDracula by Bram Stoker
Gothic Fantasy.
251 books — 24 voters
Rift by CB Woods
Indie books - June '25 [part 2]
102 books — 3 voters

Witchlight by Susan DennardI'll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Kylie Lee BakerThe House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
November 2025 Most Anticipated Romance Releases
181 books — 473 voters
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink
Great Sci- Fi Horror Books
68 books — 104 voters

Behooved by M. StevensonYou Are Fatally Invited by Ande PliegoThe Enemy’s Daughter by Melissa PoettA Kiss of Hammer and Flame by Amy de la ForceWhen Devils Sing by Xan Kaur
2025 Debut Novels
324 books — 322 voters
The Luminaries by Susan DennardScarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Lover by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterHold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
Howling at The Moon: Werewolf Books
18 books — 3 voters

The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
52 Book Club 2025: #12 - Has A Moon On The Cover
411 books — 176 voters
Scarlet by Marissa MeyerFor the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten
Red Riding Hood Themed Romance
14 books — 5 voters

Scarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterFor the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten
Little Red Riding Hood
229 books — 146 voters
The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard
October 2024 Horror
43 books — 15 voters

A Land So Wide by Erin A. CraigShield of Sparrows by Devney PerryWild ​Reverence by Rebecca RossA Treachery of Swans by A.B. PoranekRebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
2025 Fantasy Novels
225 books — 236 voters
Heartless Hunter by Kristen CiccarelliWisteria by Adalyn Grace
YA Novels of 2024
687 books — 681 voters

The Geographer's Map to Romance by India HoltonThe Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India HoltonSwordheart by T. KingfisherHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Cozy Fantasy Books
169 books — 126 voters
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems
618 books — 453 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinDawn by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,513 books — 2,757 voters
The Jasad Crown by Sara HashemThe Jasad Heir by Sara HashemJuniper & Thorn by Ava ReidJanuaries by Olivie BlakeJinx by Meg Cabot
J Titles
22 books — 1 voter

Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Diviners by Libba BrayRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Faerie Ring by Kiki HamiltonWhen Lightning Strikes by Jenny Carroll
Tetralogies
193 books — 45 voters
Shadowland by Jenny CarrollHaunted by Meg CabotTwilight by Meg CabotNinth Key by Meg CabotReunion by Jenny Carroll
Best Meg Cabot Books
71 books — 799 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
52 Book Club 2024: #5 Magical Realism
269 books — 246 voters
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
Reincarnation Romances
78 books — 53 voters

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,265 books — 2,644 voters
The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley
2025 Black Author New Releases
25 books — 7 voters

Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van VeenThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Horror Books 2025
83 books — 53 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettCurious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
Fantasy Academia
53 books — 65 voters

The Zap Gun by Philip K. DickZel by Donna Jo NapoliZodiac by Neal StephensonZombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly BlackZorro by Isabel Allende
Alphabet Challenge: Z books
12 books — 1 voter
Xingu by Edith Wharton
Good Books that Begin with X, Y, Z
349 books — 140 voters


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