Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Terry (36 Lists)



Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Books that play with language
12 books — 6 voters
Augustus by John WilliamsThe Praise Singer by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
268 books — 264 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasI, Claudius by Robert GravesFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Literary Historical Fiction
1,133 books — 1,033 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasI, Claudius by Robert GravesSilas Marner by George Eliot
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,647 books — 3,589 voters

Eaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonThe Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Best Historical Novels with a Norse Setting
21 books — 16 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEngine Summer by John CrowleyWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books To Read In Autumn
876 books — 518 voters

What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson DaviesThe Horse's Mouth by Joyce CaryThe Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
Art In Books
244 books — 138 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertDracula by Bram StokerWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Seen the Movie, Read the Book
256 books — 73 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell HobanEngine Summer by John CrowleyCloud Atlas by David MitchellDavy by Edgar PangbornA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,594 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsEngine Summer by John CrowleyThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Books that stay with you forever
586 books — 198 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellEifelheim by Michael FlynnA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeIntervention by Julian May
First Contact
260 books — 359 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertRiddley Walker by Russell HobanEngine Summer by John CrowleySchismatrix Plus by Bruce SterlingEifelheim by Michael Flynn
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMythago Wood by Robert HoldstockGalveston by Sean StewartMadouc by Jack VanceThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 273 voters

The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonThe Emperor of Dreams by Clark Ashton SmithThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardDracula by Bram StokerThe Charwoman's Shadow by Lord Dunsany
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleIslandia by Austin Tappan WrightThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleIslandia by Austin Tappan WrightMiddlemarch by George Eliot
Big Fat Fiction - Best of the Heavyweights
292 books — 156 voters
The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole FranceScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Companions of Jehu by Alexandre DumasTaking the Bastile by Alexandre DumasFour Classic Novels by Alexandre Dumas
The French Revolution
231 books — 293 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertLord Valentine's Castle by Robert SilverbergThe Night Watch by Sean Stewart
Books With The Best Blend Of Sci-fi and Fantasy
259 books — 160 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony HopeSwords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Swashbucklers
559 books — 497 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Dream of Scipio by Iain PearsThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,511 books — 2,757 voters
Schismatrix Plus by Bruce SterlingEifelheim by Michael FlynnThe Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,169 voters

The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard KiplingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
The Life Of Sir Aglovale De Galis by Clemence HousmanTaliessin through Logres, The Region of the Summer Stars, and... by Charles WilliamsThe Quest of the Holy Grail by UnknownSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Favourite interpretations of the Arthurian Saga
68 books — 65 voters

Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul AndersonRhinegold by Stephen. GrundyThe Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. TolkienThe Saga of the Volsungs by AnonymousWritten in Venom by Lois Tilton
Norse Mythology
293 books — 410 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasScaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-ReverteThe Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony HopeThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Fencing fiction
156 books — 222 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell HobanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Shadow & Claw by Gene WolfeThe Chrysalids by John Wyndham
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,415 voters
The Horse's Mouth by Joyce CaryWhat's Bred in the Bone by Robertson DaviesThe Cornish Trilogy by Robertson DaviesThe Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Scaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Dream of Scipio by Iain PearsSilverlock by John Myers Myers
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
537 books — 361 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Character Driven Fantasy Books
294 books — 264 voters


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