Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tim (9 Lists)



The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine MansfieldBulibasha by Witi IhimaeraBeak of the Moon by Philip TempleMeg by Maurice GeeAt the Bay of Cthulhu by Matt Cowens
New Zealand
397 books — 203 voters
From a Shadow Grave by Andi C. BuchananAs the Earth Turns Silver by Alison Wong
Books By New Zealand Authors
873 books — 365 voters

Sixty Days and Counting by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Best Climate Change Fiction
43 books — 26 voters
The Blacksmith by Barbara HoweEngine of Lies by Barbara HoweThe Locksmith by Barbara Howe
Best New Zealand/Aotearoa Fantasy Reads
69 books — 44 voters

The Blacksmith by Barbara HoweEngine of Lies by Barbara HoweThe Locksmith by Barbara Howe
Best Fantasy on Goodreads with less than 100 ratings
517 books — 345 voters
The Blacksmith by Barbara HoweEngine of Lies by Barbara HoweThe Locksmith by Barbara Howe
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,107 books — 1,543 voters

Melt by Jeff MurrayStar Sailors by James McNaughtonSodden Downstream by Brannavan GnanalingamRuby and the Blue Sky by Katherine DewarThe Aviator by Gareth Renowden
NZ Cli-Fi: New Zealand Climate Fiction
16 books — 6 voters
Melt by Jeff MurrayThe Burning River by Lawrence Patchett
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
417 books — 615 voters

Men Briefly Explained by Tim JonesKingdom Animalia by Janis FreegardYou and me and cancer makes three. A poetic journey of one ma... by John Irvine
Goodreads Poets
302 books — 324 voters