2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nikki (22 Lists)



An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonPet by Akwaeke EmeziThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoThe Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-HallThe Deep by Rivers Solomon
Queer SFF by Authors of Colour
241 books — 34 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirA Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Queer Horror
677 books — 396 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatKings Rising by C.S. Pacat
Best Gay Fantasy Romance
835 books — 1,591 voters
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
SFF Books by Black Authors
167 books — 17 voters

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirGallant by V.E. SchwabNettle & Bone by T. KingfisherA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersThe Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
543 books — 1,410 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleRiver of Teeth by Sarah GaileyThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Tor.com Print Novellas
164 books — 42 voters

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThe Hidden Palace by Helene WeckerWinter’s Orbit by Everina MaxwellDark Rise by C.S. Pacat
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,493 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Best Gay Fiction
2,663 books — 3,866 voters

Lost Boy by Christina HenryThe Child Thief by BromPeter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryPeter Darling by Austin Chant
Peter Pan Retellings
268 books — 310 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. CastEvermore by Alyson NoelDivergent by Veronica RothThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerKings Rising by C.S. PacatSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoBatwoman, Volume 1 by J.H. Williams III
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
895 books — 349 voters
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersTunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab
BooktubeSFF 2020 Nomination Ideas
38 books — 21 voters

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseWitchmark by C.L. PolkA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
2018 SFF by Authors of Color
48 books — 67 voters
Stormsong by C.L. Polk
2019 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
60 books — 122 voters

Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
YA Novels of 2020
825 books — 2,639 voters
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer
Hades and Persephone
250 books — 994 voters

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
2015 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
235 books — 227 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern11/22/63 by Stephen KingRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,171 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,210 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,191 books — 283,310 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,131 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,175 voters