Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jonas Gehrlein (20 Lists)



The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldPaladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldWithin the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie BrennanBeguilement by Lois McMaster BujoldTo Ride Hell’s Chasm by Janny Wurts
Fantasy Books With Middle-Aged MCs
144 books — 21 voters
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
The Grimdarks
479 books — 1,173 voters

Night Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoWritten in Red by Anne BishopThe Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,423 books — 12,564 voters
The Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinSociobiology by Edward O. WilsonThe Red Queen by Matt RidleyEndless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll
Best Books on Evolution...
267 books — 216 voters

Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz LeiberThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchJhereg by Steven Brust
Great SFF Picaresques
75 books — 118 voters
Night Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoThe Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Fantasy - Beyond the English Language
397 books — 145 voters

Night Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoWhispers Under Ground by Ben AaronovitchDead Men's Boots by Mike CareyThe Jennifer Morgue by Charles StrossWritten in Red by Anne Bishop
Urban Fantasy non romance/action
329 books — 291 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KaySailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel KayA Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel KayFevre Dream by George R.R. Martin
Best Historical Fantasy
324 books — 283 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,799 books — 9,155 voters
The Emperor's Blades by Brian StaveleyThe Fell Sword by Miles CameronSworn in Steel by Douglas HulickThe Copper Promise by Jen Williams
Best Fantasy of 2014
147 books — 613 voters

Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring StoverThe Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillipThe Dying Earth by Jack VanceThe Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. RedickSpellwright by Blake Charlton
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
726 books — 1,089 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchTheft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsStardust by Neil GaimanRed Country by Joe Abercrombie
My Favorite Fantasy Books
945 books — 641 voters

The Black Company by Glen CookThe Black Mausoleum by Stephen Deas
Favorite Dark Fantasy Series
139 books — 225 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsJhereg by Steven BrustThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,005 books — 1,735 voters

The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonThe Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters
The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonIll Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters

The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,111 books — 1,548 voters
The Great Dinosaur Debate by Robert T. BakkerThe Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs by Gregory S. Paul
The Best Non-fiction Dinosaur Books
144 books — 97 voters

Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
Science and Sexuality
78 books — 46 voters
The Dragon's Path by Daniel AbrahamGolden Fool by Robin HobbShip of Destiny by Robin HobbMoon Over Soho by Ben AaronovitchThe Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,063 books — 9,914 voters