Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Matt (13 Lists)



The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Jade Green (E-AC) Booktone
22 books — 6 voters
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
Anchor Gray (E-ACP) Booktone
25 books — 8 voters

Northwest of Earth by C.L. MooreThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Chiffon Yellow (I-A) Booktone
7 books — 5 voters
Warbreaker by Brandon SandersonSkyward by Brandon SandersonThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim ButcherProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Gainsboro Gray (I-ACP) Booktone
24 books — 4 voters

Spider-Man by Jim ButcherKing Rat by James ClavellThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Byzantium Purple (E-CP) Booktone
28 books — 9 voters
An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka
Celadon Green (I-AC) Booktone
17 books — 4 voters

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
New York Pink (I-P) Booktone
6 books — 3 voters
Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster BujoldStorm Front by Jim ButcherEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker
Thistle Purple (I-CP) Booktone
16 books — 3 voters

Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio
Unmellow Yellow (E-A) Booktone
5 books — 4 voters
True Grit by Charles Portis
Resolution Blue (E-C) Booktone
18 books — 5 voters

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster BujoldPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieRed Country by Joe AbercrombieRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Uranium Blue (I-C) Booktone
14 books — 5 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,349 books — 24,653 voters

Northwest of Earth by C.L. Moore
Sword & Planet
127 books — 51 voters