Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Anders Svensson (13 Lists)



Knots and Crosses by Ian RankinGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Black Book by Ian RankinThe Falls by Ian RankinBlack and Blue by Ian Rankin
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,076 books — 822 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonMiss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter HøegFaceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Murder Most Cold
234 books — 396 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Hypnotist by Lars KeplerThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeLet's Hear It for the Deaf Man by Ed McBainComplicity by Iain Banks
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,193 books — 1,653 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersRebus by Ian RankinResurrection Men by Ian RankinBlack and Blue by Ian RankinThe Falls by Ian Rankin
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,546 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,747 books — 25,985 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,969 voters

Foundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,659 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinShards of Honour by Lois McMaster BujoldBarrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,555 voters

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Iron Heel by Jack LondonCosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeodUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksInversions by Iain M. Banks
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
335 books — 253 voters