Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Loring (6 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardNeuromancer by William GibsonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesGateway by Frederik PohlSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters
Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. CoreyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyWorld War Z by Max BrooksCaliban’s War by James S.A. CoreyThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,954 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,512 books — 119,985 voters
The Birdwoman's Palate by Laksmi PamuntjakTips for Living by Renee ShafranskyAs Good as True by Cheryl ReidPunishment by Scott J. HollidayNot Perfect by Elizabeth LaBan
2018-01 Amazon First Reads
6 books — 8 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Postman by David BrinShip Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,992 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters