Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michele (12 Lists)



Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
502 books — 306 voters
The Initiate Brother Duology by Sean Russell
Martial Arts Fiction
273 books — 193 voters

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisJust One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi TaylorIsland in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling
Vaginal Fantasy's Science Fiction
125 books — 33 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersKaren Memory by Elizabeth BearBewitching by Jill Barnett
Vaginal Fantasy's Historical Fantasy & Steampunk
96 books — 35 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,871 books — 3,230 voters
Mermaid's Song by Alida Van GoresMiserere by T. FrohockFortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. CherryhLyonesse by Jack VanceBridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
725 books — 1,088 voters

The Black Company by Glen CookA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodMagician by Raymond E. FeistBlack Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
Not A Book Club Club Want To Read List
128 books — 155 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Mummy by Anne RiceBewitching by Jill BarnettInamorata by Megan Chance
Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club
848 books — 1,260 voters

Mermaid's Song by Alida Van Gores
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,355 voters
Aztec by Gary JenningsA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
181 books — 484 voters

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novels mentioned in Among Others by Jo Walton
173 books — 125 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeDies the Fire by S.M. Stirling
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,102 books — 1,822 voters