Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Duncan (17 Lists)



All the Skills by Honour Rae
Progression Fantasy/LitRPG Must Reads
37 books — 41 voters
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Time Loop / Time Travel /Redo
43 books — 7 voters

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Country House Mystery
132 books — 35 voters
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonAll the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,160 books — 1,312 voters

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
814 books — 1,685 voters
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee NewitzThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisA Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne JonesWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,954 books — 5,240 voters

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Rational Fiction
183 books — 288 voters
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur RansomeThis Time of Darkness by Helen Mary HooverOrvis by Helen Mary HooverThe Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts
The Out-of-Print/Backlist Challenge
524 books — 98 voters

The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts
Children's Introduction Science Fiction
121 books — 36 voters
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
Children's Horror Books
93 books — 95 voters

Red Planet by Robert A. HeinleinTunnel in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinThe Rolling Stones by Robert A. HeinleinDouble Star by Robert A. HeinleinCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
48 books — 311 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Johnny Maxwell Trilogy by Terry PratchettOnly You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett
Best Children's Science Fiction Books
205 books — 186 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingRobert Asprin's Myth Adventures Vol. 1 by Robert Lynn AsprinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeThe Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne Jones
books that can be read a billion times yet never get old
961 books — 450 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettAnother Fine Myth by Robert Lynn AsprinThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,092 books — 1,068 voters

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory DoctorowAccelerando by Charles StrossFor the Win by Cory Doctorow
SciFi Economies across the Eighth Dimension
63 books — 72 voters
Hawaiian UFO Aliens by Mel Gilden
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
611 books — 1,189 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOrvis by Helen Mary Hoover
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,385 books — 1,597 voters