Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rob (30 Lists)



Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickMona Lisa Overdrive by William GibsonCount Zero by William GibsonBurning Chrome by William Gibson
Best of Cyberpunk
371 books — 1,182 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,704 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,515 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters

1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,629 voters
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 838 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Postmodern Genius
508 books — 584 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books you wish they would teach in high school
118 books — 208 voters

Night Watch by Terry PratchettThud! by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettFeet of Clay by Terry PratchettThe Truth by Stephen Briggs
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 996 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettPyramids by Terry PratchettThud! by Terry PratchettFeet of Clay by Terry PratchettMaking Money by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,093 books — 1,124 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,989 voters
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books Ever
76,081 books — 282,668 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
The Best Classical Science Fiction Works
112 books — 153 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Republic by Plato1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 voters
Candide by Voltaire
Best Philosophical Fiction
318 books — 561 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Giver by Lois LowryThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,491 books — 5,742 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Candide by VoltaireThe Giver by Lois LowrySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeUlysses by James Joyce
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,315 books — 10,111 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Military Science Fiction
839 books — 1,134 voters

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson1984 by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
168 books — 291 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
612 books — 1,189 voters

The Difference Engine by William Gibson
Best Steampunk Books
1,245 books — 4,096 voters
Night Watch by Terry PratchettThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters

King Lear by William Shakespeare
Best British and Irish Plays
134 books — 73 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Reddit Recommendations
577 books — 762 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,662 voters
1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters