Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Armamix (37 Lists)



Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray NaylerSleeper Beach by Nick HarkawayShroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo 2026 Eligible Novels
51 books — 36 voters
Company Town by Madeline AshbyCentral Station by Lavie TidharThe Last Emperox by John ScalziThe Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,969 voters

Translation State by Ann LeckieThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
468 books — 1,084 voters
When the Sparrow Falls by Neil SharpsonThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartinePerhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer
Hugo 2022 Eligible Novels
96 books — 131 voters

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novellas
45 books — 67 voters
Acadie by Dave Hutchinson
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 100 and 999 ratings
967 books — 83 voters

Vagabonds by Hao JingfangThe Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette KowalGoldilocks by L.R. LamThe Down Days by Ilze HugoThe Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novels
121 books — 215 voters
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileySkyward Inn by Aliya WhiteleyMachinehood by S.B. Divya
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,493 voters

Europe at Midnight by Dave HutchinsonAurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
2015 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List
28 books — 26 voters
Europe at Dawn by Dave HutchinsonThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalShelter by Dave HutchinsonRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersBlackfish City by Sam J. Miller
2018 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List
25 books — 6 voters

Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan
2019 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List
26 books — 12 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
"50 Fantasy & Science Fiction Works That Socialists Should Read" by China Miéville
52 books — 112 voters

Network Effect by Martha WellsThe Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters
The Testaments by Margaret AtwoodExhalation by Ted Chiang
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,102 books — 1,832 voters
Blackfish City by Sam J. MillerThe Fated Sky by Mary Robinette KowalRevenant Gun by Yoon Ha LeeRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersUnholy Land by Lavie Tidhar
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
125 books — 423 voters

Blackfish City by Sam J. MillerRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersRevenant Gun by Yoon Ha LeePerhaps the Stars by Ada PalmerArtificial Condition by Martha Wells
2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)
61 books — 78 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe City & the City by China MiévilleEmbassytown by China MiévilleStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,953 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,466 books — 119,830 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Arthur C. Clarke Award Winners
37 books — 94 voters

Perhaps the Stars by Ada PalmerGnomon by Nick HarkawayRevenant Gun by Yoon Ha LeeRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersArtificial Condition by Martha Wells
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,551 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads
265 books — 507 voters

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley RobinsonAmerican War by Omar El AkkadAutonomous by Annalee NewitzSeven Surrenders by Ada PalmerAmatka by Karin Tidbeck
Hugo 2018 Eligible Works
171 books — 308 voters
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
Feminist Science Fiction Dystopias
48 books — 52 voters

Death's End by Liu CixinThe Core of the Sun by Johanna SinisaloThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
2016 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List
23 books — 14 voters
Death's End by Liu CixinThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville
Hugo 2017 Eligible Works
213 books — 352 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters
Death's End by Liu Cixin
2017 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
74 books — 46 voters

Europe in Autumn by Dave HutchinsonEmbassytown by China Miéville2312 by Kim Stanley RobinsonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Arthur C Clarke Award Winners and Finalists
238 books — 29 voters
Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 632 voters


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