Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John (22 Lists)



Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanArmor by John SteakleyThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Military Science Fiction
839 books — 1,134 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirA Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
508 books — 2,293 voters

Wool by Hugh HoweyProper Gauge by Hugh HoweyCasting Off by Hugh Howey
Best Sci-Fi AND/OR Dystopian Books of 2011
71 books — 197 voters
The Forever War by Joe HaldemanA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Overrated
42 books — 14 voters
Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsChasm City by Alastair ReynoldsHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsBlue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
best hard science fiction
392 books — 719 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Passage by Justin CroninA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Lucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenThe Strain by Guillermo del Toro
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,593 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 850 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,638 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,123 books — 2,355 voters

The Passage by Justin CroninThe Fall by Guillermo del Toro
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsMercury Falls by Robert Kroese
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
612 books — 1,189 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneFeed by Mira GrantThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,319 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDeception Point by Dan Brown
Books I wish I had never read
1,284 books — 1,336 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Middle Ages Books
1,219 books — 1,700 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best American History Books
2,120 books — 2,490 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark Kurlansky
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 335 voters
Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Ghost Brigades by John ScalziChasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
AKW Books - Best eBook of 2010
65 books — 66 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
441 books — 591 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best American Civil War Books
1,004 books — 979 voters