Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ginny (56 Lists)



Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
YA Sea Adventures
120 books — 97 voters
Chalice by Robin McKinley
CozySFF
368 books — 404 voters

Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose
All Indigenous Peoples Books
410 books — 82 voters
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Cozy Fantasy Books
169 books — 126 voters

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Native American Authors
329 books — 150 voters
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseStorm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Native American Fiction
837 books — 638 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseRedemption in Indigo by Karen LordA Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarBlack From the Future by Stephanie Andrea Allen
Beyond Butler - Spec Fic by Authors of Color
268 books — 76 voters
The Ninja Daughter by Tori EldridgeMurder in G Major by Alexia GordonA Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal
Mystery & Detective Novels by Women of Color
138 books — 84 voters

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersDark Matter by Blake CrouchLock In by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,953 voters
The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters

Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe White Guard by Mikhail BulgakovRussian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
History through Novels: 1900s/2000s Russia
67 books — 66 voters
The Best of all Possible Worlds by Karen LordRedemption in Indigo by Karen LordThe Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
Books by Black Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Colonialism, Racism, or Poverty
193 books — 79 voters

Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersChildren of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
best hard science fiction
392 books — 719 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Intelligent Sci-Fi
270 books — 248 voters

By the Sword by Mercedes LackeyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Adventurous YA fantasy heroines
51 books — 18 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceFire by Kristin CashoreBy the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,480 books — 1,783 voters

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)
61 books — 78 voters
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee HuberA Grave Matter by Anna Lee HuberMortal Arts by Anna Lee HuberA Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee HuberA Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
671 books — 468 voters

Blue Willow by Doris GatesMany Waters by Madeleine L'EngleLittle Fur Family by Margaret Wise BrownEmily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly ClearyPrimrose Day by Carolyn Haywood
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters
Furies of Calderon by Jim ButcherNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Popular Highly Rated Fantasy
197 books — 133 voters

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikFuries of Calderon by Jim ButcherThrone of Jade by Naomi NovikThe Naming by Alison Croggon
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,894 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,936 voters

The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,217 books — 238 voters
A Study in Death by Anna Lee HuberA Deadly Affection by Cuyler Overholt
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
944 books — 1,196 voters

Redemption in Indigo by Karen LordThe Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen LordThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 478 voters
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKintyIn the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKintyI Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKintyA Deadly Dividend by David PearsonLittle Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway
Irish Crime Fiction
150 books — 98 voters

The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
UK 100 Crime Books and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: The Readers Vote
825 books — 214 voters
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Veil of Gold by Kim WilkinsUprooted by Naomi Novik
Russian motifs in fantasy
68 books — 68 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Best Historical Fantasy
324 books — 282 voters
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy World
1,646 books — 1,988 voters


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