Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jack (11 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Stand by Stephen KingRingworld by Larry NivenContact by Carl Sagan
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,345 books — 24,627 voters
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlFaded Coat of Blue by Owen Parry
Best Historical Fiction
7,380 books — 25,567 voters
Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,204 books — 2,286 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,055 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Best Literary Mysteries
2,550 books — 4,593 voters

Blind Justice by Bruce AlexanderBy the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMilleEat the Rich by P.J. O'RourkeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books that scored a five by me
9,434 books — 2,353 voters
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
What To Read Next
20,176 books — 24,067 voters

By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMilleThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books Ever
76,026 books — 282,265 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,784 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen King
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,627 books — 11,218 voters