Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jonathon Laudinsky (22 Lists)



The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Black Company by Glen CookThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott BakkerHeroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
The Grimdarks
479 books — 1,173 voters
The Religion by Tim Willocks
The Great Siege of Malta (1565) - Fiction & Non-Fiction
12 books — 7 voters

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardSword Woman and Other Historical Adventures by Robert E. Howard
Best Heroic Anthologies
51 books — 78 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 786 voters

The Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellSharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellAgincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Best of Bernard Cornwell
101 books — 53 voters
Bloodstone by Karl Edward WagnerDark Crusade by Karl Edward WagnerDarkness Weaves by Karl Edward WagnerSword Woman and Other Historical Adventures by Robert E. Howard
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters

The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,107 books — 1,544 voters
Darkness Weaves by Karl Edward WagnerThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Best Books Ever
76,128 books — 283,076 voters

Killing Floor by Lee ChildStorm Front by Jim ButcherThe Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,555 voters
Lock In by John ScalziHalf a King by Joe Abercrombie
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
268 books — 1,275 voters

Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner
Favorite Immortals - Non Romance
88 books — 44 voters
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsDarkness Weaves by Karl Edward WagnerCormac Mac Art by Robert E. Howard
Best of the Pulp Magazines
76 books — 28 voters

The Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,978 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters

The Crown Tower by Michael J. SullivanA Memory of Light by Robert Jordan
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
625 books — 2,903 voters
Life in the French Foreign Legion by Evan McGorman
The French Foreign Legion - la Légion étrangère
47 books — 32 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindDragonlance Chronicles by Margaret WeisThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,724 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieOld Man's War by John ScalziA Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,717 voters

Redshirts by John ScalziThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 722 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrSarum by Edward RutherfurdThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughAgincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Best historical fiction novels
1,188 books — 1,001 voters
The Heroes by Joe AbercrombieThe Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe Omen Machine by Terry GoodkindThe Crippled God by Steven Erikson
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,629 voters