Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jarka (20 Lists)



House of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroSeveneves by Neal StephensonBlackout by Connie Willis
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDoomsday Book by Connie WillisGateway by Frederik Pohl
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieGateway by Frederik PohlHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Unforgettables
11,615 books — 7,402 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovDoomsday Book by Connie WillisGateway by Frederik PohlSpin by Robert Charles Wilson
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters

Star Wars by James KahnStar Wars by Donald F. GlutRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsSongs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
War with the Newts by Karel ČapekThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Greatest Eastern European Classics
440 books — 256 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKing Rat by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
994 books — 817 voters
Tai-Pan by James ClavellThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,096 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienShōgun by James ClavellDune by Frank HerbertJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,999 voters
Lord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George OrwellThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaDie verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum by Heinrich BöllNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,505 books — 119,954 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,651 books — 11,277 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,516 voters
Armageddon by Tim LaHaye
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters

The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters

The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckDune by Frank HerbertLord of the Flies by William GoldingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
76,098 books — 282,759 voters