Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lee (88 Lists)



Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
best hard science fiction
394 books — 720 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Reddit Recommendations
577 books — 762 voters

Assassin's Quest by Robin HobbRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,392 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingWhy Does E=mc²? by Brian Cox
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best War/ Action Books
37 books — 26 voters
It by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,717 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,078 books — 622 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettDune by Frank HerbertAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,768 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Dragons
1,785 books — 2,542 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachDuma Key by Stephen King
Down by the Sea
742 books — 560 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Reddit's Favorite Science Fiction
86 books — 87 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Stand by Stephen KingY by Brian K. Vaughan1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,753 voters

A Brief History Of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Have to be smart to like it
6 books — 12 voters
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,492 books — 5,743 voters

Y by Brian K. VaughanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCarrie by Stephen KingWatchmen by Alan Moore
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,414 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Children's Books
5,309 books — 6,705 voters

Half-Life 2 by David Hodgson
Books Game Designers Should Read
107 books — 117 voters
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Quick Reads
1,063 books — 718 voters

Watchmen by Alan Moore
Graphic Novels That Rocked My World
422 books — 221 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreY by Brian K. Vaughan
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters

Watchmen by Alan Moore
Best Graphic Novels Ever
161 books — 89 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Books that really should be known and read by a lot more people (YA & Juvenile Fiction)
1,766 books — 1,660 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreY by Brian K. VaughanBatman by Frank MillerThe Arrival by Shaun Tan
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,767 voters
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
632 books — 437 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Body by Robin WaterfieldLord of the Flies by William GoldingDifferent Seasons by Stephen King
Coming of Age Stories
732 books — 573 voters
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Aliens Among Us
284 books — 240 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,606 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Twists
8,353 books — 8,967 voters


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