Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kbuxton (18 Lists)



The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette KowalThe Incandescent by Emily TeshA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Hugo 2026 Eligible Novels
51 books — 36 voters
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherThe Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older
Hugo 2025 Eligible Novels
132 books — 134 voters

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherThe Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí ClarkMislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuireThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 937 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
120 books — 8 voters

Babel by R.F. KuangThe Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Hugo 2023 Eligible Novels
126 books — 271 voters
The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novellas
45 books — 67 voters

Network Effect by Martha WellsThe Last Emperox by John ScalziThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinThe Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette KowalThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novels
121 books — 215 voters
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderEvicted by Matthew Desmond
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
524 books — 276 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 478 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Uprooted by Naomi NovikSeveneves by Neal StephensonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters
Replay by Ken GrimwoodDoomsday Book by Connie WillisSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
817 books — 1,688 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Magician's Land by Lev GrossmanLock In by John Scalzi
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
268 books — 1,276 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie WieselOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,938 voters

Doomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisReplay by Ken GrimwoodKindred by Octavia E. ButlerIn the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books Ever
76,086 books — 282,729 voters