Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mara (102 Lists)



Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) by Munther A. Younes
Best books for learning Arabic
17 books — 20 voters
Island of the Aunts by Eva IbbotsonThe Secret of Platform 13 by Eva IbbotsonDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeDragon Rider by Cornelia FunkeElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Children's Fantasy of the 1990s
159 books — 44 voters

Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Children's Fantasy of the 1970s
156 books — 63 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesTalking to Dragons by Patricia C. WredeDeep Wizardry by Diane DuaneSo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
173 books — 53 voters

Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede
Books Based on Ballads
24 books — 6 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Quests
422 books — 203 voters

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Bubonic Plague
96 books — 58 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters

Uprooted by Naomi NovikDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Adult Fairytale Fantasy
186 books — 345 voters
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Time Travel
335 books — 287 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 495 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
SciFi & Fantasy Books With Beautiful Prose
108 books — 101 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettCity of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
Old(er) Women in SF/F
210 books — 108 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
BBC Arts: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
101 books — 12 voters

Ask the Past by Elizabeth P. ArchibaldThe Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary
Historical Humor
129 books — 64 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,287 books — 729 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerStardust by Neil GaimanThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede
Gaslamp Fantasy
211 books — 181 voters
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Favorite Translated Literature
1,029 books — 498 voters

Going Postal by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 996 voters
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesSo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane DuaneThe Cry of the Icemark by Stuart HillShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems
622 books — 454 voters

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
Muslim/Islamic Fiction
137 books — 58 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanEducated by Tara WestoverMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2019
2,587 books — 303 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Standalone Fantasy
380 books — 473 voters
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Forget Meow! - Talking Cats in Fiction
200 books — 100 voters

No God but God by Reza Aslan
Best Books About Islam & Muslims
722 books — 725 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Speculative Fiction Heist/Caper Stories
183 books — 147 voters

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Cursed
164 books — 40 voters


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