Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom (57 Lists)



In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Magical Creatures
1,574 books — 852 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Mythopoeic Fantasy Books
84 books — 53 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
636 books — 439 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Fantasy Royals
347 books — 282 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Highbrow Fantasy Books
419 books — 624 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 746 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
The Best of Mythic Fiction
683 books — 709 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy PauschNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
The Redemption of Althalus by David EddingsArrows of the Queen by Mercedes LackeyDeryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettLady Knight by Tamora PierceLirael by Garth Nix
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,072 books — 8,674 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldWatership Down by Richard Adams
Favorite Books
14,244 books — 9,924 voters

Night World, No. 1 by L.J. SmithSkellig by David AlmondThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJust Plain Weird by Tom UptonCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,600 books — 6,914 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,437 books — 8,413 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHogfather by Terry PratchettThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLittle, Big by John Crowley
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,813 books — 2,140 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichLolita by Vladimir NabokovTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
14,554 books — 18,406 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingHalfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,946 books — 2,997 voters

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffreyHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set by Garth NixThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best of YA and Children's Fantasy
694 books — 599 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,699 books — 16,420 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books of All Time
897 books — 429 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,641 books — 11,269 voters

Love, Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRuby Holler by Sharon CreechThe Angel Experiment by James Patterson
The Greatest Books
500 books — 247 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Very Favorite Books
663 books — 469 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,427 voters
Superfudge by Judy BlumeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardInto the Wild by Erin HunterThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,592 books — 2,609 voters

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Fantasy Books
1,681 books — 1,992 voters
The End by Lemony SnicketThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Miserable Mill by Lemony SnicketThe Wide Window by Lemony SnicketThe Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket
Best YA Books Ever
549 books — 531 voters


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