Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason (19 Lists)



Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareySix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Best Fantasy Books with Bisexual Main Characters
162 books — 148 voters
The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-HanrahanThe Paladin Caper by Patrick WeekesThe Prophecy Con by Patrick WeekesConfessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Best Thief Books
181 books — 310 voters

She Walks in Shadows by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Counter-Lovecraft
185 books — 132 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Speculative Fiction Heist/Caper Stories
183 books — 147 voters

The Thief's Gamble by Juliet E. McKenna
Books with con women and female thieves.
80 books — 41 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,064 books — 9,916 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Books with Soundtracks
54 books — 53 voters
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books for Bisexuals
285 books — 195 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Favorite Bisexual Fiction
120 books — 142 voters
The Demolished Man by Alfred BesterCatspaw by Joan D. VingePsion by Joan D. Vinge
Best Novels About Telepaths
206 books — 135 voters

The Demolished Man by Alfred BesterPsion by Joan D. VingeCatspaw by Joan D. VingeDreamfall by Joan D. VingeIntervention by Julian May
Telepathy - fiction - part 1
141 books — 25 voters
Guitar Zero by Gary F. Marcus
For Musicians and Music Lovers
180 books — 56 voters

Soul Music by Terry PratchettA Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel KaySing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff
Music in Fantasy Fiction
83 books — 61 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Difference Engine by William Gibson
Best Steampunk Books
1,250 books — 4,095 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,975 books — 5,259 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Con Men, Gamblers and Hustlers
327 books — 143 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareySwordspoint by Ellen KushnerMélusine by Sarah Monette
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,060 books — 1,964 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott LynchOliver Twist by Charles DickensAmong Thieves by Douglas HulickFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Thieves
661 books — 1,262 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilPsychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung by Lester Bangs
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,446 books — 1,346 voters