Big Books of 2026

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



The Passage by Justin CroninSwan Song by Robert McCammonWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
220 books — 235 voters
1984 by George OrwellSwan Song by Robert McCammonWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyMatched by Ally Condie
Apocalypses and Dystopias
895 books — 651 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
531 books — 723 voters
The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Technothrillers Ever
686 books — 1,022 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,946 books — 5,011 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best for Book Clubs
14,554 books — 18,411 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,921 voters
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
What we've read so far in...2015
9,715 books — 2,063 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyDomain by James HerbertSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,413 voters

Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle
Historical Fiction 2013
386 books — 2,105 voters
The Passage by Justin CroninWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,990 voters

Innocent Traitor by Alison WeirThe Lady Elizabeth by Alison WeirSix Wives by David StarkeyDissolution by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. Sansom
Best Books About Tudor England
607 books — 1,626 voters
Midnight in Peking by Paul French
Best Books About China
744 books — 585 voters

The Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranRiver God by Wilbur SmithNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Best Books About Egypt
491 books — 574 voters
Nefertiti by Michelle MoranMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
To Read in 2012
151 books — 11 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckGoodnight Mister Tom by Michelle MagorianThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Glad my teacher made me read this book
340 books — 402 voters