Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rick Boardman (13 Lists)



Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters
Anathem by Neal StephensonThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads
267 books — 508 voters
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonThe Difference Engine by William Gibson
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 184 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
303 books — 261 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Classic Science Fiction - 1970-1979
273 books — 247 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
293 books — 246 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
277 books — 273 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
63 books — 90 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussOld Man's War by John ScalziJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,717 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters