Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Packi (15 Lists)



The Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterHyperion by Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellBlindsight by Peter Watts
Best Sci-Fi Books (Science Fiction Aficionados)
103 books — 35 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsI Am Legend by Richard MathesonA Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters

Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsDune by Frank HerbertA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeBlindsight by Peter WattsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
best hard science fiction
392 books — 719 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsExcession by Iain M. BanksSolaris by Stanisław Lem
Big Dumb Objects
68 books — 77 voters

Blindsight by Peter WattsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Solar System Opera
103 books — 98 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Space Opera & Military SF
449 books — 252 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Space Opera
835 books — 1,072 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsExcession by Iain M. BanksEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertHouse of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
Space Opera Fans Favorites
300 books — 150 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksA Deepness in the Sky by Vernor VingeExcession by Iain M. Banks
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineBlindsight by Peter Watts
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Near Future Space & Realistic Space Science Fiction
68 books — 186 voters
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeSolaris by Stanisław LemBlindsight by Peter Watts
First Contact
260 books — 358 voters

The Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
168 books — 291 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor VingeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters