Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Shawn (27 Lists)



Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirNetwork Effect by Martha Wells
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,925 books — 5,463 voters
The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway
punk rock novels
59 books — 50 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsIt by Stephen KingThe Queen of the Damned by Anne RiceThe Stand by Stephen King
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,043 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,848 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Best Young Adult Books
13,130 books — 80,202 voters

American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Best True Crime
1,347 books — 1,916 voters
This Virtual Night by C.S. Friedman
Space Opera Magnificentus!
59 books — 31 voters

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Most Influential Parenting Books
398 books — 597 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiJohn Dies at the End by David WongThis Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
486 books — 1,248 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Waste Lands by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
62 books — 481 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Mist by Stephen King
Scariest Stephen King Book
29 books — 228 voters
It by Stephen KingHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 114 voters

The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Best Novel In The "Dark Tower" Series
11 books — 75 voters
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Books for a Pandemic
699 books — 578 voters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzScary Stories for Sleep-Overs by R.C. WelchBruce Coville's Book of Ghost Tales to Haunt You by Bruce CovilleBruce Coville's Book of Monsters by Bruce Coville
Children's Horror Books
93 books — 95 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,601 voters
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate
Child of the 1980s and 1990s - Favorite Books
23 books — 15 voters

Cows by Matthew Stokoe
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,342 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,485 books — 24,761 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Stand by Stephen KingRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Quality Dark Fiction
2,518 books — 3,233 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Best Zombie Books
1,438 books — 3,074 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Zombies!
1,670 books — 4,322 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,688 books — 14,221 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,766 books — 26,023 voters