Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kate (116 Lists)



Serpent's Gift by A.C. CrispinThe Galaxy Game by Karen LordEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardMindtouch by M.C.A. Hogarth
Space School
29 books — 9 voters
Wings of Renewal by Claudie Arseneault
Solarpunk
129 books — 160 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Gay Historical Fiction
365 books — 571 voters
The Last Runaway by Tracy ChevalierThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Non-Romance Historical Fiction with Female Lead
202 books — 88 voters

Ilario by Mary GentleThe Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn FlewellingThe Mirror Empire by Kameron HurleyThrall by Barbara Ann WrightCourage Is the Price by S.L. Dove Cooper
Trans Sword & Sorcery
80 books — 15 voters
Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforDragon Keeper by Carole WilkinsonBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
MG SFF starring WOC
38 books — 17 voters

The White Gryphon by Mercedes LackeyOwlsight by Mercedes LackeyWinds of Fury by Mercedes LackeyThe Black Gryphon by Mercedes LackeySong of the Summer King by Jess E. Owen
Griffin/Bird
38 books — 30 voters
A Beautiful Friendship by David WeberRaptor Red by Robert T. Bakker
Unusual Animals in Xenofiction (Nonhuman POV)
169 books — 59 voters

Sword of the Guardian by Merry ShannonThe Scorpion Rules by Erin BowThe Girl Prince and Her Princess by Q. KellyThe Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn FlewellingNoble Falling by Sara Gaines
Queer Princesses
127 books — 64 voters
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenLuna by Julie Anne PetersHero by Perry Moore
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,985 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,096 voters
Magic & Mischief by Megan DerrLuck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Best Gay Elves, Gods, Deity & Wizards
436 books — 425 voters

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne JonesDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne JonesThe Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
Books I love but no one else reads
124 books — 57 voters
Ascension by Jacqueline KoyanagiEarthrise by M.C.A. HogarthAdvance by Gun BrookeWind Follower by Carole McDonnellThree Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
Black Women Heroines in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Science Fiction
295 books — 213 voters

Ascension by Jacqueline KoyanagiAll Things Rise by Missouri VaunSky Dragons by Anne McCaffreyProtector of the Realm by Gun BrookeKaren Memory by Elizabeth Bear
Lesbian Science Fiction
92 books — 31 voters
Eona by Alison GoodmanEon by Alison GoodmanWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenCourage Is the Price by S.L. Dove Cooper
LGBT supporting characters in YA fiction
65 books — 8 voters

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne JonesHawksong by Amelia Atwater-RhodesThe Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy FarmerUnwind by Neal ShustermanProject Unicorn, Volume 1 by Sarah Diemer
Best Hidden YA Books
146 books — 63 voters
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Urban Fantasy that Isn't Paranormal Romance
94 books — 45 voters

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Underground Cities
253 books — 53 voters
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Afterlife
346 books — 226 voters

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersMindtouch by M.C.A. HogarthAcorna by Anne McCaffreyStarBridge by A.C. CrispinSilent Dances by A.C. Crispin
Optimistic Space Scifi
97 books — 103 voters
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne Jones
More Favorite Childhood Books
8 books — 7 voters

Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling
Best Novels Set in Prehistory
78 books — 100 voters
Magic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Fire's Stone by Tanya HuffScarlet and the White Wolf by Kirby CrowLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingLord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books with Gay Young Adult Protagonists
154 books — 173 voters

Witch Week by Diana Wynne JonesThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
YA Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books That Take Place in Academies, Boarding Schools and Summer Camps
217 books — 181 voters
Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforCold Fire by Tamora PierceDaja's Book by Tamora PierceAdijan and Her Genie by L.-J. BakerThe Second Mango by Shira Glassman
YA Fantasy with Non-Western Influences
101 books — 37 voters

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Novels with Non-Explicit Gay Romance
319 books — 319 voters
Magic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyMagic's Price by Mercedes Lackey
True mates and soulmates!
561 books — 510 voters

The Homecoming by J. Scott CoatsworthThe Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan LethemThe Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm ConstantineStoryteller by Amy Thomson
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
487 books — 517 voters
The Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerAsh by Malinda Lo
Best F/F Romance Books
1,561 books — 1,148 voters


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