Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rouan (6 Lists)



The Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleySunshine by Robin McKinleyBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,212 voters
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeThe China Garden by Liz Berry
Standing Stones, Barrow Hills, Dark Secrets
82 books — 68 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,160 voters
The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryA Long Way from Chicago by Richard PeckThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,865 books — 1,120 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank Herbert
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters
Beauty by Robin McKinleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 573 voters