Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eric (50 Lists)



With the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeFirst Team and Guadalcanal Campaign by John B. LundstromGuadalcanal by Adrian StewartTravels in Atomic Sunshine by Robin GersterThe Cactus Air Force by Thomas G. Miller Jr.
Best Books on the Pacific War
234 books — 257 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeMy Name Is Red by Orhan PamukBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best Historical Fiction
7,387 books — 25,574 voters

The two thousand mile war by W.E. CrosskillAlamein to Zem Zem by Keith DouglasEritrea 1941 by A.J. BarkerRommel's Last Victory by Martin BlumensonFrom Alamein To Scarlet Beach by Francis West
Africa in World War II
41 books — 8 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanRingworld by Larry NivenThe Postman by David Brin
Locus Award Winners
147 books — 122 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesRingworld by Larry Niven
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 393 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRingworld by Larry Niven
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

Bóvedas de acero by Isaac AsimovRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamThe Naked Sun by Isaac AsimovThe Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,650 books — 6,961 voters
Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsChasm City by Alastair ReynoldsCentury Rain by Alastair ReynoldsOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
191 books — 1,501 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Vicarious Thrills
388 books — 419 voters
The Angry Hills by Leon UrisThe Cretan Runner by George PsychoundakisCrete by Antony BeevorPatriots and scoundrels by John PonderSpies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
Greece in World War II
13 books — 4 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeCatch-22 by Joseph HellerMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesHighways to a War by Christopher J. KochThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters
Floating Worlds by Cecelia HollandRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyUbik by Philip K. DickRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters

Like Dreamers by Yossi Klein Halevi
Books on the Israel Palestine Conflict (fiction and nonfiction)
459 books — 708 voters
Evil Genius by Catherine JinksNightpeople by Anthony EatonSkyfall by Anthony EatonDaywards by Anthony EatonThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Favourite Aussie YA books
576 books — 963 voters

The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanLa ballade de la mer salée by Hugo Pratt
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters
The Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsChasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Best Space Opera of the 21st Century
289 books — 552 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleCatch-22 by Joseph HellerFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,461 books — 119,794 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyGreybeard by Brian W. AldissThe Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,243 books — 3,410 voters

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist
12 books — 177 voters
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Best Books Published in 2013
3,589 books — 7,162 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksCell by Stephen King
Zombies!
1,663 books — 4,318 voters
Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsDune by Frank Herbert
Excellent Space Opera
1,013 books — 3,621 voters

The Prefect by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsChasm City by Alastair ReynoldsCentury Rain by Alastair ReynoldsTerminal World by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettRight Ho, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Humorous Books
4,313 books — 7,859 voters

Foundling by D.M. CornishLamplighter by D.M. CornishFactotum by D.M. CornishPawn of Prophecy by David EddingsQueen of Sorcery by David Eddings
Best Middle School Boy's Fiction
172 books — 88 voters
Nightpeople by Anthony EatonDaywards by Anthony EatonSkyfall by Anthony EatonZ for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
YA Dystopia Novels
1,788 books — 11,242 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakLord of the Flies by William GoldingEvil Genius by Catherine JinksNightpeople by Anthony EatonSkyfall by Anthony Eaton
Favourite young adult books
1,650 books — 1,568 voters
Barcelona Plates by Alexei SayleThe Dog Catcher by Alexei Sayle
Best Short Stories
1,761 books — 1,046 voters

Street Without Joy by Bernard B. FallDaughters of the River Huong by Uyen Nicole DuongThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneHanoi Adieu by Mandaley PerkinsVietnamerica by G.B. Tran
Best Books on Vietnam
210 books — 175 voters
Captain Bullens War the Vietnam War Diar by John BullenStreet Without Joy by Bernard B. Fall
Vietnam War Books
216 books — 127 voters


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