Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elias Eells (23 Lists)



A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson BennettThe Tapestry of Fate by Shannon ChakrabortyThe Last Contract of Isako by Fonda LeeThe Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. SuiThe Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2026
301 books — 300 voters
Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Witch Roads by Kate ElliottEmberclaw by L.R. LamLightfall by Ed CrockerSaint Death's Herald by C.S.E. Cooney
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
551 books — 887 voters

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra KhawCathedral of the Drowned by Nathan BallingrudThe Starving Saints by Caitlin StarlingRose of Jericho by Alex Grecianrekt by Alex Gonzalez
Horror to Look Forward to in 2025
200 books — 145 voters
Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan QinIdolfire by Grace CurtisEmberclaw by L.R. LamOne Way Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
2025 Fantasy Novels
225 books — 236 voters

Cocktails and Consoles by Elias Eells
Bartending List
11 books — 8 voters
Cocktails and Consoles by Elias Eells
Best Cocktail Books
94 books — 72 voters

Cocktails and Consoles by Elias Eells
The Best Home Bar Library
51 books — 20 voters
The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel KaplanUnquiet by E. SaxeyThe Keeper's Six by Kate ElliottKalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector
Jewish Inspired SFF
194 books — 58 voters

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Hugo 2023 Eligible Novels
126 books — 271 voters
Court of Wanderers by Rin ChupecoThe Sunforge by Sascha StronachThe Woods All Black by Lee MandeloRedsight by Meredith MooringKalyna the Cutthroat by Elijah Kinch Spector
2024 Queer SFF
178 books — 225 voters

Lone Women by Victor LaValleThe Spite House by Johnny ComptonVampires of El Norte by Isabel CañasLast to Leave the Room by Caitlin StarlingThe Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw
Horror to Look Forward to in 2023
117 books — 176 voters
A Necessary Chaos by Brent LambertA Power Unbound by Freya MarskeThe Archive Undying by Emma Mieko CandonThe Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
2023 Releases Featuring Queer Boys and Queer Men
87 books — 81 voters

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
2024 Dark Academia Releases
65 books — 56 voters
A Necessary Chaos by Brent LambertThe Faithless by C.L. ClarkThe Surviving Sky by Kritika H. RaoA Power Unbound by Freya MarskeThe Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Queer SFF of 2023
115 books — 79 voters

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra ChandrasekeraSome Desperate Glory by Emily TeshA Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonHe Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
2023 Queer SFF
112 books — 106 voters
Redsight by Meredith MooringDaughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. LinTo Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. ChangBringer of Dust by J.M. MiroThis Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 938 voters

A Necessary Chaos by Brent LambertThe Two Doctors Górski by Isaac FellmanLet the Mountains Be My Grave by Francesca TacchiUncommon Charm by Emily BergslienEmpire of the Feast by Bendi Barrett
Hugo 2023 Eligible Novellas
37 books — 64 voters
Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshStarling House by Alix E. HarrowFeed Them Silence by Lee MandeloUntethered Sky by Fonda LeeThe Cage of Dark Hours by Marina J. Lostetter
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
468 books — 1,084 voters

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction of 2022
79 books — 98 voters
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandHusband Material by Alexis HallThe Circus Infinite by Khan WongThe Sleepless by Victor ManiboOcean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
2022 Releases Featuring Queer Men
182 books — 128 voters

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Circus Infinite by Khan WongThe Discord of Gods by Jenn LyonsHigh Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson
2022 Queer SFF
221 books — 413 voters
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanJade Legacy by Fonda LeeThe Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,493 voters

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandSpeaking Bones by Ken LiuSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuireFevered Star by Rebecca RoanhorseBabel by R.F. Kuang
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
543 books — 1,411 voters