Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Semajitation (17 Lists)



The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Ergodic Literature
60 books — 63 voters
Permafrost by Alastair ReynoldsWalking to Aldebaran by Adrian TchaikovskyExhalation by Ted Chiang
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novellas
54 books — 107 voters

Children of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyHowling Dark by Christopher RuocchioThe Quantum Garden by Derek KünskenHouse of Assassins by Larry CorreiaThe City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novels
135 books — 357 voters
The Labyrinth Index by Charles StrossHollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey
Hugo 2019 Eligible Series
106 books — 56 voters

The Sky Is Yours by Chandler Klang SmithThe Quantum Magician by Derek KünskenChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyEmpire of Silence by Christopher RuocchioThe Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
125 books — 423 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseNight Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Translated Speculative Fiction
383 books — 205 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Best Books of 2017
1,733 books — 3,084 voters

84K by Claire NorthThe Land You Never Leave by Angus WatsonThe Lost Metal by Brandon SandersonGnomon by Nick Harkaway
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,549 voters
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis CraddockSea of Rust by C. Robert CargillRaven Stratagem by Yoon Ha LeeSpoonbenders by Daryl GregoryNew York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Hugo 2018 Eligible Works
171 books — 308 voters

The End of the Day by Claire NorthOathbringer by Brandon SandersonChange Agent by Daniel SuarezThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinBorne by Jeff Vandermeer
Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction Books of 2017
97 books — 141 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters

1632 by Eric FlintThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe End of Eternity by Isaac AsimovThe Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,974 books — 5,258 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Unique Books
1,201 books — 431 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonGlasshouse by Charles StrossReady Player One by Ernest ClineDaemon by Leinad ZerausNeuromancer by William Gibson
Books About Video Games and Virtual Reality
442 books — 849 voters
Glasshouse by Charles StrossVALIS by Philip K. DickA Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
Mind Blowing Science Fiction Novels
108 books — 61 voters

The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinGlasshouse by Charles StrossEmbassytown by China MiévilleDaemon by Leinad Zeraus
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,238 books — 8,984 voters