Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Simon Forsyth (16 Lists)



Jack of Kinrowan by Charles de LintBlood Price by Tanya HuffGood Omens by Terry PratchettNeverwhere by Neil GaimanDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Books
1,906 books — 4,341 voters
Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettMaskerade by Terry Pratchett
Best Books Featuring Witches
753 books — 816 voters

The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughDreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyreA Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldPenric’s Demon by Lois McMaster BujoldRemnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Best SF/F for Adults with Strong Female Main Characters
381 books — 112 voters
Undercity by Catherine AsaroPath of the Fury by David WeberOn Basilisk Station by David WeberCordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldWith the Lightnings by David Drake
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
214 books — 472 voters

Redwork by Michael Bedard
Books of Alchemy
102 books — 120 voters
Prince Ombra by Roderick MacLeish
Best Lesser-Known Fantasy Stand-Alones
49 books — 88 voters

A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer
multiple wives/polygamy romance
11 books — 14 voters
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,729 voters

A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Speed of Dark by Elizabeth MoonFalling Free by Lois McMaster BujoldDreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyreRemnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,559 voters
With the Lightnings by David DrakeThe Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffreyTrading in Danger by Elizabeth MoonValor's Choice by Tanya Huff
Excellent Space Opera
1,031 books — 3,687 voters

The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon ShinnDark Moon Defender by Sharon ShinnMystic and Rider by Sharon ShinnTroubled Waters by Sharon ShinnWrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn
Best Sharon Shinn Books
25 books — 72 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanPastwatch by Orson Scott CardMany Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,975 books — 5,258 voters

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinPaladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldJack of Kinrowan by Charles de LintThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,494 books — 18,312 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,086 books — 11,754 voters

The Carpet People by Terry PratchettThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,133 books — 80,203 voters
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
521 books — 377 voters