Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Thom (20 Lists)



The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBen-Hur by Lew WallaceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Best Classics Ever Written
481 books — 281 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerDune by Frank Herbert
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters

The Red Sea Sharks by Hergé
Best Tintin books
36 books — 162 voters
1984 by George OrwellDies the Fire by S.M. StirlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,593 voters

Star Wars by Michael A. Stackpole
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanWatership Down by Richard AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Books Ever
76,082 books — 282,684 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,319 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLord of Chaos by Robert JordanThe Civil War, Vol. 3 by Shelby FooteCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
favorite non-fiction
2,802 books — 1,157 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Books that Should Be Made into BETTER Movies
163 books — 315 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,989 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonRedwall by Brian Jacques
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,062 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerRetribution by Max Hastings
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,123 books — 2,355 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanRedwall by Brian JacquesGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,674 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonMr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce Catton
Best American Civil War Books
1,004 books — 979 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters

Redwall by Brian JacquesCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters
The Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusThe History of Rome, Books 21-30 by LivyThe History of Rome, Books 1-5 by LivyCaesar and Christ by Will DurantThe Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters