Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mirek (18 Lists)



Helliconia by Brian W. AldissGateway by Frederik PohlHyperion by Dan Simmons
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters
The Martian Race by Gregory BenfordDragon's Egg by Robert L. ForwardThe Clockwork Rocket by Greg Egan
Sci-Fi Where Aliens Are Truly In-Human
98 books — 65 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsAnathem by Neal StephensonIlium by Dan SimmonsThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
49 books — 25 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Philosophical Science Fiction
426 books — 395 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,649 books — 3,591 voters
The Philosophical Breakfast Club by Laura J. SnyderThe Fellowship by John GribbinThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters

The Martian Race by Gregory Benford
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
898 books — 893 voters
The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonDominion by C.J. Sansom
Best Alternate History
358 books — 676 voters

Postcards from Mars by Jim BellA Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinRoving Mars by Steve SquyresThe Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin
Space Race! Books
308 books — 138 voters
A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. KraussThe Case for Mars by Robert ZubrinPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganMapping Mars by Oliver MortonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

Non-Stop by Brian W. AldissThe Dazzle of Day by Molly GlossThe Clockwork Rocket by Greg EganRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Interstellar Ark novels
88 books — 82 voters
Helliconia by Brian W. AldissA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Best Author-Created Religions
99 books — 109 voters

Gateway by Frederik PohlThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe High Crusade by Poul AndersonRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Aliens
425 books — 330 voters
The Martian Race by Gregory BenfordOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisIlium by Dan SimmonsThe Secret of Life by Paul McAuleyRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books set on or about Mars
215 books — 345 voters

Blind Lake by Robert Charles WilsonAnathem by Neal StephensonEvolution by Stephen BaxterIlium by Dan SimmonsPushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,955 voters
Gateway by Frederik PohlThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickHyperion by Dan SimmonsRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters