Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Samuel (36 Lists)



Fugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersThe Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,493 voters
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsAcross the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuireThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersRemote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Can't Wait Books of 2021
1,172 books — 2,350 voters

Inland by Téa ObrehtRough Animals by Rae DelBiancoThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
The New Westerns: New Classics Since Lonesome Dove and Blood Meridian
53 books — 10 voters
Empire of Silence by Christopher RuocchioPride and Prometheus by John KesselFrankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed SaadawiCensus by Jesse BallThe Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Best Speculative Fiction of 2018
18 books — 5 voters

The Bright Sword by Lev GrossmanOutside the Gates of Eden by Lewis ShinerThe Lesson by Cadwell TurnbullWounds by Nathan BallingrudBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction of 2019
226 books — 218 voters
Borne by Jeff VandermeerSix Wakes by Mur LaffertyThe Moon and the Other by John KesselThe Fortress at the End of Time by J.M. McDermottThe Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017
229 books — 681 voters

A Shadow All of Light by Fred ChappellI am Providence by Nick MamatasTriumph of Chaos by Jen McConnelDrop Team Zero by Jake BibleSouthern Curses by Stuart Jaffe
Most Missing Speculative Fiction Audiobooks of 2016
8 books — 1 voter
Six Wakes by Mur LaffertyBorne by Jeff VandermeerThe Moon and the Other by John KesselThe Fortress at the End of Time by J.M. McDermottThe Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction Books of 2017
97 books — 142 voters

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert BeattyNightborn by Lou Anders
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette KowalSix Wakes by Mur LaffertyVersion Control by Dexter PalmerA Shadow All of Light by Fred ChappellThis Census-Taker by China Miéville
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,811 voters

Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik DavidsonElysium by Jennifer Marie BrissettWe Will All Go Down Together by Gemma FilesDefenders by Will McIntoshWolves by Simon Ings
Most Missing Speculative Fiction Audiobooks of 2014
77 books — 3 voters
Marvel and a Wonder by Joe MenoThe Last Days of Video by Jeremy HawkinsBats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas DodsonFake Fruit Factory by Patrick WensinkHASHTAG by Eryk Pruitt
Most Missing Fiction Audiobooks of 2015
6 books — 3 voters

Where by Kit ReedSignal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Just City by Jo WaltonCold Iron by Stina LeichtArchivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Most Missing Speculative Fiction Audiobooks of 2015
59 books — 3 voters
The Visible Filth by Nathan BallingrudThe Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante WilsonSignal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinAurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters

Six Wakes by Mur LaffertyVersion Control by Dexter PalmerThe Winged Histories by Sofia SamatarThis Census-Taker by China MiévilleA Shadow All of Light by Fred Chappell
Anticipated speculative fiction of 2016
79 books — 61 voters
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi OkoraforThe Galaxy Game by Karen LordThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Most Anticipated: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
449 books — 1,510 voters

The Galaxy Game by Karen LordSeveneves by Neal StephensonRadiance by Catherynne M. ValenteStiletto by Daniel O'Malley
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
585 books — 3,040 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerAuthority by Jeff VandermeerAcceptance by Jeff VandermeerThe Girl in the Road by Monica ByrneGhost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,151 voters

The Best of all Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
625 books — 2,903 voters
The Prince Who Fell from the Sky by John Claude Bemis
Middle Grade Novels of 2012
253 books — 633 voters

The Rook by Daniel O'MalleyBlue Remembered Earth by Alastair ReynoldsSome Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham JoyceRedshirts by John ScalziThe Best of Kage Baker by Kage Baker
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
Cold Days by Jim ButcherThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedThe Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 722 voters

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. JemisinBlackout by Mira GrantThe King's Blood by Daniel AbrahamTricked by Kevin Hearne
Science Fiction & Fantasy Titles for 2012!
651 books — 1,423 voters
Punk by Jon SavageGreatshadow by James MaxeyThe Dread by Gail Z. MartinExogene by T.C. McCarthyArmored by John Joseph Adams
Intriguing Books of 2012
24 books — 11 voters

Finch by Jeff VandermeerNobody Gets the Girl by James MaxeyShriek by Jeff VandermeerCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer
Books with Soundtracks
54 books — 53 voters
Windblowne by Stephen Messer
Books for 9 to 12 year olds
339 books — 225 voters

The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,918 voters
The Dragon and the Unicorn by A.A. AttanasioThe Eagle and the Sword by A.A. AttanasioThe Wolf and the Crown by A.A. AttanasioThe Serpent and the Grail by A.A. Attanasio
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters


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