Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mikko (9 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksThe Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,783 voters
The Cyberiad by Stanisław LemThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
613 books — 1,190 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Jackal of Nar by John Marco
Best Epic Fantasy
147 books — 106 voters
The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsOld Man's War by John ScalziRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,970 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John ScalziDauntless by Jack Campbell
Military Science Fiction
839 books — 1,134 voters
Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferMagyk by Angie SageThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,162 books — 6,268 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Excellent Space Opera
1,014 books — 3,629 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardOld Man's War by John ScalziSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads
265 books — 507 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsFool's Errand by Robin Hobb
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,206 books — 25,713 voters