Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Herman (41 Lists)



The Fiend by Margaret Millar
Novels With Sexual Abuse as a Subject
341 books — 162 voters
Treasures of the Night by Bruce Lee Bond
Immortals
177 books — 193 voters

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
Best Pirate and Privateer Romances
105 books — 85 voters
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Books i really really need to read desperately
115 books — 4 voters

Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaBreak Her by B.G. Harlen
Taboo Reads
1,776 books — 2,638 voters
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,772 books — 16,464 voters

Treasures of the Night by Bruce Lee BondThe Broken Coast by Bruce Lee BondWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésFifty Years of Silence by Jan Ruff-O'HerneThe Red Heart by James Alexander Thom
Inspiring Women, Real or Unreal
278 books — 80 voters
Girls Gone South by Bruce Lee BondThe Broken Coast by Bruce Lee BondTreasures of the Night by Bruce Lee Bond
Best Fantasy on Goodreads with less than 100 ratings
517 books — 345 voters

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorMolly Spotted Elk by Bunny McBride
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,222 books — 68,292 voters

Wound and Suture by W.A. Coleman
Great dark short stories
134 books — 55 voters
Matthew 18 by Ronald A. KojisCat House by Michael PeakJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachRaptor Red by Robert T. BakkerBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
5 Star YA Novels
193 books — 127 voters

Fledgling by Octavia E. ButlerGirls Gone South by Bruce Lee BondCottonwood by R. Lee SmithCletus by William BrownMatthew 18 by Ronald A. Kojis
Great Books Not Nearly Enough People Read
405 books — 215 voters
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe United States of Fear by Tom EngelhardtNext 100 Years by George Friedman
International Relations/Strategic Studies/Political Science
19 books — 3 voters
A Door Into Ocean by Joan SlonczewskiA Pledge of Silence by Flora J. SolomonBreak Her by B.G. HarlenCletus by William BrownMatthew 18 by Ronald A. Kojis
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,385 books — 10,357 voters

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
725 books — 1,088 voters
The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyIn the Courts of the Sun by Brian D'Amato
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,102 books — 1,840 voters

Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerSoul by Soul by Walter JohnsonThe American Slave Coast by Ned SubletteCletus by William BrownThe Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Slavery
182 books — 115 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerA Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters
Black Hills by Dan SimmonsThin Moon and Cold Mist by Kathleen O'Neal GearAcoma by Lana M. Harrigan
Interracial Historical Romance
253 books — 220 voters

The 33 Strategies of War by Robert GreeneLike a Man by David Chacko
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,124 books — 2,360 voters
The Slave Dancer by Paula FoxThe American Slave Coast by Ned SubletteKindred by Octavia E. ButlerCletus by William BrownThe Known World by Edward P. Jones
Books about American slavery
404 books — 403 voters

How Not To Fall by Emily FosterGirl Unreserved by Tashia HartMatthew 18 by Ronald A. KojisMoon Called by Patricia BriggsBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Fabulous Reads for Upper Teens and New Adult
1,826 books — 772 voters
Fledgling by Octavia E. ButlerA Door Into Ocean by Joan SlonczewskiThe Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Best Fantasy Books You've Never Heard Of
36 books — 13 voters

Matthew 18 by Ronald A. KojisThe Last Time We Spoke by Fiona SussmanGirl Unreserved by Tashia Hart
Books you NEVER see on lists but are AWESOME
121 books — 48 voters
Watch for Me on the Mountain by Forrest CarterPeople of the Lightning by Kathleen O'Neal GearPeople of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear
Best novels with Native American main character
282 books — 134 voters

Panther in the Sky by James Alexander ThomPeople of the Wolf by W. Michael GearPeople of the Longhouse by W. Michael GearThe Dawn Country by W. Michael GearPeople of the Earth by W. Michael Gear
Native American Historical Fiction
278 books — 275 voters
The Prophet by Kahlil GibranKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Unknown but must be Known books
9,076 books — 8,305 voters


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