Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve LaForest (20 Lists)



Dune by Frank HerbertStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Excellent Space Opera
1,032 books — 3,685 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiTransition by Iain M. Banks
2009 Locus Recommended Reading List--Science Fiction Novels
17 books — 54 voters

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan EllisonBloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
Hugo Award Winners: Best Short Story
63 books — 53 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeRingworld by Larry NivenDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Locus Award Winners
148 books — 124 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 274 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John CluteThe Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction by Peter NichollsI. Asimov by Isaac AsimovScience Fiction by John CluteThe Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute
Hugo Award Winning Best Related Work
34 books — 7 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsEnemy Mine by Barry B. LongyearArtificial Condition by Martha WellsThe Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster BujoldIll Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Hugo Award Winning Novellas
65 books — 79 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,482 books — 24,755 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Martian by Andy WeirEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
221 books — 125 voters
Matter by Iain M. BanksThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,237 books — 8,982 voters

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
554 books — 479 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction
3,676 books — 7,010 voters

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,062 books — 9,912 voters
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis1984 by George OrwellThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
769 books — 1,295 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,234 books — 25,832 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,769 books — 26,024 voters