Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ama (8 Lists)



The Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,238 books — 4,622 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read
116 books — 59 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Best New Fantasy Novel
301 books — 787 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Most Interesting Magic System
2,645 books — 8,768 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,644 books — 3,586 voters