Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Polenth Blake (21 Lists)



Adaptation by Malinda LoFourth World by Lyssa ChiavariDreadnought by April DanielsWhat's Left of Me by Kat ZhangKiller of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac
YA science fiction by marginalized authors
116 books — 45 voters
Sea Foam and Silence by Dove Cooper
Queer Merfolk
262 books — 278 voters

Dreadnought by April Daniels
Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels]
700 books — 1,034 voters
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Booklist for Trans Teens
386 books — 487 voters

The Demon Girl's Song by Susan Jane Bigelow
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,315 books — 3,419 voters
Love Beyond Body, Space & Time by Hope NicholsonSword and Star by Sunny Moraine
2016 adult SFF by QUILTBAG authors
37 books — 13 voters

Babel-17 by Samuel R. DelanyThe Simoqin Prophecies by Samit BasuKynship by Daniel Heath JusticeThreshold by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Adult SFF by diverse authors, pre-2010 #DiverseClassics
127 books — 41 voters
The Flower by John LightAliens Love Underpants by Claire FreedmanDinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael ForemanCan You Find My Robot's Arm? by Chihiro Takeuchi
SF Picture Books
57 books — 28 voters

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuThe Days of Tao by Wesley ChuThe Oddfits by Tiffany Tsao
2016 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
56 books — 53 voters
Wolf At The Door by J. DamaskThe Oddfits by Tiffany TsaoHigh Society by Paolo Chikiamco
Speculative Fiction of Southeast Asia
91 books — 40 voters

If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickleThe Day I Became a Bird by Ingrid ChabbertYitzi and the Giant Menorah by Richard UngarThe Storm by Akiko Miyakoshi
Picture Books of 2016
306 books — 144 voters
If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle
2016 Picture Books With POC Leads
137 books — 49 voters

Wildfire by Lene KaaberbølBrightwood by Tania Unsworth
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
607 books — 948 voters
Wildfire by Lene Kaaberbøl
Le Chat Noir—Black Cats on the Cover
376 books — 50 voters

The Boy at the End of the World by Greg Van EekhoutFair Coin by E.C. MyersPredator by William F. WuOn a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard
Award-nominated Asian SFF writers
36 books — 22 voters
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,551 voters

Dinotopia by James GurneyThe Lost World by Arthur Conan DoyleJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonFirestorm by Gene DeWeeseDinosaur Planet by Anne McCaffrey
Dinosaur Fantasy and Science Fiction
103 books — 162 voters
High Society by Paolo ChikiamcoBoneshaker by Cherie PriestArs Memoriae by Beth BernobichSoulless by Gail Carriger
Steampunk
428 books — 484 voters

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi OkoraforThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieDreadnought by April DanielsSkeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,216 voters