Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve (19 Lists)



The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonClear and Present Danger by Tom ClancyPatriot Games by Tom ClancyThe Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,293 books — 2,253 voters
Dreamcatcher by Stephen KingCujo by Stephen KingDesperation by Stephen KingNeedful Things by Stephen KingCell by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
62 books — 481 voters

All-Star Superman, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAll-Star Superman, Vol. 2 by Grant MorrisonSuperman by Mark WaidThe Death of Superman by Dan Jurgens
Best of Superman
302 books — 244 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters

X-Men by Chris ClaremontThe Amazing Spider-Man by Gerry ConwayX-Men by Chris ClaremontMarvels by Kurt BusiekThe Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie
Best of Marvel Comics
705 books — 275 voters
Spider-Man by Jeph LoebThe Amazing Spider-Man by J.M. DeMatteisThe Amazing Spider-Man by Gerry ConwaySpider-Man by Stan LeeSpider-Man by Tom DeFalco
Best of Spider-Man
265 books — 128 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,879 voters
X-Men by Chris ClaremontAstonishing X-Men Omnibus by Joss WhedonX-Men by Greg PakWolverine by Paul Jenkins
Best of the X-Men
295 books — 114 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Godfather by Mario PuzoShutter Island by Dennis LehaneDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard CondonA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Mind Control Fiction
339 books — 144 voters

The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,718 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,750 books — 25,989 voters

One Day at Horrorland by R.L. StineSay Cheese and Die! by R.L. StineWelcome to Dead House by R.L. StineThe Ghost Next Door by R.L. StineGhost Camp by R.L. Stine
The Best of Goosebumps
70 books — 257 voters
The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Best Books for Morbid Kids
730 books — 524 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Last Lecture by Randy PauschAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

It by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Monster Books!
575 books — 521 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneTimeline by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,660 voters

Best Books Ever
76,069 books — 282,626 voters