Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Acqua (16 Lists)



A Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireThe Light Brigade by Kameron HurleyThe City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane AndersGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Hugo Awards 2020 Finalists
44 books — 15 voters
The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Bérubé
Queer Horror
677 books — 396 voters

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
2018 SFF by Authors of Color
48 books — 67 voters
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-GarciaWild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemoreThe Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren KarczThe Last 8 by Laura Pohl
Sapphic & WLW Books With Latinx Characters
87 books — 49 voters

Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee
Free LGBTQ+ Reads
243 books — 63 voters
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
2017 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List
28 books — 18 voters

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,549 voters
The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren KarczWe Are Okay by Nina LaCourHow To Make A Wish by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Edge of the Abyss by Emily SkrutskieWild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
2017 YA Books with LGBT Themes
280 books — 887 voters

Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
2017 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
52 books — 59 voters
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
2017 Hugo Award Finalists
29 books — 7 voters

Shadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareDays of Blood & Starlight by Laini TaylorThe Darkest Minds by Alexandra BrackenThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
YA Novels of 2012
1,237 books — 10,182 voters
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
YA Novels of 2013
1,516 books — 10,491 voters

Deathless by Catherynne M. ValenteShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Russian motifs in fantasy
68 books — 68 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoVassa in the Night by Sarah PorterShiny Broken Pieces by Sona CharaipotraThis Savage Song by Victoria SchwabLady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2016
1,139 books — 8,691 voters

Ruin and Rising by Leigh BardugoThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonDreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini TaylorCity of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra ClareThe Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
YA Novels of 2014
1,506 books — 8,775 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoIlluminae by Amie KaufmanTiny Pretty Things by Sona CharaipotraUnder the Lights by Dahlia Adler
YA Novels of 2015
1,429 books — 8,311 voters