Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nele (93 Lists)



Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Oceanic/marine science fiction
165 books — 270 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwaySmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Oceans, Water, Ice
715 books — 171 voters

Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
52 Book Club 2024: #8 Features The Ocean
411 books — 207 voters
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Down by the Sea
742 books — 560 voters

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki films
134 books — 83 voters
The Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabStardust by Neil GaimanThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
the night circus vibes
37 books — 11 voters

Stardust by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Night Circus Nostalgia
40 books — 37 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoPiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi and Contemplative fiction
34 books — 5 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Martian by Andy WeirA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,796 books — 3,962 voters

The Poetic Edda by UnknownThe Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley
Odinism and Anglo-Germanic Heathenism
111 books — 30 voters
Norse Mythology by Neil GaimanThe Sagas of Icelanders by Jane SmileyThe Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Norse Mythology
293 books — 409 voters

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungThe Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Vikings and Viking-inspired Fantasy
85 books — 72 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best in Literature: 'Sword & Sorcery' Epic Fantasy
113 books — 40 voters

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
YA Vikings
88 books — 48 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Polar Fantasy
139 books — 86 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttNinth House by Leigh Bardugo
Dark Academia
363 books — 1,492 voters
Lirael by Garth NixMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books About Librarians
453 books — 574 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Most Interesting World
8,084 books — 4,728 voters
Fin Gall by James L. NelsonBeowulf by Unknown
Viking Historical Fiction
198 books — 283 voters

The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley
Top Books on Germanic Paganism
114 books — 39 voters
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Retellings of Alice in Wonderland
169 books — 590 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
In a Dark Dark Wood
197 books — 81 voters
Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink
Best Dark Humor
730 books — 1,632 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters
Tintenherz by Cornelia FunkeThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeLe Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Fantasy - Beyond the English Language
397 books — 144 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,245 books — 4,096 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,092 books — 1,094 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Pewdiepie's "Literature Club"
87 books — 156 voters
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
The Best LGBTQAI+ Fantasy
696 books — 721 voters


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