Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rob (15 Lists)



Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
If You Like Fallen London
73 books — 19 voters
Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
Speculative fiction heroines who are 40+
126 books — 55 voters

Island by Aldous Huxley
Philosophical Science Fiction
426 books — 395 voters
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Social Science Fiction
519 books — 333 voters

The Diamond Age by Neal StephensonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonHeavy Weather by Bruce SterlingBattle Angel Alita, Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro
Best of Cyberpunk
371 books — 1,182 voters
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
MobileRead Recommended Science Fiction
78 books — 66 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Pure Fantasy With Female Lead
202 books — 82 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters

The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volumes 1-3 by Jane Yolen
Dragon Books NOT ROMANCE
117 books — 88 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGood Omens by Terry PratchettDune by Frank Herbert
All Time Favorite Speculative Fiction
326 books — 131 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyTehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
"High Fantasy" with Female Leads / protoganists
452 books — 519 voters
Raptor Red by Robert T. BakkerGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
432 books — 232 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinRingworld by Larry NivenConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Best Intelligent Sci-Fi
270 books — 248 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDragonsdawn by Anne McCaffreyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Intriguing Aliens
262 books — 147 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonMicroserfs by Douglas CouplandNeuromancer by William GibsonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Nerdventure
125 books — 215 voters