Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stepan Kuzmin (19 Lists)



Blindsight by Peter WattsDiaspora by Greg EganThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
195 books — 1,505 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut HamsunSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,243 voters

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
706 books — 881 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickMona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Best cyberpunk books
213 books — 452 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickCount Zero by William GibsonMona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Best of Cyberpunk
374 books — 1,186 voters
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson
Best programming books
60 books — 39 voters

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan
My Favorite Computer Science Books
27 books — 86 voters
Logicomix by Apostolos DoxiadisFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Math Fiction (for Children and Adults)
63 books — 85 voters

Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis
Science Graphic Novels
68 books — 32 voters
Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis
Non-Fiction Comics and Graphic Novels
357 books — 107 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterNeuromancer by William GibsonCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Essential Computer History and Information Revolution Books
108 books — 83 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Ego Tunnel by Thomas MetzingerThe Emperor's New Mind by Roger PenroseBlindsight by Peter Watts
Philosophy of Mind
209 books — 105 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottLogicomix by Apostolos DoxiadisBlindsight by Peter Watts
Less Wrong Recommended Reading
46 books — 50 voters
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyRationality by Eliezer YudkowskyGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Ravenclaw's Rationality
131 books — 86 voters

Blindsight by Peter Watts
best hard science fiction
410 books — 729 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganCosmos by Carl Sagan"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,601 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterMetamagical Themas by Douglas R. HofstadterFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 668 voters