Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason (22 Lists)



A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsRed Nails (Conan) by Robert E. HowardStormbringer by Michael MoorcockCockfighter by Charles WillefordThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
Best of the Pulps
380 books — 202 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe Crippled God by Steven Erikson
2011 DGLA Fantasy Book Nominees
103 books — 433 voters

The World Jones Made by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickClans of the Alphane Moon by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
92 books — 406 voters
Dread in the Beast by Charlee JacobThe House by Edward LeeThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. LovecraftThe Woods Are Dark by Richard LaymonWelcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,975 voters

Domu by Katsuhiro OtomoAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoThe Incal by Alejandro JodorowskyPath of the Warrior by Alejandro JodorowskyThe Collected Fantasies, Vol. 3 by Mœbius
Best Science Fiction Graphic Novels/Comics
343 books — 161 voters
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden BellDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneBeyond Exile by J.L. BourneCity of the Dead by Brian KeeneDead Sea by Brian Keene
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,318 voters

Shadowscapes Tarot Deck by Stephanie Pui-Mun LawThe Gilded Tarot by Barbara Moore
Tarot Decks
126 books — 56 voters
Dread in the Beast by Charlee JacobThe House by Edward LeeThe Woods Are Dark by Richard Laymon
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters

Domu by Katsuhiro OtomoThe Incal by Alejandro JodorowskyAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoAkira, Vol. 2 by Katsuhiro OtomoAkira, Vol. 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo
Best Graphic Novels and Comic Books
993 books — 599 voters
Essential Silver Surfer, Vol. 1 by Stan LeeEssential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 2 by Bill MantloEssential Daredevil, Vol. 1 by Stan LeeEssential Daredevil, Vol. 2 by Stan LeeEssential Daredevil, Vol. 3 by Roy Thomas
Superhero/Supervillain Comics You Want to Read
97 books — 12 voters

The World Jones Made by Philip K. DickGrass by Sheri S. TepperBerserker by Fred SaberhagenTower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,169 voters
Dread in the Beast by Charlee JacobCrash by J.G. BallardLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.The House by Edward LeeThe Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinElric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,725 voters
Imaginary Magnitude by Stanisław LemGnomes by Wil HuygenMemoirs Found in a Bathtub by Stanisław Lem
Fictional Nonfiction
83 books — 61 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaLolita by Vladimir NabokovJourney to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand CélineAsterix the Gaul by René GoscinnySexus by Henry Miller
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
102 books — 482 voters
The Fountainhead by Ayn RandNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,137 voters

The Elric Saga Part I by Michael MoorcockThe Elric Saga Part II by Michael MoorcockNight Winds by Karl Edward WagnerBloodstone by Karl Edward WagnerDark Crusade by Karl Edward Wagner
Best Dark Fantasy
531 books — 690 voters
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Book of the New Sun by Gene WolfeThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer BradleyBerserker by Fred Saberhagen
Best Science Fiction Series
414 books — 1,091 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertShadow & Claw by Gene WolfeGrass by Sheri S. TepperThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick
The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit)
77 books — 30 voters
Shadow & Claw by Gene WolfeElric by Michael MoorcockThe Conan Chronicles by Robert E. HowardSword & Citadel by Gene WolfeThe History of the Runestaff by Michael Moorcock
Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks
66 books — 114 voters

Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneBeyond Exile by J.L. BourneThe Reapers are the Angels by Alden BellCity of the Dead by Brian KeeneDead Sea by Brian Keene
Zombie Books (the next big thing after Vampires)
449 books — 304 voters
The House by Edward LeeGoon by Edward LeeThe Woods Are Dark by Richard LaymonDread in the Beast by Charlee JacobThe Bighead by Edward Lee
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters