Big Books of 2026

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Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickLord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters

Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
603 books — 675 voters
The Heroes by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,909 voters

Children of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
548 books — 779 voters
Children of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyHouse of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsBlindsight by Peter WattsIlium by Dan SimmonsRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Space Opera Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.1 and Above
27 books — 152 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
961 books — 570 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,724 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,946 books — 5,019 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,643 voters

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 184 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Award Winning Fantasy and Science Fiction
211 books — 54 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertHyperion by Dan SimmonsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
994 books — 817 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
10 Notorious Literary Slogs That Are Worth The Effort
10 books — 23 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank Herbert
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,227 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsFoundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,978 voters