Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stephen Barr (11 Lists)



Forty Thousand in Gehenna by C.J. CherryhMerchanter's Luck by C.J. CherryhPlanetfall by Emma NewmanDownbelow Station by C.J. CherryhAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Space Opera Written By Women
247 books — 101 voters
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,412 voters

Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle
Military Science Fiction
839 books — 1,134 voters
The Phoenix Legacy by M.K. WrenThe Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian MayOrthe by Mary GentleThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best SciFi series..that seem to have been forgotten
4 books — 1 voter

The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Wounded Land by Stephen R. DonaldsonA Man Rides Through by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 689 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters

The Many-Coloured Land by Julian MayThe Golden Torc by Julian MaySerpent's Reach by C.J. CherryhHyperion by Dan SimmonsRadix by A.A. Attanasio
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
303 books — 261 voters
Lost Horizon by James Hilton
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,703 books — 2,196 voters

The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,781 voters
The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
Shatterers of Worlds - The Most Spectacular Space Opera
36 books — 17 voters

Radix by A.A. AttanasioThe Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter TevisWasp by Eric Frank RussellFinity's End by C.J. Cherryh
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,079 books — 2,159 voters