Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Neil Hepworth (22 Lists)



Lost Stars by Claudia GrayAlphabet Squadron by Alexander FreedTwilight Company by Alexander FreedA New Dawn by John Jackson MillerTarkin by James Luceno
Best New Star Wars Canon Books
161 books — 581 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonFirefight by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
58 books — 694 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,907 voters
The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
603 books — 675 voters

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. HowardTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeRingworld by Larry Niven
Big Dumb Objects
68 books — 77 voters

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessThe Ask and the Answer by Patrick NessMonsters of Men by Patrick NessShip Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiThe Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
YA Dystopia Novels
1,788 books — 11,242 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksThe Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction
3,650 books — 6,962 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
76,036 books — 282,467 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,745 books — 25,983 voters

Redwall by Brian JacquesMossflower by Brian JacquesMariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques
Redwall and Other Brian Jacques
37 books — 40 voters
Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyOld Man's War by John ScalziAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Children's Science Fiction Books
205 books — 186 voters
Masterpieces by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
531 books — 255 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingOn Writing by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters
Christine by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,983 books — 5,446 voters

Revelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Excellent Space Opera
1,013 books — 3,622 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Amazon's Top Picks: Science Fiction and Fantasy
77 books — 115 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,205 books — 25,711 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessThe Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,348 books — 24,652 voters
Heir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnKenobi by John Jackson MillerLost Stars by Claudia GrayStar Wars by Steve PerryStar Wars by Matthew Woodring Stover
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters