Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Terry (28 Lists)



The City of Mirrors by Justin CroninGentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,493 voters
Buddha, Vol. 1 by Osamu TezukaPlanetes, Volume 1 by Makoto YukimuraPLUTO by Naoki UrasawaNaoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 by Naoki Urasawa
Great Seinen Manga
204 books — 329 voters

Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens Books
78 books — 49 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Indian Fiction Books
914 books — 2,422 voters

Earth 2, Vol. 1 by James Robinson
The New 52
321 books — 371 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,704 books — 2,206 voters

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffreyLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyThe Dying Earth by Jack VanceThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Dragon Masters by Jack Vance
Books With The Best Blend Of Sci-fi and Fantasy
259 books — 160 voters
David Copperfield by Charles DickensOur Mutual Friend by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensNicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Best of Charles Dickens
109 books — 256 voters

Emma by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBleak House by Charles DickensPersuasion by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Collector’s Library Books
115 books — 38 voters
Our Mutual Friend by Charles DickensHowards End by E.M. ForsterPersuasion by Jane Austen
LibriVox Audiobooks
169 books — 63 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensDracula by Bram StokerMansfield Park by Jane AustenMiddlemarch by George EliotCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Want To Read Classics
101 books — 29 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books Ever
76,126 books — 283,013 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe White Mountains by John ChristopherSpace Cadet by Robert A. HeinleinDanny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint by Jay Williams
Best Children's Science Fiction Books
205 books — 186 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books
1,681 books — 1,993 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,666 voters
Master and Commander by Patrick O'BrianFlashman by George MacDonald FraserShōgun by James ClavellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,519 books — 2,758 voters

The Twelve by Justin CroninCaptain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinTriplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,643 voters

Airborn by Kenneth OppelLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Best Steampunk Books
1,246 books — 4,097 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 478 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,955 voters
The Crime of Galileo by Giorgio de Santillana
Social Histories of Science
57 books — 33 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,670 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters

Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyNine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny (Your favourite)
73 books — 141 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBone by Jeff SmithThe Compleat Moonshadow by J.M. DeMatteisBuddha, Vol. 1 by Osamu TezukaThe Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,767 voters

Little, Big by John CrowleyNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznySuldrun's Garden by Jack VanceSwords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Sword and Sorcery
603 books — 360 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters