Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tim Schultz (9 Lists)



Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,454 books — 18,208 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesStardust by Neil GaimanThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Lost Gate by Orson Scott CardNight Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Most Interesting Magic System
2,613 books — 8,766 voters

Traitor by Matthew StoverHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Michael A. StackpoleStar Wars by A.C. CrispinThe Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassiePeter the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynIvan the Terrible by Henri TroyatThe Romanovs by Robert K. Massie
Best Russian History Books
550 books — 384 voters

Replay by Ken GrimwoodPastwatch by Orson Scott Card
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
814 books — 1,686 voters
1421 by Gavin Menzies
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,229 books — 8,067 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters
Peter the Great by Robert K. MassieDreadnought by Robert K. MassieNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,955 books — 5,241 voters