Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Will (16 Lists)



Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Theological Weird Fiction
464 books — 283 voters
Jealousy by Alain Robbe-GrilletGenesis by Frederick Turner
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters

Escaping Infinity by Richard PaolinelliThe Hanging Tree by Ben AaronovitchDogs of War by Jonathan MaberryThe Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 4 by Ryan North
Goodreads Choice Awards 2017
880 books — 1,009 voters
Heaven and Hell by Emanuel SwedenborgThe Gist of Swedenborg by Emanuel SwedenborgSwedenborg by Gary LachmanDivine Love and Wisdom by Emanuel SwedenborgConjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg
21 books — 1 voter

Lammas Night by Katherine KurtzWitchdame by Kathleen Sky
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
538 books — 972 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Complete Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Best Christian Fiction
2,612 books — 2,597 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisMere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisConfessions by Augustine of Hippo
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,311 books — 3,513 voters
Beggars in Spain by Nancy KressThe Golden Age by John C. WrightThe Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,164 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeSeventh Son by Orson Scott CardLord Kalvan of Otherwhen by H. Beam Piper
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,293 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterBring the Jubilee by Ward MooreThe Chaplain's War by Brad R. Torgersen
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
168 books — 291 voters

Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieRedshirts by John Scalzi
Worst Hugo & Nebula Winners
60 books — 78 voters
That Hideous Strength by C.S. LewisThe Faerie Queene by Edmund SpenserSword at Sunset by Rosemary SutcliffThe History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of MonmouthThe Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartDoomsday Book by Connie WillisAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters
Predator One by Jonathan MaberryThe Philosopher Kings by Jo WaltonThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinUndeath & Taxes by Drew HayesThe Architect of Aeons by John C. Wright
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters

Something the Cat Dragged In by Charlotte MacLeodThe Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeodWrack and Rune by Charlotte MacLeodMr. Monk and The Blue Flu by Lee GoldbergMr. Monk and The Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg
The Importance of NOT Being Earnest: Humorous Mystery Fiction
753 books — 474 voters
Carve the Sky by Alexander JablokovLords of the Starship by Mark S. GestonStations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
Hidden Gems of Science Fiction
479 books — 429 voters