2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Phil (13 Lists)



One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
Best Standalone Fantasy
380 books — 473 voters
One for the Morning Glory by John BarnesLike a Hole in the Head by Jen Banbury
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,394 books — 10,361 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziMarrow by Robert ReedBecoming Alien by Rebecca OreGateway by Frederik PohlDown the Bright Way by Robert Reed
Excellent Space Opera
1,019 books — 3,644 voters
Fallen Host by Lyda MorehouseSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonArchangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
896 books — 892 voters

Chasing the Moon by A. Lee MartinezBuddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede by Bradley Denton
Creative Titles
217 books — 73 voters
For Love of Mother-Not by Alan Dean Foster
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,075 books — 2,162 voters

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin GrossmanPlaying for Keeps by Mur LaffertyHero by Perry MooreFlyboy Action Figure Comes with Gas Mask by Jim MunroeWild Cards by George R.R. Martin
Super Hero Books
328 books — 313 voters
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Superhero Fiction
842 books — 1,228 voters

Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeodHouse of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
Space Opera
837 books — 1,075 voters
Sacrifice of Fools by Ian McDonaldOne for the Morning Glory by John BarnesThe Walls of the Universe by Paul MelkoPandemonium by Daryl GregoryLike a Hole in the Head by Jen Banbury
People should know about these books.
182 books — 29 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,718 voters
Human to Human by Rebecca OreBeing Alien by Rebecca OreRing of Swords by Eleanor Arnason
Best Aliens
425 books — 330 voters

You Suck by Christopher MooreBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher MooreAlready Dead by Charlie HustonGil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee MartinezThe Holmes-Dracula File by Fred Saberhagen
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
435 books — 580 voters