Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elle (25 Lists)



The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Can't Wait Books of 2020
1,121 books — 2,485 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiKabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor
Non-Western Speculative Fiction
149 books — 82 voters

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
Best Shounen Series
143 books — 579 voters
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters

Skogland by Thore Hansen
Best Norwegian Books
66 books — 26 voters
Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferVicious by V.E. Schwab
Oh the Villainy!--Evil Geniuses, Super Villains and Overlords
285 books — 153 voters

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,643 voters
Marked by P.C. Cast
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters

Skogland by Thore Hansen
Best fantasy You May Not Have Heard About
54 books — 8 voters
Terrain by Genevieve ValentineBrimstone and Marmalade by Aaron CorwinMidway Relics and Dying Breeds by Seanan McGuire
The Short Fiction of tor.com
403 books — 238 voters

Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldThe Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Best Steampunk Books
1,246 books — 4,097 voters
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels]
700 books — 1,034 voters

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Villain Protagonist
384 books — 643 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters

Warrior by Antonica Eikli
YA LGBT Books - Not "Coming Out"
343 books — 424 voters
Warrior by Antonica Eikli
LGBTQIA Literature
28 books — 21 voters

Warrior by Antonica Eikli
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,140 books — 839 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Translated Books Project
585 books — 75 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Series: Trilogies
515 books — 335 voters
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
Best Manga Book Ever
1,253 books — 3,944 voters

Marked by P.C. Cast
Series that have gone on too long
22 books — 27 voters
Marked by P.C. CastThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerHalo by Alexandra Adornetto
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,025 books — 2,567 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,767 voters
Marked by P.C. CastEragon by Christopher PaoliniGone by Michael Grant
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,347 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashoreMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters