Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gadfly (49 Lists)



The Heirs of Fortune by Heather DominThe Soldier of Raetia by Heather Domin
Best Gay Historical Romance
915 books — 1,530 voters
Jade Legacy by Fonda LeeDark Rise by C.S. PacatA Song of Flight by Juliet Marillier
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,494 voters

A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters
The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare
2019 Queer SFF
153 books — 367 voters

A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel KayThe True Bastards by Jonathan FrenchThe Light Brigade by Kameron HurleyThe Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters
Lost in Dallas by Susi Hawke
August 2018 MM Releases
130 books — 162 voters

Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
არამხატვრული ლიტერატურა რომელიც გვინდა რომ ქართულად ითარგმნოს
194 books — 26 voters
Delusions of Gender by Cordelia FinePornland by Gail Dines
Radical Feminist Texts
296 books — 100 voters

Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,392 voters
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel KayFall of Light by Steven EriksonThe Spider's War by Daniel AbrahamCity of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,812 voters

Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley
Upcoming 2015 fantasy novels with female leads or co-leads
80 books — 47 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyAlanna by Tamora PierceSabriel by Garth NixKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
695 books — 625 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
408 books — 491 voters
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Martian by Andy WeirTrial by Fire by Josephine AngeliniAngelfall by Susan Ee
Best Covers of 2014
992 books — 2,713 voters

The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellanQueen of Fire by Anthony RyanFool's Quest by Robin HobbThe Providence of Fire by Brian StaveleyRadiance by Catherynne M. Valente
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
584 books — 3,039 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonTower Lord by Anthony RyanThe Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellanThe Emperor's Blades by Brian StaveleyRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Best Fantasy of 2014
146 books — 612 voters

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareySwordspoint by Ellen KushnerLord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn HaleThe Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,057 books — 1,955 voters
The Scar by Marina DyachenkoA Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
726 books — 1,089 voters

Golden Son by Pierce BrownQueen of Fire by Anthony RyanHalf Wild by Sally Green
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,182 books — 11,531 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyTigana by Guy Gavriel KayThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KayGullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge
The Armchair Traveler's Guide to Invented Towns and Countries
156 books — 62 voters

Golden Son by Pierce BrownThe Autumn Republic by Brian McClellanThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Can't Wait Books of 2015 (official)
724 books — 1,922 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyIvanhoe by Walter ScottNinety-Three by Victor Hugo
Literary Historical Fiction
1,130 books — 1,030 voters

Endlords by J.V. JonesThe Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,790 voters
Prince of Fools by Mark LawrenceTower Lord by Anthony RyanHalf a King by Joe AbercrombieThe Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
268 books — 1,276 voters

Deathless by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel KayThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KaySon of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
Best Historical Fantasy
324 books — 282 voters
Deathless by Catherynne M. ValenteTigana by Guy Gavriel KayThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KayThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
SciFi & Fantasy Books With Beautiful Prose
108 books — 101 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyBlood Song by Anthony RyanThe Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,052 books — 9,891 voters
Tower Lord by Anthony RyanThe Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellanFool's Assassin by Robin HobbThe Widow's House by Daniel AbrahamDreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
506 books — 2,278 voters

The Fall of Atlantis by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 950 voters
Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
Best Unappreciated Books
4,356 books — 2,195 voters


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