Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by William Lexner (11 Lists)



She by H. Rider HaggardA Voyage to Arcturus by David LindsayReturn to Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters
The Last Hot Time by John M. FordThe Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael SwanwickElf Defense by Esther M. FriesnerThe Broken Sword by Poul AndersonLittle, Big by John Crowley
Books about Faery
1,120 books — 2,312 voters

The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
531 books — 255 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonGhost Story by Peter StraubHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

The No Spin Zone by Bill O'ReillyAn Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBlankets by Craig ThompsonY by Brian K. Vaughan
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,012 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieLegend by David Gemmell
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Replay by Ken GrimwoodTime and Again by Jack FinneyThe Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriLabyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesTales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Collections of Short Stories
2,894 books — 2,039 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,717 voters

Holes by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters