Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Phil (18 Lists)



Batman by Frank Miller
Year One
24 books — 8 voters
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleH.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftAmerican Gods/Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics
137 books — 324 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters
Batman by Frank MillerThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Grant MorrisonAsterix the Gaul by René GoscinnyScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,767 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAfter Dark by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 840 voters
The Running Man by Richard Bachman
Games of Death
166 books — 283 voters

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

Batman by Frank MillerBatman by Jeph LoebBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Grant MorrisonBatman by Jeph Loeb
Best of Batman
623 books — 932 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters

The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters
Groosham Grange by Anthony HorowitzThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMatilda by Roald DahlMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienAsterix the Gaul by René Goscinny
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,510 voters

The Shining by Stephen King
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
Batman by Frank MillerWolverine by Paul Jenkins
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellGhostwritten by David MitchellKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,784 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingThe Green Mile by Stephen KingNeedful Things by Stephen KingDreamcatcher by Stephen KingThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters