Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Drew (17 Lists)



Tilt-a-Whirl by Chris GrabensteinOff to Be the Wizard by Scott MeyerMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Audible Easy Listening/Reading
49 books — 15 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Books for Hikers
177 books — 149 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
473 books — 1,137 voters
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneApocalypse Z by Manel LoureiroZombie Fallout by Mark TufoA Plague Upon Your Family by Mark Tufo
Zombies, Zombies, Zombies; Oh, My!
133 books — 92 voters

Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
Self-Published Science Fiction
400 books — 470 voters
A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy BuffettAn Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann VanderhoofA Trip to the Beach by Melinda BlanchardI'm Gonna Live my Life Like a Jimmy Buffett Song by Anthony Bjorklund
Takes you away...to the beach
381 books — 267 voters

One Second After by William R. ForstchenAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Jakarta Pandemic by Steven Konkoly
Books about the collapse of civilization
138 books — 110 voters
Alas, Babylon by Pat FrankOne Second After by William R. ForstchenLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,593 voters

One Second After by William R. ForstchenAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Jakarta Pandemic by Steven Konkoly
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
220 books — 235 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineOld Man's War by John ScalziRedshirts by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters

Lights Out By Half Fast by David CrawfordOne Second After by William R. ForstchenLights Out by David Crawford
Post-Petroleum Fiction
45 books — 49 voters
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneBeyond Exile by J.L. Bourne
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,319 voters

One Second After by William R. ForstchenPatriots by James Wesley, RawlesFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,412 voters
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
Nuclear Apocalypse
70 books — 175 voters

One Second After by William R. ForstchenBeyond Exile by J.L. BourneDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Best Apocalypse Books
84 books — 130 voters
Beyond Exile by J.L. BourneDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. BournePlague of the Dead by Z.A. Recht
Best Zombie Books
1,438 books — 3,076 voters

An Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann VanderhoofA Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy BuffettA Trip to the Beach by Melinda BlanchardWhatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Escaping the Grind--Books About Leaving It All Behind!
324 books — 247 voters