Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa McCarty (6 Lists)



The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann OlderSomeone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellThe Tusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerRakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 939 voters
mulberry down!! by Nicole Kornher-StaceOgres by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Two Doctors Górski by Isaac FellmanSisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina RatherInto the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Hugo 2023 Eligible Novellas
37 books — 64 voters

Into the Riverlands by Nghi VoA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersFevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
543 books — 1,409 voters
Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi KritzerA Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
Good-Hearted Communitarian SFF Recs (from twitter)
84 books — 34 voters

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi VoRing Shout by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoThe Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen ChoDrowned Country by Emily Tesh
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novellas
45 books — 67 voters
An Island Too Lovely by Deborah A. KaminskiThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah JohnsonThe Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette KowalA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikThe City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novels
121 books — 215 voters