Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dan Beaver (10 Lists)



The Blessing Way by Tony HillermanFletch by Gregory McDonaldConfess, Fletch by Gregory McDonaldThe Hot Rock by Donald E. WestlakeThe Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
252 books — 86 voters
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Best Steampunk Books
1,246 books — 4,097 voters

Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee BurkeT is for Trespass by Sue GraftonPurple Cane Road by James Lee Burke
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
198 books — 130 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,595 voters
Cold Black Hearts by Jeffrey J. MariotteSister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,383 books — 10,356 voters

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris AkuninThe Winter Queen by Boris AkuninA Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters
The Postman by David Brin
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters