Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jack (12 Lists)



A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieThe Black Company by Glen CookA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Best Dark Fantasy
530 books — 690 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott BakkerThe Warrior Prophet by R. Scott BakkerThe Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott BakkerSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Highbrow Fantasy Books
419 books — 624 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
The Best Books That Change Narrators Every Chapter
77 books — 47 voters
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 487 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,894 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,670 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,704 books — 2,206 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Guys Adventure Fiction
220 books — 88 voters
Fable by Peter DavidFable by Peter DavidFable by Christie Golden
Video Game Tie-In Novels & Comics
345 books — 326 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Postman by David Brin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,989 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Black Company by Glen Cook
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,723 voters