Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Werner (26 Lists)



Modesty Blaise by Peter O'DonnellSharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary ConnealyThe Sheriff's Surrender by Susan Page DavisThe Collection by Lance CharnesA Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag
Girls with Guns
87 books — 21 voters
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Master of Hestviken by Sigrid UndsetThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommended Fiction by Christian Authors
526 books — 151 voters

On the Soul of a Vampire by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere Volumes 1 and 2 Combined Edition by Krisi KeleyAncestral Shadows by Russell KirkJohn the Balladeer by Manly Wade WellmanThe Hanging Stones by Manly Wade Wellman
Unsung Works of Genius
315 books — 40 voters
Blood and Thunder by Mark FinnThe Red Bridge Murder (L'Assassinat du Pont-Rouge) by Charles BarbaraKILL FM 100 - Night Shift Edition by Teric DarkenMadselin by Norah LoftsPitch Dark by Steven Sidor
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,678 books — 1,034 voters

The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonCaught in Crystal by Patricia C. WredeMinerva Wakes by Holly LisleYarrow by Charles de LintWillow by Wayland Drew
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,454 books — 18,211 voters
The Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Machine Stops by E.M. ForsterThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellYoung Goodman Brown by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Single Short Story
775 books — 303 voters

On the Soul of a Vampire by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere Volume II by Krisi KeleyThe Last Stratiote by LeAnn Neal ReillyNever Ceese by Sue Dent
Best Vampire Books from "New" Authors
878 books — 1,584 voters
On the Soul of a Vampire by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere Volumes 1 and 2 Combined Edition by Krisi KeleyTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Fave Vampire Reads
190 books — 110 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Dune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,973 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Master of Hestviken by Sigrid UndsetMy Ántonia by Willa CatherJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Hey, chicks can write, too!
1,082 books — 223 voters

Point of Honour by Madeleine E. RobinsCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersAn Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,532 voters
New Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Werewolf Books
760 books — 956 voters

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Alas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott CardThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
220 books — 235 voters
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumbThe Songcatcher by Sharyn McCrumbThe Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumbThe Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumbGhost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb
Best Books Set in Appalachia
794 books — 838 voters

Exit Strategy by Kelley ArmstrongMade to Be Broken by Kelley ArmstrongWild Justice by Kelley ArmstrongA Shot through the Heart by J.C. AntonelliPerfect Victim by Kelley Armstrong
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,238 books — 4,622 voters
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth MoonForest Child by Heather Day GilbertPoint of Honour by Madeleine E. RobinsThe Geneva Decision by Seeley JamesThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books With Action Heroines
521 books — 569 voters

On the Soul of a Vampire by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere by Krisi KeleyPro Luce Habere Volume II by Krisi KeleyThe Penguin Book of Vampire Stories by Alan RyanThe Last Stratiote by LeAnn Neal Reilly
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,918 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottHeidi by Johanna SpyriBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneIvanhoe by Walter ScottA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Deerslayer by James Fenimore CooperKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,644 books — 3,586 voters
Never Ceese by Sue DentTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Vampire books...
540 books — 675 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Master of Hestviken by Sigrid UndsetKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,311 books — 3,513 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertSpace Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,660 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensIvanhoe by Walter ScottKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonImperial Legions by Andrew M. Seddon
Best Historical Fiction
7,391 books — 25,576 voters
Ancestral Shadows by Russell KirkDracula by Bram StokerCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuGhost Story by Peter StraubJohn the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman
Best Supernatural Fiction
982 books — 473 voters