Big Books of 2026

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A Mortal Song by Megan CreweEon by Alison GoodmanAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleThe Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
YA Fantasy with Non-Western Influences
101 books — 37 voters
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyGraceling by Kristin CashoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Court Fantasy
148 books — 117 voters

Bitten by Kelley ArmstrongThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettUprooted by Naomi NovikHeart's Blood by Juliet MarillierOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Women & Adult Fantasy for YA Romance/Fantasy Readers
95 books — 7 voters
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićShadow Scale by Rachel HartmanThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldReader and Raelynx by Sharon Shinn
Fantasy novels with positive portrayals of female leadership
66 books — 14 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books that feature brainy heroines
139 books — 25 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonGreen Rider by Kristen BritainKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Magicians' Guild by Trudi CanavanTroubled Waters by Sharon Shinn
Adult-targeted secondary-world fantasy with noteworthy heroines or female protagonists?
227 books — 57 voters

Malice by John GwynneThe Thousand Names by Django WexlerThe Red Knight by Miles CameronTraitor's Blade by Sebastien de CastellWorm by Wildbow
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
725 books — 1,088 voters
Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterThe Three Witches and The Master by Max NowazThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. SheaA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
Fantasy/Science Fiction Books with Strong Female Characters
1,225 books — 1,216 voters

Stuff Matters by Mark MiodownikThe New Science of Strong Materials by J.E. GordonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLiquid by Mark MiodownikSalt by Mark Kurlansky
The Wonder of Stuff
84 books — 11 voters
Adhaata Asao's Liege by Afroz AlamEon by Alison GoodmanThe Red Pyramid by Rick RiordanCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
YA Books inspired by Non-Western/Eastern Mythology
212 books — 332 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerEmpress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanEon by Alison GoodmanThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
502 books — 306 voters
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhWicked Fox by Kat ChoThe Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow
YA East Asian Fantasy
170 books — 199 voters


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