2026 Reading Challenge

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Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 478 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Theological Weird Fiction
466 books — 285 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSolaris by Stanisław LemThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Translated Speculative Fiction
382 books — 204 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Etched City by K.J. BishopHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAuthority by Jeff Vandermeer
New Weird Books
206 books — 149 voters

Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeArea X by Jeff VandermeerRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Dreamscapes
109 books — 61 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Meat Market by James ChalkNine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Book of Occult by Simon W. ClarkBat Blood by Richard Myerscough
Best Genre-Bending Science Fiction and Fantasy
126 books — 56 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaMagic for Beginners by Kelly LinkInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Readercon Slipstream Canon
113 books — 29 voters
New Suns by Nisi ShawlDark Matter by Sheree Renée ThomasDark Matter by Sheree Renée ThomasSpirits Abroad by Zen ChoNine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée Thomas
Speculative fiction anthologies & collections by writers of color
165 books — 20 voters

The Strange Library by Haruki MurakamiThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienA Voyage to Arcturus by David LindsayFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
incredibly Strange Books
126 books — 18 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderBeloved by Toni MorrisonCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Won't Find in the Sci-fi/Fantasy Section
53 books — 15 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksLittle, Big by John CrowleyCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Bruce Sterling's Slipstream
122 books — 12 voters
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. ValenteLe Cose by Peter WattsThe Third Bear by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Story Published in Clarkesworld Magazine
3 books — 2 voters

The Ruined Map by Kōbō AbeVoid by Nathan KuzackEmpire of the Senseless by Kathy AckerThe Ark Sakura by Kōbō AbeInter Ice Age 4 by Kōbō Abe
Master List of Slipstream Books pt. 1
101 books — 2 voters
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoKing Rat by China MiévilleThe Last Days of Christ the Vampire by J.G. EccariusSeconds by David ElyCarmen Dog by Carol Emshwiller
Master List of Slipstream Books pt. 2
100 books — 2 voters

Mother London by Michael MoorcockCold Heaven by Brian MooreThe Great Victorian Collection by Brian MooreCoyote Blue by Christopher MooreIsland of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
Master List of Slipstream Books pt. 3
100 books — 2 voters
Angela's Arm by Roland AllnachThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Speculative Fiction | Aseer Al Kotb عصير الكتب
69 books — 2 voters

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