Big Books of 2026

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Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,521 books — 2,708 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsPetals on the Wind by V.C. AndrewsIf There Be Thorns by V.C. AndrewsSeeds of Yesterday by V.C. AndrewsMy Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews
Scandalous books you STILL can't believe your parents let you read
156 books — 343 voters
Storm Front by Jim ButcherA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Land by Aleron KongKilling Floor by Lee ChildMonster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Best violent action novels
354 books — 321 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessMean Spirited by Nick RobertsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Awful People Doing Awful Things
452 books — 210 voters
Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderKilling Sarai by J.A. RedmerskiThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSting by Sandra BrownCloak and Dagger by Nenia Campbell
HEROINES AT THE MERCY OF MALE LEADS -- novels with adult characters & little to no erotica
97 books — 115 voters

Touch & Geaux by Abigail RouxSpecial Forces by Aleksandr VoinovCatch a Ghost by S.E. JakesLong Time Gone by S.E. JakesJust a Bit Wrong by Alessandra Hazard
Hate-Sex or Angry Sex M/M Couples
97 books — 83 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonHouse of Flies by Rosca MarxRelic by Douglas Preston
Best Monster Novels
118 books — 69 voters

The Angel of Vengeance by Wade H. GarrettFilthy Movie by Wade H. GarrettThe Reckoning by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Death by Wade H. GarrettHuman Cruelty by Wade H. Garrett
Most Hardcore Horror
104 books — 37 voters
Valhalla by Ari BachRagnarök by Ari BachGuðsríki by Ari BachSkinhead... The Life I Chose by Spike PittCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Most Violent Teen/YA Books
33 books — 26 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisAshes to Ashes by Wayne Gerard TrotmanVlad the Impaler by Alan C. BairdBitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnickRat Queens, Vol. 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Gore and Mayhem
79 books — 19 voters
A History of Violence by Mallory FoxViolent Heart by Candace WondrakViolent Promises by A.R. BreckIt Ends With Violence by Elle ThorpeViolent Peak by Rory Ireland
Wheeling Perambulators "Violently" Along The Precipice
323 books — 11 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyThe Godfather by Mario PuzoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryIn the Tall Grass by Stephen King
Books that are too Violent
53 books — 10 voters
Brother by Ania AhlbornDepraved by Bryan SmithUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneDepraved 2 by Bryan SmithOff Season by Jack Ketchum
Cannibal Family Books
22 books — 8 voters

Playground by Aron BeauregardUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneThe Troop by Nick CutterAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisBlender Babies by Jon Athan
Splatterpunk - depraved horror pushed to the furthest limits
32 books — 8 voters
Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. VaughanSaga, Volume 5 by Brian K. VaughanThe Witch Collector by Charissa WeaksSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Violent Speculative Fiction (Adult & New Adult)
46 books — 5 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieJudge Dredd by John WagnerWatchmen by Alan MooreAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoThe Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Fiction Books for Science Warhammer Nerds
7 books — 4 voters
Anthony Puyo's The Compelled by Anthony PuyoPandora by Joshua GrantAngela's Arm by Roland Allnach
Newest Apocalyptic adds
3 books — 3 voters

Carrie by Stephen KingOnly If You're Lucky by Stacy WillinghamAgatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. BeatonThe Murderess by Alexandros PapadiamantisCrowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen
...But The Girl Gone Cray
24 books — 3 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyTrue Grit by Charles PortisLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryDeadwood by Pete DexterDesperadoes by Ron Hansen
Grim Western Fiction
13 books — 2 voters

Fever Dream by Samanta SchweblinTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHuman Sacrifices by María Fernanda Ampuero
latin american horror & weirdlit
29 books — 2 voters

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