Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elysa (18 Lists)



Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorRedshirts by John ScalziAll Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,172 books — 17,438 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerHoles by Louis SacharThe Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters
The Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Plant-Pocalypse
20 books — 16 voters

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Killer Plants in Horror & Science Fiction Fantasy
82 books — 52 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian Books
524 books — 1,031 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirWorld War Z by Max BrooksStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalHer Hidden Genius by Marie BenedictThe Other Einstein by Marie BenedictThe Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Female Scientist Heroes in Fiction
88 books — 46 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Great Sci- Fi Horror Books
68 books — 104 voters
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Books Set in Venice
310 books — 272 voters

Verona Comics by Jennifer DuganGeekerella by Ashley PostonThe Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley PostonConventionally Yours by Annabeth AlbertThe Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash
Romances Set in Nerdy Spaces
46 books — 13 voters
Spellhacker by M.K. England
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters

Spellhacker by M.K. England
Can't Wait Books of 2020
1,121 books — 2,487 voters
Spellhacker by M.K. England
2020 Queer Sci-Fi Fantasy
197 books — 401 voters

Spellhacker by M.K. England
YA Releases of January, 2020
69 books — 270 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Great Books Set in Rural England
200 books — 57 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Young Adult Books
13,124 books — 80,172 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,888 voters