Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dave (10 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,946 books — 5,016 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayDune by Frank HerbertThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
76,123 books — 282,972 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 573 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac Asimov
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFoundation by Isaac Asimov2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeContact by Carl SaganThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,841 voters

Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianGenghis by Conn IgguldenDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters
Anathem by Neal StephensonThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiSpin by Robert Charles WilsonQuicksilver by Neal StephensonThe System of the World by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,955 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,613 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,530 books — 120,016 voters