Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by ConciseAlan (17 Lists)



Mother of Learning by Domagoj KurmaićUnsouled by Will WightBastion by Phil TuckerDefiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier
Progression Fantasy/LitRPG Must Reads
37 books — 44 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Thief Books
181 books — 310 voters

Theft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,672 voters
Recursion by Blake CrouchThe Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novels
135 books — 357 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Martian by Andy WeirNeuromancer by William Gibson
Reddit 100 Favourite Sci-Fi Books
105 books — 42 voters
Magician by Raymond E. FeistThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,719 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books Ever
76,110 books — 282,774 voters
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
193 books — 1,504 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDaemon by Leinad ZerausAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganME by Thomas T. Thomas
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
421 books — 657 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,719 books — 6,587 voters

Daemon by Leinad ZerausFreedom™ by Daniel SuarezOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Books About Enhancement Technologies
35 books — 47 voters
Cryptonomicon by Neal StephensonRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancySnow Crash by Neal StephensonDaemon by Leinad ZerausFreedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Best Technothrillers Ever
686 books — 1,023 voters

Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonAlready Dead by Charlie HustonThe Wheelman by Duane SwierczynskiGalveston by Nic PizzolattoThe Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
New School of Noir
199 books — 267 voters
I, Robot by Isaac AsimovNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters

The Dog Stars by Peter HellerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Passage by Justin CroninThe Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
459 books — 1,293 voters