Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Живко Тодоров (9 Lists)



The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinDeath's End by Liu CixinRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsRedemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
193 books — 1,504 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
580 books — 246 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by VoltaireSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Philosophical Fiction
318 books — 560 voters

Prince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceKing of Thorns by Mark LawrenceEmperor of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
The anti-hero in fiction
344 books — 300 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Triple crown: Joint Hugo, Locus & Nebula award winners (novel categories)
21 books — 18 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonPrince of Thorns by Mark LawrencePromise of Blood by Brian McClellanKing of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,907 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,754 voters