Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by 40k (14 Lists)



How To Write Science Fiction by Paul Di FilippoFrom Words to Brain by Livia BlackburneThe Narrative Escape by Tom StaffordVendere il tuo libro con successo by Stephen Brown
Best Books on Creative Life
507 books — 618 voters
Our Future in Virtual Worlds by Peter LudlowIl nostro futuro nei mondi virtuali by Peter Ludlow
All about Virtual Worlds (including Second Life)
30 books — 14 voters

Cigno nero by Bruce Sterling
Best cyberpunk books
212 books — 452 voters
Cigno nero by Bruce Sterling
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters

Cigno nero by Bruce SterlingThe Parthenopean Scalpel by Bruce Sterling
Best of Cyberpunk
371 books — 1,182 voters
Benchwarmer by Mike ResnickCigno nero by Bruce SterlingCardanica by Dario TonaniLa strategia del cyborg by Thierry Crouzet
The world of 40k
36 books — 16 voters

Cardanica by Dario TonaniThe Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di FilippoSteampunk by Ann VanderMeerMainspring by Jay Lake
Best Steampunk Books
1,245 books — 4,096 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonDown and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory DoctorowIf By Reason of Strength by Jamie Todd RubinCardanica by Dario TonaniNeuromancer by William Gibson
Old SciFi and Fantasy Book Club List
147 books — 211 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaA Year in the Linear City by Paul Di FilippoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy CasaresCigno nero by Bruce Sterling
Best Knock-out Novelettes - Novellas
367 books — 293 voters
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFallout by Jacob AppelWikiWorld by Paul Di Filippo
Good short fiction
657 books — 392 voters

Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio CortázarFicciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverThe Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
Collections of Short Stories
2,894 books — 2,039 voters
Ficciones by Jorge Luis BorgesKirinyaga by Mike ResnickStories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story Collections
1,553 books — 857 voters

Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon by Kristine Kathryn RuschSteampunk by Ann VanderMeer
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 296 voters
Somente a Música by Kristine Kathryn RuschRagtime by E.L. DoctorowHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
Musical Fiction
331 books — 205 voters