Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eric (23 Lists)



A Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Alloy of Law by Brandon SandersonJhereg by Steven Brust
Most Interesting Magic System
2,645 books — 8,768 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hobbit by Chuck DixonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert
Books You Must Read!
11,323 books — 7,294 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Millions Hall of Fame List
164 books — 24 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonZodiac by Neal StephensonInterface by Neal StephensonCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson
18 books — 32 voters

Tai-Pan by James ClavellMonkey by Wu Cheng'enDream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,096 voters
Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyWillpower by Roy F. BaumeisterGlobal Brain by Howard BloomMade to Stick by Chip HeathThe Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely
Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions
266 books — 572 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Stand by Stephen KingDune by Frank HerbertGuns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandIsland by Aldous Huxley
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters

Rework by Jason FriedDrive by Daniel H. PinkSwitch by Chip HeathDelivering Happiness by Tony HsiehPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
What Matters Now
71 books — 111 voters
Drive by Daniel H. PinkBrain Rules by John MedinaSwitch by Chip HeathA Whole New Mind by Daniel H. PinkHere Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
Inspiring books on Capability Building
69 books — 124 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse1984 by George OrwellDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters
Good to Great by Jim CollinsThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeThis Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,062 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamJhereg by Steven BrustThe Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,004 books — 1,742 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertNeuromancer by William Gibson
Joint Winners of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
27 books — 74 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
These Books Made an IMPACT
138 books — 147 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Stand by Stephen KingStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,777 books — 16,582 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnthem by Ayn RandThe Stand by Stephen KingSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,990 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,917 voters

It by Stephen King
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters