Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Iary (11 Lists)



Only Beloved by Mary Balogh
2016 Historical Romance
305 books — 583 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDiaspora by Greg EganRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonMirrorshades by Bruce SterlingSolaris by Stanisław Lem
Mind-bending Science Fiction
222 books — 161 voters

Axiomatic by Greg EganMirrorshades by Bruce SterlingThe Best of the Best by Gardner DozoisThe Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
531 books — 255 voters
Axiomatic by Greg EganThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Great Science Fiction of the 80s and 90s
167 books — 76 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,867 voters
Born in Sin by Kinley MacGregor
Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels
668 books — 2,180 voters

Chasm City by Alastair ReynoldsRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeEon by Greg BearSchild's Ladder by Greg EganGalactic North by Alastair Reynolds
best hard science fiction
392 books — 719 voters
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Best 21st Century SF
151 books — 87 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,975 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,710 voters