Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jonathan Helland (13 Lists)



Dracula by Bram StokerIt by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Monster Books!
576 books — 521 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Swashbucklers
559 books — 498 voters

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Pirates!
654 books — 783 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,647 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussTurn Coat by Jim ButcherDead Beat by Jim ButcherThe Magician King by Lev Grossman
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,909 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsJirel of Joiry by C.L. MooreThe Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 365 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Anubis Gates by Tim PowersSwordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 691 voters
1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,226 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,757 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 478 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters