Looking to brush up on your reading ahead of GIFCon 2026? We’ve got you covered!
It’s that time of year again! GIFCon 2026 is barely a month away, and we could not be more excited for this year’s line up. Not only do we have the amazing Jeff Vandermeer (winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the World Fantasy Award) as one of our featured keynotes, but we also have the incredible Oliver K. Langmead (Calypso, City of All Seasons, Glitterati) and the wonderful Maha Atal (When Companies Rule: Corporate Power from the East India Company to Silicon Valley) joining us as our keynote speakers for 2026. We are beyond excited to be delving into science-fiction and fantasy with this year’s theme: Technologies of the Fantastic, and our panellists have absolutely delivered on their topics. From Tolkien to Technophilia and Romantasy to R. F. Kuang, we have exciting and diverse line-ups in store for attendees this year.
If you’re hoping to brush up on your reading ahead of GIFCon, we have you covered! We’ve put together the ultimate TBR List for attendees throughout all three days of GIFCon 2026.
Novels, Short Stories, Series, & Comics:
Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
Death-Cast series by Adam Silvera
Sultana’s Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
‘Bring Your Own Spoon’ by Saad Z. Hossain
His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman
Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
“La Fuerza Omega” by Leopoldo Lugones
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Babel by R. F. Kuang
Villains series by V. E. Schwab
‘Super-Toys Last All Summer Long’ by Brian Aldiss
Trickster’s Choice Tamora Pierce
The Power in the Storm by Tamora Pierce
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Game of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien
‘O Auto da Maga Josefa’ by Paola Siviero
Bitter Root by Sanford Greene, Chuck Brown, and David F. Walker
Rhialto the Marvellous by Jack Vance
Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead
Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead
City of All Seasons by Oliver Langmead and Aliya Whiteley
The Southern Reach series by Jeff Vandermeer
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer
Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer
Veniss Underground by Jeff Vandermeer
Films & TV:
Cargo (2019)
Koi Mil Gaya (2003)
Krish (2006)
Makoto Shinkai’s Disaster Trilogy (2016-2022)
Moonfall (2022)
Prometheus (2012)
Wicked (2024)
Frozen (2013)
Encanto (2021)
A.I. (2001)
Om Shanti Om (2007)
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Stranger Things (2016 -2025)
Arcane (2021-2024)
Games & Other Media:
Cult of the Lamb
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
Baldur’s Gate 3
Magic the Gathering
Digimon Story: Time Stranger