My 5 Star Book Predictions for 2026 🔮

There is no better feeling than picking up a book and just knowing it’s going to be an absolute masterpiece. In today’s video, I’m putting my reputation on the line and predicting my next set of 5-star reads! This list is incredibly stacked. We have heavy-hitting epic fantasy from Steven Erikson and John Gwynne, modern sci-fi classics, the latest Dungeon Crawler Carl chaos, and even a massive literary classic I’m finally tackling. Have you read any of these? Did they live up to the hype for you, or am I setting myself up for disappointment? Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:15 Book 1 1:11 Book 2 2:07 Book 3 2:45 Book 4 3:45 Book 5 4:38 Book 6 5:17 Book 7 6:10 Book 8 7:41 Book 9 8:15 Book 10 Social Links GoodReads:   / lit-wizard   StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... Instagram:   / thelitwizzler   TikTok:   / thelitwizard   Join Us on Patreon:   / thelitwizard   Join The Wizard Library on Discord:   / discord   Order Some of the Books Mentioned while Supporting the Channel and Indie Bookstores North America: https://bookshop.org/shop/thelitwizard UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thelitwi... Books Mentioned: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler Empire of Silence by Christopher Roucchio A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinnigan The Last Vigilant by Mark A. Latham The Hunger by Joe Hill Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb Steel Gods by Richard Swan The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Wolves of War by John Gwynne Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson