Best Fiction Books
Bestselling fiction across all genres, from literary to thriller.
Top Picks
All Fiction Books
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
Deepdrive
Alexander Jablokov
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
The Shining
Stephen King
Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
H. W. Brands
The Stand
Stephen King
Misery
Stephen King
Running on Empty (Hardy Boys Casefiles #36)
Franklin W. Dixon
Pet Sematary: A Novel
Stephen King
Contact
Carl Sagan
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection (Paperback))
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 10)
Agatha Christie
Ida B: And Her Plans to Maximise Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly Save the World
Katherine Hannigan
The Hobbit: The Classic Fantasy Novel and Prelude to The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord Of The Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings: A Special Collector's Edition of the Epic Masterpiece. A Must-Have for Any Tolkien Reader's Library
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
Mere Christianity
C. S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters
C. S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5)
C. S. Lewis
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Emma (Penguin Classics)
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Penguin Classics)
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Penguin Classics)
Jane Austen
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Inferno: A Novel
Dan Brown
Origin: A Novel (Robert Langdon)
Dan Brown
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
Alan Taylor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between literary fiction and genre fiction?+
Literary fiction prioritises style, character depth, and themes over plot. Genre fiction (thriller, fantasy, romance, sci-fi) prioritises plot, world-building, and reader satisfaction within established conventions. The best books often do both. Neither is inherently superior — it depends on what you want from reading.
Are these fiction books available as ebooks?+
Most books on this page link to the Kindle edition where available, alongside paperback options. Amazon links will route you to your local Amazon store (UK, DE, NL, and more) so you can check availability and current pricing in your country.
What fiction books are best for people who don't normally read?+
Start with fast-paced, plot-driven books rather than dense literary novels. Thrillers and crime fiction are the most reliably engaging for reluctant readers. Books on this page with the highest review counts tend to be the most compulsively readable — thousands of readers can't all be wrong.
How do I find my next favourite book?+
The most reliable method: identify a book you loved, look at what readers who loved it also read, and start there. Our related books section on each book page does exactly this — it shows books with overlapping reader bases, which is a stronger signal than genre alone.