Best Fiction Books
Bestselling fiction across all genres, from literary to thriller.
Top Picks
All Fiction Books
1984
George Orwell
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
Beach Read
Emily Henry
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
Animal Farm
George Orwell
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
Casey McQuiston
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
The Hating Game: A Novel
Thorne, Sally
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
Charlotte Bronte
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 1)
Pronko, Michael
The Moving Blade (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 2)
Pronko, Michael
Tokyo Traffic (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 3)
Pronko, Michael
Tokyo Zangyo (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 4)
Pronko, Michael
Azabu Getaway (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 5)
Pronko, Michael
Shitamachi Scam (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 6)
Pronko, Michael
Tokyo Juku (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 7)
Pronko, Michael
Duma Key: A Novel
Stephen King
Bag of Bones: A Novel
Stephen King
Of Vital Interest
Demith, Frank
The Best Bunny: The Adventures of Lil Shen and Her Inspirational Sidekick Bunny Best
Chefalo, Shenandoah
Pass the Cyanide
Spiljak, Karmen
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel (The Midnight World)
Matt Haig
Project Hail Mary: A Novel
Andy Weir
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel (The Midnight World)
Matt Haig
Ruby's Spoon: A Novel
Anna Lawrence Pietroni
The Sirens of Titan: A Novel
Kurt Vonnegut
The Boys in the Trees: A Novel
Mary Swan
E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet: A Novel
William Kotzwinkle
Washington Black: A novel
Esi Edugyan
Something to Hide: A Novel of Friendship, Love, Betrayal, and Secrets Around the World
Deborah Moggach
The Labyrinth of the Spirits: A Novel (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Outside Providence: A Novel
Peter Farrelly
The Constellations: A Novel
James Finney Boylan
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
Brit Bennett
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel
Harper Lee
Along the River: A Chinese Cinderella Novel
Adeline Yen Mah
Atonement: A Novel
Ian McEwan
No Exit: A Novel
Taylor Adams
Parlor Games: A Novel
Maryka Biaggio
Disclaimer: A Novel
Renée Knight
I Will Greet the Sun Again: A Novel
Khashayar J. Khabushani
The Consequences of Love: A Novel
Sulaiman S.M.Y. Addonia
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 Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
Illusion Awareness: A Simple Guide to Overthinking & Anxiety, and the Hidden Beliefs Behind Your Thoughts
Illusion Observer
Nursing Her Fractured Family
Louis Tong
The Adventures of Billy: The Empty Lot
William Word
Rose Dhu: A Novel
Murphy, Mark
ADHD in D Minor: A Collection of Short Stories
Mahfouz, Zoé
Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Novel
Stevens, S.M.
North of Tomboy: A Novel
Swanson, Julie A.
Isabela's Way: A Novel
Stark-Nemon, Barbara
Unacknowledged: Callie Faulkner #1
T J Blaines
Sanctuary Row: A Novel
Vine, Lamar D.
Cloud Dragon: Conspiracy, Contagion, and Catastrophe
Lawrence, S. W.
K9 Mine
MacLeod, Shannon
How to Clean Your Life with Sunshine
Hogan, Jenny
Mother of Red Mountains
An, Apple
The Return of Abaddon
Mooren, Peter
Feathers from the Flame
Adamson, Lynda G.
No, I Didn’t Come: Ten Women, Ten Stories, and Everything We Were Never Told About Pleasure
Scarlett Bloom
Lunch Tales: Suellen
Guarino, Lucille
The NEXUS-9 Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy: A Hard Sci-Fi AI Technothriller Omnibus (Books 1–3)
Janus Whitmore
NEXUS-9: The Hesychast Protocol: A Near-Future Dystopian Technothriller
Janus Whitmore
NEXUS-9: The Icarus Protocol: An AGI Cyber-Thriller
Janus Whitmore
The Veteran Next Door: A Sweet Small Town Romance
Josie Harland
Queens of the Sunken Palace: A FF Pirate Romantasy Short (Royal Women: FF Romantasy Shorts)
Liv Nicole
THE BET: A Lakeview Wolves Romance Novel
Amal Awad-Jumah
Awkward Ashley: Professional Chaos Coordinator
John Robert Yanders
Candor, The Earth Says Hello?
Faber, Arnold
When is Later? (All the Way Up with Downs, Book 1): A gentle story about understanding time, waiting, and daily routines—for children with Down syndrome and the people who love them.
Carmen Balanza-Davis
Meet Milo McMuddle: A Funny Early Chapter Book for Kids Ages 6–8
Carmen Balanza-Davis
The Ashworth Season: The Ashworth Family Saga: Continental Courtships | Book 1
C B-Davis
Two Owls Lodge: Talons and Teeth
Ash Sandrock
Two Owls Lodge: Roots and Fate
Ash Sandrock
Christmas Makes Me Cry
M. LeRoy Lombard
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.