Best Ongoing SCI-FI Web Novels to Read in 2026

Top ongoing sci-fi web novels ranked by readers on Novel Rankings. Curated list of the best sci-fi stories you can finish — no cliffhangers, no indefinite hiatus.

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    Corsairs & Cataclysms

    Corsairs & Cataclysms

    by DevanDrake

    Humanity had long feared the rise of an Artificial Super Intelligence and what it would mean for them. Afraid that a malicious ASI might initiate the

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    SLAYER BOWL [A LITRPG MONSTER APOCALYPSE DEATHSPORT]

    SLAYER BOWL [A LITRPG MONSTER APOCALYPSE DEATHSPORT]

    by SackOfLit

    Book 1 available onAmazon and Kindle 1 Hero + 2 Pizza Cutters vs a World of Monsters! The multiverse watched and cheered as Earth was hijacked to ho

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    Save Point - A Science Fiction litRPG

    Save Point - A Science Fiction litRPG

    by MatthewSiege

    Adam Harris’s name has just appeared on a top secret list of extraterrestrial origin. Unbeknownst to him, he’s one of a handful of individuals capable

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    The Scuu Paradox

    The Scuu Paradox

    by Lise Eclaire

    Available on Kindle:Here Decades ago, Elcy was a battleship, until her recklessness on the front brought her to forced retirement in a human body. No

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    SPACE COLONIST in the oceanic world ARK

    SPACE COLONIST in the oceanic world ARK

    by NirvanaPenguin

    #Synopsis:------------------------------------------------------In the far future the planet earth is full, and thanks to 3 key technologies, genetic

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    Shattered Glass - A Cyberpunk Noir Crime Thriller

    Shattered Glass - A Cyberpunk Noir Crime Thriller

    by Wistful_Willow

    After a strange, ritualistically desecrated corpse opens the door to a cybernetically augmented cult, Detective Lana Walker’s endurance is tested. The

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    The Core: The First Guest (Book 1 of 3)

    The Core: The First Guest (Book 1 of 3)

    by Ken Blatchley

    ***Book two starts here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/46417/the-core-the-hive-daughter-book-2-of-3 --- Kevin was just a normal 10-year-old kid

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    Wizard Space Program

    Wizard Space Program

    by GMSteward

    Vaughan is a middle-aged wizard who is about to have a wonderfully terrible idea to go as far up as he can. As he and his band of misfits will soon di

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    Player in the Collisae (Custom Class Book 2)

    Player in the Collisae (Custom Class Book 2)

    by Rahlus

    Book 2 in the series, I drop chapters here basically as soon as they're done. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated. Winner of the Royal Road W

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    The Hallowed War

    The Hallowed War

    by SummaryInferno

    X-CommeetsFinal Fantasy VIImeetsLeft 4 Dead “The good news? I just got superpowers. The bad news? I have to fight cannibal lunatics or I’ll turn into

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    Umpkin the Bumpkin & Associated Tales

    Umpkin the Bumpkin & Associated Tales

    by Dracos_Real

    Meet Umpkin, a vegetarian troll with strong opinions, and a cast of characters navigating worlds where the fantastic meets the familiar. Every piece i

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    Universal Racer

    Universal Racer

    by J.D. Eldrais

    STUBBING THIS PAGE FOR DRAFTS. MOVING THE COMPLETED STUFF OVER TO THE RE: version. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/131523/re-universal-racer posti

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    Hidden Class: Handyman [Crafting, Coming of Age, Slice of Life LitRPG] - Books 1~5 Stubbed

    Hidden Class: Handyman [Crafting, Coming of Age, Slice of Life LitRPG] - Books 1~5 Stubbed

    by cassioferreira

    Books 1 ~ 5 are available onAmazon. Book 6 comes out in August and is available for pre-order. Books 1 ~3 are available onAudible, narrated byTim And

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    Bitstream

    Bitstream

    by Rowdha Al Sol

    Bitstream is a story about memory: what it’s worth, what it costs, and what someone might do to steal it back. Rhea Steele wakes up under a bridge wit

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    The Li-Tech Chronicles

    The Li-Tech Chronicles

    by Trevor Billings

    Book 1, Forged by Light: - Get the full book inEbook, KU, Physical, andAudio! In 3263 you could either work the mines, extracting raw materials for s

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    Through the Stars, Darkly

    Through the Stars, Darkly

    by ASG

    The Imperium reigns over thousands of worlds, but it is crumbling under the weight of its own excess. Aliens watch, tensions mount, wars spread... V

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    [Can't Opt Out] : A Can't We Get Rid of the Raids LitRPG

    [Can't Opt Out] : A Can't We Get Rid of the Raids LitRPG

    by BlissfullyBroken

    Sometimes, the world isn’t nearly as safe as everyone thinks. The universe is far more alive, more intelligent, more calculating than anyone actually

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    Knights Apocalyptica: LitRPG, Power Armor, Academy

    Knights Apocalyptica: LitRPG, Power Armor, Academy

    by Zach Skye

    The Earth met its end, bathed in holy fire. The rifts spill monsters into our world. The Kingdom of Cindrus is the last bastion of humanity; the last

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    The Temple Contract System

    The Temple Contract System

    by Sterling Rivers

    I was broke, desperate, and one payment away from losing my mother’s life support. Then a stranger offered me a deal: marry a billionaire heiress in

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    The Seam - Part One of ‘Texas Accelerated’

    The Seam - Part One of ‘Texas Accelerated’

    by Cashew

    The Seam and Beyond the Seam are now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0BKLT4LW4?maas=&ref= When the people

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    The Anime Club

    The Anime Club

    by Brandon Salazar

    TLDR:Weeb Girl Evolution: What if Heaven was a video game? What to Expect:It's a full journey weak-to-strong slice-of-life epic cozy action LitRPG wh

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    Head Canon [Hard Sci-Fi Mind Bender]

    Head Canon [Hard Sci-Fi Mind Bender]

    by Doctor Zero

    All you can do with life is waste it. Xan is the world's most dangerous criminal mastermind.  He’s also in hiding and completely broke.  That’s fine. 

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    Thresholder

    Thresholder

    by Alexander Wales

    This is Perry's third world, or fourth if you count Earth. In the first, there was Richter, a brilliant scientist who gave Perry a working suit of pow

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    War Dragon Chronicles

    War Dragon Chronicles

    by Elise Valkyria

    Action + Fantasy + Sci-fi + Love = Story **************Synopsis:************** Cesar is a veteran soldier with a mysterious past, for him supernatur

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    Starbreaker

    Starbreaker

    by Lyrian

    ** Volume 1 to 4: Stubbed - Volume: 5 On Going ** Volume 1 Description:“Born of a pyre ten thousand souls strong. When stars are right his home will

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    Torth [OP MCx2]

    Torth [OP MCx2]

    by AbbyBabble

    This is a completed stub. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 areavailable on Amazon & Audible asMajority,Colossus Rising,World of Wreckage,Megacosmic Rift,G

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    She of Many Dragons

    She of Many Dragons

    by HonourRae

    Dragons are the enemy of the kingdom and Alice is now their master. Living a life of grinding poverty in the General Laborer class, Alice’s only hope

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    The Guide to Accidentally Join the Intergalactic Rebellion

    The Guide to Accidentally Join the Intergalactic Rebellion

    by Maroua

    All Yahya wanted was to visit his father’s grave and show him his spaceship model that he had spent weeks perfecting to look like the one in the photo

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    Mecha Realm

    Mecha Realm

    by ABWU

    Mech battles are the lifeblood of Megacity 14. Overseen by the city-nation’s government, hundreds of gangs, corporations, and independent teams compet

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    Forced Evolution

    Forced Evolution

    by Lazybaker

    Note: Books 1 & 2 is free onKindle Unlimitedand available onAmazon. Only 10% of the original content is up on RR due to KDP guidelines. Welcome, To

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    Turpes

    Turpes

    by candy,.h9

    Michael's world gets turned upside down after a single hike with his grandfather and brother when he discovers a secret. Only then does his story trul

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    The Story of a Pseudo-Legendary (Pokemon Fan Fiction)

    The Story of a Pseudo-Legendary (Pokemon Fan Fiction)

    by Floh2802

    Larry, a devoted Pokemon fan in his 20s, unfortunately passes away, yet this isn't the end for him. He finds himself waking up inside an egg deep insi

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    Science, Magic, and Mayhem [Reverse Portal, Progression, Urban Fantasy]

    Science, Magic, and Mayhem [Reverse Portal, Progression, Urban Fantasy]

    by Caz Lewis

    "slices of life wrapped in terrible danger" Adelfried, responsible family man and head of his village, has spent the last twenty years studying a sour

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    Magical Girl Harmonia Lux [Superhero Schools] [Apocalyptic Invasions] [Progression]

    Magical Girl Harmonia Lux [Superhero Schools] [Apocalyptic Invasions] [Progression]

    by PizzaPizza

    "Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest." -Johann von Goethe Discord now live! -https://discord.gg/wgh34vjMrp Incursions, Emergences, a

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    Created G.H.O.S.T. System - A Cyberpunk Story (Book 3 Stubbed)

    Created G.H.O.S.T. System - A Cyberpunk Story (Book 3 Stubbed)

    by exyled

    Become a Wraith. Advance Through the Tiers. Don't go Cyberpsycho. Trace had finally gotten his first proper job as an apprentice Wraith, and already

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    Tutorial's End

    Tutorial's End

    by LeviSinger

    Willow 'The Phoenix' Gagné knows hardship and victory, and she's ready to know victory again. After taking an injury while competing for a U.S. Olympi

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    Far From Below | Far From Above ( Cyberpunk 2077 )

    Far From Below | Far From Above ( Cyberpunk 2077 )

    by Kandro

    Night City is awful. Worse than any other place in the world by a wide margin. But if any place has opportunities, it's here. Regardless of what happ

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    A Tale of New Horizons (WIP)

    A Tale of New Horizons (WIP)

    by D.B. Huck

    A modern day Planet Earth is thrown into chaos. Mana, Monsters and a mysterious entity known only as the “System” changes the lives of every living be

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    Heirs of Humanity

    Heirs of Humanity

    by Ciarnit

    In a post apocalyptic Australia, Rei, a shape shifter from the human sub-race known as the Kitsune spies a young woman caring an awkward bundle being

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    Are You Even Human

    Are You Even Human

    by Thundamoo

    In 2025, the moon hatched and its child died. Things have since gotten worse.Some people have super powers now, but so do the extradimensional invader

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    Joy Pursuit: Threnody of the END [Sci-Fi Fantasy | Horror | Action]

    Joy Pursuit: Threnody of the END [Sci-Fi Fantasy | Horror | Action]

    by Lunden.Osric

    Who are you without your memories? A young man awakens beneath crimson-shattered skies with no memory, no name, and blood that shouldn’t exist. The w

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    Apex Short Stories

    Apex Short Stories

    by Ninmast Nunyabiz

    In the Galactic Union, Civilization is considered to be the natural progression of the Herd Mentality when a species achieves sapience.  Because preda

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    Astray

    Astray

    by Shaka

    During their latest operation at what was once the border between Poland and Belarus, Charlie Team is ambushed by something unexpected. After dealing

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    Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG

    Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG

    by JoJoWhoa

    ----- If you were reading book 2 and got cut off by the stubb, let me know and I'll get you access to the RR version of Book 2! It is also available f

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    All For None

    All For None

    by WEEB FANTHOM

    Izuku Midoriya always admired heroes. He dreamt of being one despite being quirkless in a world where superheroes were the norm. But what if all that

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    [Game ?] Out of cruel space fan story

    [Game ?] Out of cruel space fan story

    by Namel909

    The Story is about Karl-Heinz being kidnapped off of earth and isekaied away to a different planet. Being a depressed and socially helpless guy, he go

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    Battletech: False Awakening

    Battletech: False Awakening

    by BG-4U

    A merc seeking fame and fortune. A ruler dreaming of a bygone era. High Lady Kamea Arano regained her throne after a bloody civil war and promised to

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    A Quest of Two Worlds 2

    A Quest of Two Worlds 2

    by Terran Ascension

    After witnessing the disastrous effects of a Pyrosonic bomb firsthand, Michael, Thomas, Senator Clarke, and Ghilya must race to get to the Dragon Lord

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    A Dungeon Monsters' Point of View

    A Dungeon Monsters' Point of View

    by Lapointe

    It seems like a classic story of worlds turned into RPGs. Portals open and pour out streams of monsters or open onto Dungeons.Windows appear in the a

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    Courts [Books 1 & 2]

    Courts [Books 1 & 2]

    by Silas_Tine

    Don’t you hate it when death gods invade your planet and turn it into their personal game of Risk? Peter Kroon does—or at least, he would if he weren

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