Best SCI-FI Web Novels to Read in 2026

Discover the top sci-fi web novels ranked by popularity and ratings. Updated for 2026 with the best sci-fi stories from Royal Road, WebNovel, and more.

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    Fantasy: Get Hongmeng Body At The Start

    Fantasy: Get Hongmeng Body At The Start

    by 1SupremeHolyEmperor

    Roy transmigrated to a parallel world where cultivation is prosperous. He was born in city lord's house. He was the only grandson of city lord George

    hiatus
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    Far From Dust - The Dawn of Dust

    Far From Dust - The Dawn of Dust

    by silentbloodgod

    A LitRPG adventure that blends leveling and magic into the real world. Follow the story of Jack Rider and his companions as they gain hidden powers a

    hiatus
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    A Drink to Remember

    A Drink to Remember

    by The Cosmic Shed

    Many people have gotten drunk one time or another. Whether that be at a party, in the bar, in the pub, or even after a long day at work. Some have gon

    hiatus
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    Abnormal Tales

    Abnormal Tales

    by JimLogan54

    Here are random stories from within the Abnormal universe, different ideas that may appear in the main series, but really just writing exercises for m

    hiatus
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    The Right Place At The Wrong Time

    The Right Place At The Wrong Time

    by LazDollarz

    "What will you feel if, by inevitable circumstance, you never see your most beloved ever again?" ~~~ In the year 2000, 18-year-old Steven Vincenzo mov

    hiatus
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    Venerable (Warhammer 40,000 / WH40K)

    Venerable (Warhammer 40,000 / WH40K)

    by Wong40k

    The Iron Lords Chapter is one of the many successor Astartes chapters of the venerable Iron Hands known for their exceptionally stern demeanour and la

    hiatus
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    The End of Time: Universal Battle Royale

    The End of Time: Universal Battle Royale

    by PurplePinata

    To be deleted. (The story is rewritten under another title: The Last Gregoryo. (It's the other fiction on my profile))

    hiatus
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    FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND (LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS, BOOK 1)

    FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND (LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS, BOOK 1)

    by Arcady II

    Part human. Part alien. Being superhuman doesn't make them immune to love. Or to heartbreak. Akeelah never asks to be different. She sure doesn't ask

    hiatus
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    Krisis

    Krisis

    by jonathanvik

    UOP is the diamond of the world, living in unprecedented prosperity with unmatched military might. College student Rocke lives in its greatest technol

    ongoing
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    The Master of Many Tongues

    The Master of Many Tongues

    by Nicaris126

    Drake is an seemingly ordinary young man with extraordinary circumstances. When he is swept away from his home will make the arduous journey to return

    hiatus
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    Return to Yesterday

    Return to Yesterday

    by Return to Yesterday

    This is a story about trust. A story about a girl with many names, none of which were hers, and a single second that wasn't really a second at all. It

    hiatus
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    Task Force 51 (WORK IN PROGRESS/TITLE MAY CHANGE)

    Task Force 51 (WORK IN PROGRESS/TITLE MAY CHANGE)

    by TacoRepublic117

    Dossier describing the personnel and technology in the perspective of the clandestine paramilitary organization that defends the United States of Amer

    hiatus
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    Unchanging Cycle

    Unchanging Cycle

    by eiyfel

    Was it all just a dream? I swear I've seen this before...

    hiatus
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    Delphic

    Delphic

    by 9adam4

    In a world where superheroes are quickly supplanting traditional law enforcement, Hector Donnell was born a super and wants to call himself a hero. Un

    hiatus
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    The Great COG Arena

    The Great COG Arena

    by Devin Auspland

    Hal is one of the few people from Earth chosen to participate in the largest televised event across all the combined galaxies. Isn't he lucky? Well. I

    hiatus
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    No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind

    by Esovan

    The National Monarchy of Texas is in a state of constant war with its neighbors as its legions of magically enhanced soldiers fight to reclaim their s

    hiatus
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    System Integration: Easy Mode

    System Integration: Easy Mode

    by Ciriolin

    So, the end of the world has come and it's a video game apocalypse...sort of...not really...but sort of. Sarah has always enjoyed reading LitRPG web

    hiatus
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    New Eden Online

    New Eden Online

    by rivalThoughts

    AetherGear, the cutting-edge technology that brought about FullDive Virtual Reality and revolutionized the world. When the device's genius creator ann

    hiatus
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    Coruscation

    Coruscation

    by CookieBoyo

    Brennan was born for the missions, he was raised for the missions, and he would die for the missions. But when he learns the truth, will he still sta

    hiatus
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    A pawn for a queen

    A pawn for a queen

    by P. T. Carlton

    It's the year 7880 and King Jasper has fallen deathly ill from the violet moon disease, but with no heir to take over the throne the rich of the unite

    hiatus
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    Banded

    Banded

    by toberleveled

    Wren Spectre is just your average sarcastic smartass sixteen year old boy, until he's not.Picked up and thrown into a universe of monsters, aliens and

    hiatus
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    Central Hub Universe

    Central Hub Universe

    by CentralHU

    Ivan got tricked and is now being forced to work in a mysterious hub and join his adventure in the wide multitude of the universe as he goes against o

    hiatus
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    HEx #5 : The Far Reaches of Space

    HEx #5 : The Far Reaches of Space

    by Cxarl

    Logan Randall, a coma patient, is given the chance to live once more in a fully VR MMO. Things go awry and he has to find a way to live in his new sci

    hiatus
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    ProtectER

    ProtectER

    by Somestoriesofmine

    Flower's excitement for her future quickly turned to despair, as she sat pinned inside her Ford Explorer thousands of feet above sea level, waiting fo

    hiatus
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    A Homeless Heart

    A Homeless Heart

    by Weipyon

    The Commonwealth has finally recovered from the destruction that was the old war; all seven member nations are now reaching a new age to override and

    hiatus
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    The ARK Book 1

    The ARK Book 1

    by NachtWynn

    The world has finally passed its tipping point. Humanity has polluted to world for so long that now we are taking to the stars to give the people left

    hiatus
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    The Vengeful Planet

    The Vengeful Planet

    by Bostonarchy

    A planet rich in resources has been discovered, humanity struggles to establish a colonial presence.

    completed
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    I am a dragon! Help me! (TOME 4 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

    I am a dragon! Help me! (TOME 4 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

    by The Devourer

    NOTE FROM ME : If you don't understand the start of the story, this is normal...  There are flashbacks and flashforward chapters explaining the situat

    completed
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    Dragon's Misery (TOME 13 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

    Dragon's Misery (TOME 13 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

    by The Devourer

    I would not miss for anything in the world. Especially, seen from the sky, above the clouds.We were happy and led a simple tribal life, then one day,

    hiatus
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    Savage Space

    Savage Space

    by Richard Murray

    Humanity fled a dying world and found a thousand more amongst the stars. But a thousand worlds was not enough, would never be enough. What one has, a

    hiatus
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    Tainted Reflections (A Litrpg Portal Apocalypse)

    Tainted Reflections (A Litrpg Portal Apocalypse)

    by CyberCinder

    Books 1 and 2 complete! Thirty-five years ago, the world ended. A small subsection of humanity was sent to a brand new world with a game-like system

    hiatus
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    Zennardi Magi Academia: A Magic Thief

    Zennardi Magi Academia: A Magic Thief

    by Alrezian

    He was just a young thief caught by the City Guard, whose life took an unexpected turn when his own victim "invited" him to learn Magic at a Magus Sch

    hiatus
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    Cultivating Machines

    Cultivating Machines

    by God Of Knowledge

    "When does one reach their limit?" The frail-looking old man spoke to the children with a hint of wisdom. "They don't" ------------------------ Ca

    hiatus
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    Sun Never Sets

    Sun Never Sets

    by Aplayfulplatypus

    Roger Cunningham tells the story of Kitchener, and the adventures he had on that distant world of the British Empire. After being summoned to the plan

    hiatus
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    False Life

    False Life

    by Hbk

    In a not so distant future where everyone has AIs installed in their heads and are forced to obey the law and be productive members of society, Lizzie

    hiatus
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    Elysia in Another World

    Elysia in Another World

    by Mayavelle

    Elysia has lived countless lives, constantly reincarnating into another world. Sometimes she picks the world, other times the goddess gives her a miss

    hiatus
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    Singularity

    Singularity

    by Weick21

    Once there were three scientists who wanted to know if they could learn to create and interact with artificial intelligence. One proposed to create th

    hiatus
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    Nahmenslos

    Nahmenslos

    by Nyu

    A God, nothing more than fiction or maybe even just a normal person who has more power than others, but what if gods are reality?What if you wake up y

    hiatus
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    Summoned Tyranny

    Summoned Tyranny

    by Blackguardnovels

    In desperation people are capable of doing anything. For survival no law of man can bind them. Only the rule of the jungle can hold any sway. But a ma

    hiatus
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    Onyx Feathers on Snow

    Onyx Feathers on Snow

    by crowpocrypha

    In the cold, bitter blanket of night, feathers flutter above the snow, and bloodstained earth-like petals of flowers are ripped off their stems by the

    hiatus
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    Messummer

    Messummer

    by CroodsGirl

    |6X FEATURED · AMBYS WINNER!| Messummer's life changes when a futuristic boy stumbles into her ancient world. She must now help him front to his own

    completed
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    A Mechanical Daisy

    A Mechanical Daisy

    by Ab Meyer

    Two hundred years have passed since the Order of Ash laid waste to the planet, taking millions of lives, and changing the world forever. Peace had bee

    hiatus
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    The hier Of origin.Pre side stories

    The hier Of origin.Pre side stories

    by Aarav_2434

    A/N:I just messed up the story so decided to left this as a side story after all i basically use the mid-late part of the story in the starting,so, ju

    hiatus
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    Activation

    Activation

    by The_Jiant

    Will was a normal guy in his mid twenties, living in small town America. He was relatively aimless. Then he got struck by lightning. Waking up reminde

    hiatus
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    Merchants From The Stars

    Merchants From The Stars

    by Scorched One

    We, the mortals of the First and the Second Realms, are nothing more but the humble servants of the Gods who have shaped our worlds and its people. Fr

    hiatus
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    The Storybook of a Hundred Worlds

    The Storybook of a Hundred Worlds

    by Nick Adderley

    From ominous alien strongholds lit by unnamed stars to the carrion-guised priests of a war-ravaged America, the tragedies and beauties, terrors and gl

    hiatus
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    Liana in between Worlds

    Liana in between Worlds

    by bramcools

    17 year old Liana is not as surprised as most people would be when she meets Inaya, coming from another world searching for a mysterious danger that c

    completed
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    Leviathan

    Leviathan

    by Shinigami

    Everyone is born with a natural born tattoo of their spirit animal. Every person gets the traits and abilities of their respective animal. But when yo

    hiatus
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    Albine system

    Albine system

    by ShakaDaran

    In the year 2035, after a series of technological advances, mankind was in for a surprise when one of their most advanced experiments went haywire. In

    hiatus
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    Disembarkation

    Disembarkation

    by Bigaku

    "The main characters of this world have long since died, they explored the lands and the seas, they waged wars and led nations, they spread religions

    hiatus