Best Sci-Fi Web Novels to Read in 2026

Messiah of Steel

by Drake Steel

Derek Steele wasn’t looking for another world.He came hunting the Kolaar Node, an impossible fusion of alien science and arcane energy, the key to unl

Fire at Will [Mech Sci-Fi Military]

by Jason Cliff

Clad in metal and steel, a Power Armor is all you need. Hunted by terrorists, the military, and the secret police, academy student William Dunn must u

Shattered Double Helix

by Dammonar

Earth is dead. What remains is a factory for monsters. In the radioactive ruins of a nuclear-wasted world, the Soviet regime no longer fights its wars

Those You Don't Notice

by Kiryu_Xero

Stars Dancing [Telepathy ⬩ Psychics⬩ Romance Series]

by Ayela Arcana

The technocracy will fall. And my awakening started it all. Oops.My husband tried to kill me.Survivor that I am, I refused to die. The price? Psychic

Re:Start

by Leekz

Tales of a Traveler

by Whiteshadow

The path He chose

by Kurogane

Torn Asunder

by teenreader

Born of Silicon

by Jane Platinum

An AI is born in a lab, their head full of information they never learned, and emotions they can’t comprehend. They're forced to quickly learn how to

Herald of the Stars - A Warhammer 40k, Rogue Trader Fanfiction

by Aethelred

British plumber, Aldrich Isengrund donates his body to science only to wake up in the far future as the last survivor of a Federation experiment. Stuf

Life of a Teenage Villainess

by Shocker

In a world of superheroes, there are always those who need to be the villain. Jess Kirby's father was a C-List villain known as 'the Toymaker', a prin

Order: The Symbolic's Tale of Telekinetic and Family

by Commandent_Major_Nathan

This is my first entry on my novel called "Order" It follows the life of James Roy, a Commandent Major of the 3rd Lancer Elite who quickly finds himse

Freezing Shadows (A Fantasy Cyberpunk LitRPG Story)

by Mirikon

The year is 2060, and the world has changed. Thirty years ago, a plague ravaged the world. History books called the 'Y Plague', because of how it targ

The Stormrunners - A Science Fantasy Novel

by matt_klein

Mother Nature is cruel, but humans are worse. In a world battered by colossal sandstorms, Shon has lived his entire life as a second-class citizen. Th

Re: Accel Rush

by Azail Bloodray

Three Strikes & Black Skies

by Fuggmann

Some people simply aren't meant to live normal lives. Trigger, war hero and Osea's Ace of Aces, is one such person. After the strife and conspiracy of

Apocalypse Farmer

by SpencerHedrick

The day the world ended was the day Ethan got a power and a weapon. The dumbest pair imaginable: Soil Sense and a garden hoe.Ninety-nine percent of hu

Fell Deeds

by Houlegate

Maniac's Mayhem: A guide to being a corporate slave

by Lividiea

Caught as a little kid hacking into a corpo server, Evelin Vance was forced into indentured service. Disposable and "employed" by New Hope LLC to pene

Hoqalo: The Broken System [LitRPG • Magitech • Hopepunk]

by MarekSusicky

Someone’s been drinking my future like it’s corp-subsidized coffee. I’m about to make them choke on it. I’m Dash. My great-grandfather was one of the

Shadow Contour

by Yuiki

(Suspended) The Helix; The Arc,

by NeoPhantom

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

We Lease The Kraken! - A LitRPG Pet Shop System Story.

by Osamaru Ta

Jeremiah Bridge had it all. A clear path to becoming an inter-planar veterinarian, a life of privilege in Prima City, and the unwavering support of hi

The Combat Emperor's saga

by Aetherlampe

The Thirteenth God

by Django Wexler

Taking down a god isn’t easy… In order to escape a prison at the edge of the world, con artist Kalsis Chiroptera agrees to do the impossible: overthro

Deep Space Combat School: Nexus

by storyrocket

In the deep of space, a fully automated battle school instructs students and prepares them for leadership in the military, politics, and business. But

Apocalypse Slayer [OP MC, LitRPG, Progression]

by jtanner

Hunt. Craft. Survive. Rob was having a bad day even before the Integration struck. A bloodthirsty monster appeared in his living room. His brother—who

The Beginner (Reader-Interactive Project) by Geosiege

by geosiege

Harry Potter x Multiverse : Bloodraven

by RyanFic

A teenage boy finds himself transmigrated into an alternate version of his favorite fictional universe, equipped with a standard system designed to ma

Build. Fight. Survive. [A Crafting/Factory builder Litrpg] Book 1 complete!

by Fiddlesoup

Book one complete!!! 200k words to binge! CelestOS: Thank you for choosing Celestitech, where your survival is our third highest priority! Ethan Cross

Nova Wars

by Ralts Bloodthorne

The Confederacy of Aligned Systems has been deeply wounded. Wracked by unceasing warfare and beset by enemies without number, they have still done the

The Devil's Spice

by kandahikaru2

CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]

by Sixbees2

Chapters M-W-F 9AM.Volume 1 Blood and Steel: All Three Acts Complete!Volume 2 Thunder and Webs: Act Two Ongoing! Discord-Patreon-Spotify Playlist Upgr

Astra Inferna: Upward Bound

by Mr Reese

Earth lost the war and was conquered without a fight, without even knowing it was at war. What to Expect:Have you ever read an HFY sci-fi novel and wo

Brother

by Cpt.Ratchet

Skyward Ascension [Progression LitRPG Apocalypse]

by Sourkrauts

Caleb loved climbing because the rules were simple. Don't fall. Go up. Until the System arrived - and the mountain broke. When a fissure opens beneath

Havoc and the Cafeteria Queen [SCS (Stray Cat Strut) FF]

by Kenny Celican

This is in fact two stories set on opposite sides of a river in the SCS 'verse. On one side, a nameless old man sitting vigil for his dying wife gets

Space Explorers (Dropped)

by draco68

Zonbi no Sekai

by akuman

Re:Armor

by fgundam

Intransigent (SW Skywalker SI)

by Raging Smurf

Anakin Skywalker's decisions, his destiny, are well known. They forever changed the course of the galaxy. How much could someone reborn as his older b

Endless Waltz

by Fallen-S36

Bad Beat

by kecskepasztor

One deck, fifty-two cards. All Blank. Against the world playing poker at a rigged table with people who can see through cards. Good luck. You will nee

Very Yummy Poison [Dune meets Hitchhiker's]

by Doctor Zero

A super-intelligence is only limited by its ambition. If you could do anything, what would you do? Megacles has a pretty good life. Also, she's horny,

Non-Player Character

by Cashew

The world is a game, and humans don’t get to play. When Milton Musgrave learns that his entire existence is a lie and a powerful alien enemy has turne

Built Different [Cyborg Superhero ProgFant]

by Kleggt

Built to be a killer. Learning to be something more.Better equipped for making people disappear rather than making small talk, cybernetic hitmanAgent

Space Isekai: From Cryo-pod to space-ship.

by Dracsis

Brayden Cofey, a man suffering from an incurable medical condition, goes into cryosleep as one of the few known treatments for his condition, and wake

The Rings of Jupiter [A Dark Cyberpunk LitRPG]

by O.C. Saar

Raziel is meant to be dead. He shouldn't have levels, skills, or a metal arm that throws lightning. But he does, and he's only just getting started. O