Most Popular Novella Books of the 2010s

Nightflyers

George R. R. Martin

Horror · Science Fiction · Novella

May 29, 2018

The Mistborn Saga #3

Mistborn: Secret History

Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Novella

January 2016

Terrible Worlds: Destinations #1

Walking to Aldebaran

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Novella

May 2019

Rivers of London #5

The Furthest Station

Ben Aaronovitch

Fantasy · Ghosts · Occult Detective · Urban Fantasy · Novella

June 27, 2017

Slough House #2

The List

Mick Herron

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery

January 27, 2015

Perfect State

Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Novella

March 2015

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Novella

August 2019

Binti #1

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award · Novella

September 22, 2015

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

Horror · Novella

January 25, 2016

Pike Logan #13

Exit Fee

Brad Taylor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Thriller

October 29, 2019

Binti #3

Binti: The Night Masquerade

Nnedi Okorafor

Science Fiction · Novella

January 16, 2018

Binti #2

Binti: Home

Nnedi Okorafor

Science Fiction · Novella

January 30, 2017

Pike Logan #3

Gut Instinct

Brad Taylor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Thriller

June 11, 2013

Troika

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Novella

June 2011

Legion #3

Legion: Lies of the Beholder

Brandon Sanderson

Science Fiction · Novella

September 17, 2018

This Census-Taker

China Miéville

Fantasy · New Weird · Hugo Award · Novella

January 1, 2016

Paul Madriani #12

The Second Man

Steve Martini

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery

March 15, 2015

Legion #1

Legion

Brandon Sanderson

Science Fiction · Novella

August 31, 2012

Wayward Children #2

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Seanan McGuire

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Novella

June 11, 2017

Wayward Children #3

Beneath the Sugar Sky

Seanan McGuire

Fantasy · Novella

January 9, 2018

Legion #2

Legion: Skin Deep

Brandon Sanderson

Science Fiction · Novella

November 2014

Pike Logan #1

The Dig

Brad Taylor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Thriller

June 3, 2014

On a Red Station, Drifting

Aliette de Bodard

Science Fiction · Novella

December 24, 2012

The Tensorate Series #1

The Black Tides of Heaven

JY Yang

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Novella

September 25, 2017

The Deep

Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes

Science Fiction · Novella

November 5, 2019

The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary

Ken Liu

Science Fiction · Novella

November 2017

Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

June 4, 2015

The Builders

Daniel Polansky

Fantasy · Novella

October 29, 2015

Newsflesh

Countdown

Mira Grant

Horror · Zombies · Novella

July 2, 2012

Palimpsest

Charles Stross

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

September 2011

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

Kij Johnson

Fantasy · Novella

August 2016

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall

Nancy Kress

Science Fiction · Novella

March 31, 2012

The Last Days of New Paris

China Miéville

Fantasy · New Weird · Novella · Alternate History

August 8, 2016

Mitch Kearns Combat Tracker Series #8

High-Risk

JT Sawyer

Novella · Thriller

December 7, 2019

DI Cormac Reilly

The Sisters

Dervla McTiernan

Crime Fiction · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

September 5, 2019

Tales of the Fairy Godmothers #2

Trapped

Joynell Schultz

Fantasy · Fae · Fairies · HEA Ending · Paranormal Fantasy

March 18, 2019