Most Popular Novella Books of the 2020s

Monk & Robot #1

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

July 13, 2021

Monk & Robot #2

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers

Science Fiction · Novella

July 12, 2022

The Murderbot Diaries #6

Fugitive Telemetry

Martha Wells

Science Fiction · Novella

April 27, 2021

Enchanting Confections #4

A Pan of Pumpkin and Pastries

A. G. Marshall

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · HEA Ending · No Spice Romance

May 29, 2026

Enchanting Confections #1

A Goblet of Guises and Gooseberries

Abigail Manning

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · HEA Ending · No Spice Romance

May 8, 2026

Skandar

The First Unicorn Rider

A.F. Steadman

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Novella

November 11, 2025

Lives of Legends #3

A Quest for Destiny

Verity Sandahl

Fantasy · Dragons · Greek Mythology · Novella · Mythology

August 22, 2025

Enchanting Confections #9

A Filling of Fables and Firelight

Sarah Beran

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · HEA Ending · No Spice Romance

July 17, 2026

Enchanting Confections #3

A Taste of Tea and Tenderness

Gabrielle Landi

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · HEA Ending · No Spice Romance

May 22, 2026

Xarc'n Warriors

Holly and the Hunter

Lynnea Lee

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Adult

December 4, 2025

At The Alien Hotel #4

Oh No, I Carved A Pumpkin And Kissed An Alien Diplomat

Kate Sinner

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Halloween Fiction · Novella · Holiday/Seasonal

October 29, 2025

Monsters and Mistletoe

Snowed In With the Ice Dragon

Vala Stone

Fantasy · Dragons · Monster Romance · Adult · Christmas Fiction

November 20, 2025

Gladiators of the Vagabond

Enticed by the Alien Chef

Robin O'Connor

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Fated Mates · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 16, 2025

The Tyrant Philosophers #2

Lives of Bitter Rain

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Fantasy · Novella

October 14, 2025

Abducted by the Ruthless Royal: Planet Sanos

Taken by the Alien Triton King

Robin O'Connor

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Fated Mates · Post-Apocalyptic

June 4, 2025

Grimm Mawr

Charmed and Dangerous

Sabrina Silvers

Fantasy · Fated Mates · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Witches

January 15, 2025

Matchmaking Cats of the Goddesses #17

Grave Cattitude

Pepper McGraw

Fantasy · Fated Mates · Necromancer · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

April 3, 2025

Cursed Kingdoms #2

The Princess and the Orc

Sabrina Silvers

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Monster Romance · Orc · Adult

February 25, 2025

Fated Mountain Lodge #3

Joy to the Squirrel

Lauren Esker

Fantasy · Fated Mates · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Christmas Fiction

December 2, 2024

Upright Women Wanted

Sarah Gailey

Science Fiction · Novella

February 4, 2020

Goldie and the Bear Affair

Liana Valerian

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Erotic Romance · Fairy Tale Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy

April 3, 2026

Vaxxlian Alien Mail Order Brides #9

Balarr

Sue Mercury

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Paranormal Romance · Adult · Novella

October 20, 2025

The Gargoyle Next Door #3

The Gargoyle in the Cathedral

Alina Riley

Fantasy · Gargoyle · Monster Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

March 2, 2025

Twisted Carnival

Ensnared by the Stone Freak

Vala Stone

Fantasy · Fated Mates · Gargoyle · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

February 28, 2025

Cursed Kingdoms #6

Betraying The Beast

Sabrina Silvers

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Monster Romance · Romantasy · Novella

May 29, 2025

Cursed Kingdoms #3

Ashes and Glass

Annee Jones

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Fated Mates · Novella · Retellings

March 25, 2025

Treasure and Treachery

Annee Jones

Fantasy · Closed Door Romance · Fairy Tale Retellings · Forced Proximity · Novella

February 25, 2025

The STEMinist Novellas #1

Under One Roof

Ali Hazelwood

Novella · Romance

May 3, 2022

Colter Shaw #3

The Deadline Clock

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

September 27, 2022

Terrible Worlds: Revolutions #3

Ogres

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Novella

March 15, 2022

The Stormlight Archive #3

Dawnshard

Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Novella

November 5, 2020

Wayward Children #5

Come Tumbling Down

Seanan McGuire

Fantasy · Novella

January 7, 2020

Sworn Soldier #1

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher

Fantasy · Horror · Novella

July 12, 2022

Wayward Children #6

Across the Green Grass Fields

Seanan McGuire

Fantasy · Novella

January 12, 2021

Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales

Realm of Magic and Shadow

Kenzie Skye

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult

January 31, 2025

Terrible Worlds: Transformations #1

Saturation Point

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Military Science Fiction · Novella

July 30, 2024