Free fiction books

Literary fiction

The novels the other novels answer to.

Short Stories

Whole worlds in a single sitting.

Adventure

Storms, treasure, and no way back.

Children's

First books, kept exactly as you remember them.

Horror

Ghosts, houses, and things best left unnamed.

Mystery

Locked rooms, alibis, and fair-play clues.

Fantasy

Older than dragons: the roots of the genre.

Romance

Courtship, obstacles, and hearts that won't behave.

Science fiction

Futures and elsewheres, first editions.

Historical fiction

Other centuries, rendered from the inside.

Plays

Scripts that still hold the stage.

Poetry

Verse worth reading aloud.

Coming-of-age

Growing up, one hard lesson at a time.

Novella

Longer than a story, sharper than a novel.

Humor

Wit that survived its own era.

Philosophical fiction

Stories that argue with you.

Young Adult

Classic reads for restless readers.

Western

Frontier justice and open country.

Juvenile

Religion

Faith in fiction's hands.

Erotica

The classics they kept behind the counter.