BEST OF · JUNE 2026

Best Fiction Kickstarter projects to watch

10 live Fiction projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.

Pulled from 155 live Fiction projects (category averages 202% of goal, $644K total pledged across the category). Updated June 2026.

  1. 01
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Cradle (Books 10-12) by Will Wight: Special Editions

    Faux-leather limited editions of Reaper, Dreadgod, and Waybound.

    $55K raised553% funded198 backers
    99
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  2. 02
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Fire Marked: Early Special Edition Urban Fantasy Hardcover

    A sunshine assassin witch starting over, the broody lone wolf sent to keep her in line, and the threat forcing them together

    $7K raised1308% funded70 backers+1.0% 24h
    70
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  3. 03
    ★ Staff PickCA

    An End to Sorrow: INSANITY EDITION

    The definitive illustrated Collector's Edition of the dark fantasy novel, AN END TO SORROW.

    $38K raised527% funded313 backers+11.2% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    ★ Staff PickUS

    The Price of Power: The Ultimate Collector's Edition

    The illustrated Collector's Edition for book one in the gritty, epic fantasy series, Dreams of Dust and Steel.

    $46K raised465% funded411 backers+0.4% 24h
    63
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Impervious: Dragonsbane/Dragonsworn Omnibus Edition

    When the blood of dragons illegally fuels technology and inadvertently creates immortal people...

    $26K raised341% funded233 backers+1.1% 24h
    63
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    ★ Staff PickCA

    Inherit the Stars: A Sailor Moon-inspired Spicy Romantasy SE

    ✨ A bi-awakening 🌈 Why Choose 🥵 cosmic adventure. 🌙 Signed hardcover special edition with sprayed edges, art, and more!

    $8K raised1798% funded215 backers+1.7% 24h
    63
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Martial Hero: A Limited-Edition Wuxia Fantasy Anthology

    16 C-drama adventure stories presented in a deluxe limited-edition softcover with French flaps, embossing, and foiling!

    $8K raised817% funded162 backers+10.5% 24h
    62
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions

    Three swashbuckling historical fantasy adventures in nostalgic paperback editions inspired by your favorite bodice rippers - with spice

    $53K raised535% funded581 backers+3.2% 24h
    61
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Scales & Sequins: A Limited Edition Cozy Romantasy

    A dazzling mermaid. A reclusive selkie. And the enchanted boutique where she discovers that true beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    $7K raised1361% funded138 backers+7.2% 24h
    60
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Mystery in 1879 brings murder, romance, and a ghost

    A daughter of murderers, a wounded heir, and a town of shady characters star in this romantic, often humorous 1879 omnibus. Limited ed.

    $6K raised1194% funded97 backers+0.5% 24h
    60
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Fiction projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.

No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.

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