BEST OF · SEPTEMBER 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 178 live Fiction projects (category averages 238% of goal, $900K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.

  1. 01
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewGB

    Snow White & The Seven Dragons - Cozy Fairytale Retelling

    A drunk fairy godmother, book dragons, a weather-obsessed princess, and a wicked queen who just wants to retire and read in peace

    $26K raised959% funded188 backers
    94
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  2. 02
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Monsters Night: A Why Choose Special Edition Hardback Set

    Bridgerton meets Hunger Games in this dystopian world! A Collectors Kickstarter Exclusive Special Edition set of 3 Reverse Harem Novels

    $44K raised443% funded149 backers
    86
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  3. 03
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Crown of Ashes: A Steamy Cinderella Retelling

    Spicy fairytale romantasy with fae, dragons, deadly trials, and "I've been sent to kill you" assassin romance.

    $10K raised206% funded94 backers
    84
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  4. 04
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Classics Rebooted: YA Science-Fiction Classic Retellings

    Three beautiful special edition volumes featuring 9 classic novels retold in no-spice young adult stories with sci-fi twists.

    $16K raised798% funded163 backers
    79
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  5. 05
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    Of Kingdoms & Claws:A Dark Academia Special Edition Hardback

    Welcome back dragon riders! A three book collection, a reader favorite shared world, & an epic romantasy hotter than dragon's fire!

    $12K raised1161% funded88 backers
    73
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  6. 06
    ★ Staff PickGB

    Spellstorm: New Fantasy Book Launch ✨ Deluxe Limited Edition

    A hand-finished deluxe edition of a new supernatural caper from a USA Today bestselling author. Early and exclusive to Kickstarter.

    $5K raised675% funded65 backers+16.4% 24h
    69
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Between Salt & Serenades Deluxe Special Edition Hardback

    Bringing this seaside, sapphic romantasy to life with jaw-dropping, never-before-seen art!

    $14K raised476% funded161 backers+5.7% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    ★ Staff PickUS

    THREE FANTASY NOVELS From Kristine Kathryn Rusch

    Three Fantasy Novels Set in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Acclaimed Seavy County!

    $7K raised657% funded100 backers+6.5% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Leaves and Literature: Cozy Fantasy (Story Binder Edition)

    Heartfelt short stories of gentle magic, quiet bookshops, and Japanese folklore delivered monthly in a custom deluxe leather binder.

    $4K raised896% funded33 backers+10.1% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    ★ Staff PickUS

    "Out of the Ashes" - Deluxe & Regular Hardcovers & ebooks

    Millions of Elan Saga books have sold. Now a new epic launches with the first book in the fifth series of interconnected adventures.

    $108K raised360% funded2,246 backers+1.7% 24h
    63
    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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