BEST OF · JULY 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 167 live Fiction projects (category averages 297% of goal, $1.4M total pledged across the category). Updated July 2026.

  1. 01
    🆕 NewUS

    Carved in Ice: A NA Dark Academia Sport Romance SE Hardcover

    A dark academia hockey X figure skating romance set at an elite gothic university with buried secrets—the sequel to Written on Ice

    $3K raised608% funded24 backers
    78
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  2. 02
    US

    Inheritance of Earth

    The Void Saga - Book 1

    $20K raised402% funded6 backers+99.0% 24h
    69
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Hypothesis Series: Let's Get Nerdy

    10 Year Anniversary... Things are going to get nerdy.

    $154K raised616% funded370 backers+9.4% 24h
    68
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    ★ Staff PickUS

    My Faire Lady: A Sapphic Ren Faire Romance

    Meet a lady knight and a seamstress who have to work together to save a magical Renaissance Faire in this special edition.

    $14K raised1363% funded362 backers+5.3% 24h
    66
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Penelope Douglas: Only After Midnight Collection

    Three unforgettable stories. Birthday Girl. Credence. Midnight Curfew. One limited special edition collection.

    $241K raised2415% funded1,009 backers+0.3% 24h
    65
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Healer of Dragons: A Cozy Fantasy Romance Complete Series

    Dragon riders Celia, Darian, and their found family heal baby dragons & legalize magic in this slow burn, no spice romantasy trilogy.

    $19K raised1941% funded311 backers+3.6% 24h
    65
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Mating Season: Wolf Shifter Romance Special Edition Trilogy

    Complete spicy paranormal romance series ft. reluctant fated mates in a brass foiled hardcover with decorative edges and dust jacket.

    $4K raised811% funded37 backers+12.3% 24h
    65
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Bloodsong Trilogy: Epic Fantasy Special Editions

    A Nordic/Appalachian inspired fantasy trilogy, about defending what you love, with morally steadfast characters, & grit. Books I & II.

    $15K raised1490% funded155 backers+5.0% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    ★ Staff PickUS

    The Odyssey - Special Limited Edition

    Homer's epic brought to you in an edition you can love forever.

    $95K raised951% funded851 backers+6.0% 24h
    63
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Raze & Ruthless: The Grimoire Editions

    Dakota Krout’s bestselling Completionist Chronicles returns with special editions of Raze and Ruthless.

    $80K raised801% funded333 backers+0.5% 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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