Best Free Fiction Books of 2026

Here are the 25 most popular free Fiction ebooks on Free-eBooks.net for 2026, ranked by reader rating and download volume — every title is free to download.

Last updated: October 20, 2026

1 Cry of the Goshawk: A Casey Jones Columbia River Adventure Book I

Cry of the Goshawk: A Casey Jones Columbia River Adventure Book I

Roy Bush | Youth

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"A novel for young adults about a young man's coming of age. Set in the Old West in the United States territory of Alaska, this book follows its young lead as he learns to love the beauty and wonder of the wild--a passion that he retains even as he tries to adapt to the complicated machinations of society. An uplifting, adventure story of pride...

2 Emotional Outlet

Emotional Outlet

Shane Diamond | Poetry

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A FREE, ready for download eBook with a mix of rhyming and non-rhyming poetry. Download today!

3 Poverty Bay

Poverty Bay

Clare Radomske | Fiction

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A fast action thriller, with many twists and turns where good triumphs over evil

4 The Green Scapula

The Green Scapula

Denise Doherty | Fiction

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An intense novel about the simple yet childlike faith of an extraordinary woman who lived a life of extremes. From the depths of poverty and despair, to an abundance of wealth, attention, and spiritual gifts. This novel offers a unique look at the dynamics that are involved in long-term friendships, as well as an in-depth look at the devastating...

5 2-4 Cavalry Book 12: The Lost Planet

2-4 Cavalry Book 12: The Lost Planet

Eric Johnson | Short Stories

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In this short story (less than 11K words) a research scientist leaves for a nuclear devastated planet for research, a squad from the unit is sent to retrieve her. "Clean and crisp rescue mission. The political talk wasn't bashed over the head and the characters were realistic." -Beta reader

6 Embrace the Light: A Woman's Story through Poetry to Touch Your Heart

Embrace the Light: A Woman's Story through Poetry to Touch Your Heart

Donna Solitario | Poetry

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This is an inspirational book that has the potential to foster encouragement and empowerment. Written in verse and prose, on the many, many things most of us experience in life. Such as; relationships, adversity, heartache, childhood, youth, adulthood and love poems. Including faith, hope and spirituality Website...

7 Daughter of the Light

Daughter of the Light

Louise Andersen | Fiction

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Never having known quite where she belongs or even who she is, Enilia faces cold terror when she wakes up to find out that Elior left. After all, he is where she belongs, who she is, he is her everything and she has never been without him before. She sets out alone to find him again, never caring that it's quite dangerous for a young woman to...

8 Home Town Heroes

Home Town Heroes

Mac McStravick | Fiction

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Muley Sanchez is a young man from Louisana who goes to a small town in Texas to coach football in the early 1970's. These stories detail Muley’s adventures and misadventures, as he learns life lessons from the colorful characters of Rocin.

9 A Now Word in Season

A Now Word in Season

James E. Hayes Jr. | Poetry

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The genre is inspirational and motivational poetry, thoughts, strategies, declarations, and short stories.

10 Through the Cracks

Through the Cracks

K J Tesar | Fiction

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This short novel is an existential voyage seen through the mind of a man trying to bring his life back on track, after having experienced a series of unexpected problems. His reflections on life, and death, take him to places he had never expected to go in his previous, stable life, that before he fell through the cracks. The people he meets in...

11 Immortal

Immortal

A. R. James | Fiction

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The Goddess washed away her immortality in the pool of the waterfall. She did this because she loved a Mortal. When the Gods saw her do it, they told her, "Drink from the pool, and your immortality will be restored." She refused. When the Gods questioned her decision, she told them, "My love is immortal."

12 The Reluctant Terrorist

The Reluctant Terrorist

Harvey A. Schwartz | Fiction

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Could a Holocaust take place in America? A prominent Boston civil rights lawyer looks into a not-too-distant future in which Homeland Security justifies actions against a new band of terrorists: Israeli and American Jews who survived a nuclear attack that has destroyed Israel. How would America treat terrorists who are not Muslim, but Jewish, and...

13 The Jody Wilson Stories

The Jody Wilson Stories

Bassam Imam | Fiction

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Jody Wilson is a highly energetic, social, and unusual cat from Missouri. All of the animal characters in this book have full anthropomorphic characteristics. If you love animals, you will love this book! ***DISCLAIMER***: this book, while of a fictional and humorous nature, does have descriptive scenes of a possible offensive nature...

14 Fire in the Valley of Flowers

Fire in the Valley of Flowers

Srinwanti Paul | Short Stories

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A young woman's world turns upside down after her daughter's suicide. But what was the cause for her drastic step? Read on to find out....

15 Disraeli Avenue

Disraeli Avenue

Caroline Smailes | Fiction

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“I lived in Disraeli Avenue, in between Gladstone Street and Campbell-Bannerman Road.” The neighbors all pronounced it as “ Dizz- rah- el-lee” (four syllables) Avenue. My mother’s house was a semi-detached type on a street with 31 similar-looking houses. They looked identical but I knew that they weren’t. There were differences”...

16 Summer Sons

Summer Sons

Eliza Witte | Poetry

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Summer Sons is an acrostic poetry collection exploring toxic relationships, heartbreak, and feminine identity through inventive wordplay. Each poem doubles as a puzzle, with first letters spelling out titles or hidden phrases, blending confessional intensity with playful crossword-style construction.

17 Celtic Legend

Celtic Legend

Eliza Witte | Poetry

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Celtic Legend is provoked by personal experience. The author spent her time in Hallstadt, Austria, known to be one of the first Celtic towns in the world. The book is a poetic invitation to unfold the beauty, the magic and the mystery surrounding the ancient Celts

18 Thomas Kent: An Art Book

Thomas Kent: An Art Book

Eliza Witte | Poetry

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A collection of traditional rhyming poetry, original artwork, and a one-act theatrical play, celebrating Romantic poetry and inspired by true-life loss and memory. The verses explore love, grief, and the search for peace through the imagined figure of 'Thomas Kent,' paired with fine art illustrations and dramatic prose.

19 Japanese Autumn

Japanese Autumn

Eliza Witte | Poetry

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"Japanese Autumn" is the last collection of poetry of author Eliza Witte. It contains, as the author herself explains, "An Attempt For Haiku". The inspiration for them is a random collection of photographs, each with their own mood, message or vision.

20 Eclipsed: Selected Writings of Fiction and Nonfiction

Eclipsed: Selected Writings of Fiction and Nonfiction

Peter McMillan | Short Stories

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Eclipsed is a brief collection of writings that blends 11 pieces of short fiction and 13 works of nonfiction. Ten of the latter are reviews of books I’ve read in the last half-year that I can comfortably recommend. I wouldn’t waste your time with something that I felt wasted mine.This volume is essentially a continuation of Writings Near the...

21 Across the Rainbow

Across the Rainbow

Chrys Romeo | Sci-fi Fantasy

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A dystopian time where the Earth is covered by snow makes everything frozen, sinking in endless winter. People are hiding underground and there are more dangers than the eyes can distinguish. Who or what is going to save life on the planet is the new enigma to be discovered when a rainbow appears acros the sky, showing the way to another world...

22 A Hope with Despair

A Hope with Despair

Alexander | Poetry

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A dream-like sequence of scenes that tell a story about the author.

23 Archangel

Archangel

Evan Ansot | Fiction

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This is the second book in the Blood Royal series. A story about a man who discovers he is the carrier of a Holy Royal bloodline began four thousand years ago. A story of prophecy, affecting the lives of billions of people in the present day.

24 Ziggy Two Step - Courier Extraordinaire

Ziggy Two Step - Courier Extraordinaire

Mark Goodwin | Short Stories

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Who would ever have imagined that being a bicycle courier could be so exciting, dangerous and demanding? Ziggy Two Step is oblivious to most of what is happening around him even though he is often the cause of it. Follow Ziggy Two Step, courier extraordinaire, as he delivers urgent packages throughout Riverton.

25 NO ONE LOVES GUSTAV

NO ONE LOVES GUSTAV

FELIX MENDA | Short Stories

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Life has offered Gustav one option only, to fall. But life is gracious enough to offer him two options to fall for. He either fall in love with Sabrina or fall in suffering. There is no way he can escape both.

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