May 2026 · Power rankings
Rankings blend reader bookmarks, recommendation tickets, and completion quality scores from our editorial desk. Completed works remain eligible for one month after the finale so new readers can find endings without spoilers in the headline charts.
Top 15 · All genres
- Stars of Ash — Elena Vire · Fantasy
- Orbital Heir — T. Mensah · Sci-fi
- River of Lamps — Jonah Hale · Urban fantasy
- Clockwork Orchid — Mira Solt · Steampunk
- The Glass Cipher — S. Kwan · Mystery
- Greenwich Fog — A. Calder · Literary thriller
- Paper Thunder — R. Okonkwo · Sci-fi
- Moss & Mainframe — J. Perrault · Cli-fi
- Salt & Signal — Nadia Reef · Romance
- Velvet Audit — L. Reyes · Romance
- Harbor Keys — M. Oduya · Portal fantasy
- Bakery After Dark — Hannah Moro · Cozy romance
- The Northern Annex — K. Ivers · Military fantasy
- Minor Prophets, Ltd. — D. Cho · Satire
- Threadbare Saints — P. Nguyen · Historical
How we weight votes
One logged-in reader may cast a limited number of “recommendation tickets” per day. Tickets from accounts with longer reading history weigh slightly more to reduce drive-by brigading. We publish methodology updates in our writer newsletter.