Most Popular Short Stories Books of 2025

Tales Nocturnal

Tim Foley

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

January 1, 2025

Saga of the Jewels #1

Fire and Lightning

Thomas Tarasios

Fantasy · Steampunk · Sword and Sorcery · Young Adult · Short Stories

May 1, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #57

Weird Sisters

Mike Ashley

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

January 16, 2025

The Men of Orc Mountain #1

Saved by the Mountain Man Orc

Pippa Rae Brook

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fated Mates · Instalove Romance · Monster Romance

September 23, 2025

Afterglow

Matti Järvinen, Sara Norja

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Anthology · Poetry

June 26, 2025

Orphan X #10

The Code

Gregg Hurwitz

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Thriller

September 2, 2025

Music and Murder Mystery #4

Bat Out of Hell

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, David Bruns, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, C. J. Kidlacz

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery

July 15, 2025

Mike Bowditch #12

Skin and Bones

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

May 13, 2025

Children's Circle Stories #6

Tales of Beasts and Bugs

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

2025

Children's Circle Stories #5

Tales of Wizards and Dragons

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

2025

George Cross Mysteries #7

The Basket Case

Tim (George Cross) Sullivan

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery

December 4, 2025

Love Is Cruel

Hilary Davidson

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

December 9, 2025

Creepin' Clues

Arbogast

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Occult Detective · Anthology

November 25, 2025

Proof Compendium

Alex Grecian

Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

August 12, 2025

Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves

The Lonely Man

Ann Cleeves

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery

June 3, 2025

The Fallen Books #3

The Redeemed

Tara Ellis

Angels · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Short Stories

August 24, 2025

Occult Detective Magazine #11

Occult Detective Magazine #11

John Linwood Grant

Horror · Occult Detective · Weird Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery

2025

You Started It

Daniel Hurst

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

June 4, 2025

Black Hole Heart and Other Stories

K. A. Teryna

Science Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

October 14, 2025

New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural

New Writings in Horror & Supernatural Omnibus

David Sutton

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 2025

Easy Rawlins #17

Gray Dawn

Walter Mosley

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 16, 2025

Warhammer 40,000: The Twice Dead King

The Twice Dead King

Nate Crowley

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Collection · Novella · Short Stories

December 2, 2025

This Year's Ghost

Michael Chin

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

May 12, 2025

Beyond and Within

Black Friday

Cheryl S. Ntumy

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

Beyond and Within

Creative Futures

Allen Stroud

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

November 11, 2025

Beyond and Within

This Way Lies Madness

Lee Murray

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

October 14, 2025

Warhammer 40,000: Astra Militarum

Death and Duty

Uncredited

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Warhammer

November 18, 2025

Sunset Park

Ace Atkins

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

July 16, 2025

Jason Colson

Stuntman

Ace Atkins

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

August 31, 2025

Nick Travers

From Four Til Late

Ace Atkins

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

May 22, 2025

Quinn Colson

Kudzu

Ace Atkins

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 10, 2025

Hell in Her Wake

Greg Chapman

Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Collection · Short Stories

October 30, 2025

Elves & Legends

Lies & Curses

Anabelle Raven

Fantasy · Elf · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult

November 13, 2025

First Ranger

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Thriller

December 16, 2025

The Kill Clause

Lisa Unger

Christmas Fiction · Short Stories · Thriller · Holiday/Seasonal

December 1, 2025

The Wildflower Witches #1

Honeysuckle Hexes

Layla Dubois

Fantasy · Witches · Adult · Short Stories · Romance

April 30, 2025