Fiction books

When you’re looking for your next read, the fiction section really has something for everyone. It’s a category that encompasses everything from classic fiction to sci-fi, fantasy to romance, historical fiction to crime thrillers and mysteries. You can fall in love, travel through time, solve crimes and visit other worlds, all from the comfort of your own home. Names such as Tom Sawyer, Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes are as familiar to us as those of our own family members, while fictional characters such as Mr Darcy, Atticus Finch and Katniss Everdeen can be just as influential and inspiring as any role model in the real world.

We have millions of new and used fiction books just waiting to be read, all available at unbeatable low prices. Delivery is free in the UK, but don’t worry if you’re further afield, as we ship worldwide. Even better, when you purchase a book from us, you know you’ll be doing something awesome, because for every book you buy from us, whether it’s new or used, we donate a book to a good cause to help the next generation of readers. 

If you want to lose yourself in the latest bestselling fiction, join Bernardine Evaristo as she explores the lives of twelve people through one hundred years of history in Girl, Woman, Other, or reminisce with rising star Monique as she listens to the glamorous tales of old Hollywood in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. Laugh with Harriet and Wyn as they’re forced to fake a relationship for the sake of their friends in Emily Henry’s feel-good romance Happy Place, then read all about what happened next to Lily, Atlas and Ryle in It Starts With Us, Colleen Hoover’s much anticipated sequel to It Ends With Us.

While there is some fantastic modern fiction available these days, classic fiction still holds a special place in the heart for many readers. Whether it’s the novels of Jane Austen, rich in the intricate details of life in Georgian England, or the works of Charles Dickens, who exposed the social problems of the poor working class in Victorian England, classic fiction offers an eye-opening look at the virtues and vices, morals and mores of a bygone age, and with so many new and used cheap fiction books available, there’s no better time than now to give it a try.

Historical fiction offers a different take on our history, allowing us to view the past through contemporary eyes. Philippa Gregory expertly exposes the treachery and intrigues of the Tudor court in her Cousins War series, while Pat Barker has brought the heart-breaking reality of war to light in her Regeneration trilogy, and Natalie Haynes is breathing new life into ancient history with her retellings of Greek myths, the latest of which, Stone Blind, is a feminist retelling of the infamous story of Medusa.

If you prefer a read that’s less bound by the constraints of reality, delve into the dark fantasy imaginings of Neil Gaiman, or be chilled by the dystopian tale of Margaret Atwood’s sci-fi classic The Handmaid’s Tale; a future so bleak could never really happen, right…? For a chill of a different kind, crime thriller authors such as Peter James, Lee Child and Ann Cleeves will leave you jumping at every ominous bang, creak and footstep. For a more gentle mystery, try Richard Osman’s cosy crime series The Thursday Murder Club series, in which four octogenarian friends routinely find themselves getting caught up in nefarious shenanigans, while Cara Hunter’s Murder In The Family will keep you guessing to the very last page.   

Book awards are a great way to find new authors and try genres you may not have considered before, so why not check out the latest award-winning fiction and see if you agree with the judges decision? R.F. Kuang’s Babel, Sheena Patel’s I’m A Fan, Colleen Hoover’s Verity, Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses and Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code were all recently crowned winners at the British Book Awards, while Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead was the Indie Book Award Winner. If you really want to get in on the excitement of awards season, you could work your way through the thirteen longlisted fiction books of the Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the UK. Will your favourite make the shortlist? Will it be crowned the winner?

With millions of new and used books available to browse through, worldwide shipping and free UK delivery, the only question you need to ask yourself is: ‘what should I read first?’ Whether you want fantastic fiction to thrill or chill you, to make you laugh or cry and everything in between, we have millions of cheap fiction books just waiting to be read. Whether pre-loved or brand new, you know that your purchase will make an impact; we’ll make sure that for every book you buy, someone in need gets a book too. Browse our online bookstore and make the awesome choice.