- Adventure novel
- Epic
- Imaginary voyage
- Lost World
- Men's adventure
- Milesian tale
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Apocalyptic
- Sea story
- Subterranean fiction
- British Literature
- Children's literature
- Education fiction
- Erotic fiction
- Erotic romance
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Women's erotica
- Experimental fiction
- Graphic novel
- Historical fiction
- Literary fiction
- Literary nonsense
- Mathematical fiction
- Metafiction
- Nonfiction novel
- Occupational Fiction
- Philosophical fiction
- Political fiction
- Pulp fiction
- Quantum fiction
- Religious fiction
- Saga
- Speculative fiction
- Fantasy
- By setting
- By theme
- Horror
- Science fiction
- Alien invasion
- Post-apocalyptic
- Cyberpunk derivatives, aka punk
- Dystopian
- Hard science fiction
- Military science fiction
- Parallel universe, aka alternative universe
- Scientific romance
- Soft science fiction
- Space opera
- Speculative cross-genre fiction
- Fantasy
- Suspense fiction
- Thriller
- Tragedy
- Urban fiction
- Westerns
- Women's fiction
- Workplace tell-all
- General cross-genre
Nonfiction genres[edit]
These are genres belonging to the realm of non-fiction. Some genres listed may reappear throughout the list, indicating cross-genre status.
- Autograph
- Biography
- Commentary
- Creative nonfiction
- Critique
- Cult literature
- Diaries and journals
- Didactic
- Erotic literature
- Essay, treatise
- History
- Lament
- Law
- Letter
- Manuscript
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Religious text
- Scientific writing
- Testament
- True crime