Best indie & self-published books, ranked by fans

Ranked by 14 head-to-head duels on Rankably. Updated live.

Last updated: 21 October 2026

1. 1TF

   The Forge of Heroes

   Khosey Skalek

   1618

   93% wins

2. 2

   The Martian

   Andy Weir

   1502

   50% wins

3. 3SA

   Still Alice

   Lisa Genova

   1481

   0% wins

4. 4TC

   The Celestine Prophecy

   James Redfield

   1481

   0% wins

5. 5WO

   Wool

   Hugh Howey

   1481

   0% wins

6. 6UN

   Unsouled

   Will Wight

   1480

   0% wins

7. 7ER

   Eragon

   Christopher Paolini

   1479

   0% wins

8. 8DC

   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Matt Dinniman

   1478

   0% wins

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