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Web Novels on Hiatus

Stories where the author has paused updates. Some return after a break, so they can be worth bookmarking. Check the author's page before starting a long series.

  1. Myth//OS

    by Lost Rain
    4.81 · 71 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jun 18, 2026 (5 months ago).

    What’s left when it all falls apart? Where do I go when the path forward is blocked? How do people just move on like nothing ever happened? A change in location certainly helped me. Bastion, the last hope of civilization. It's bright…

    FantasyMystery Anti-Hero LeadCyberpunkDungeon Crawler

  2. 404 Justice Not Found

    by Jamie Kojola
    4.80 · 68 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 23, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Harlow, Minnesota. The hospital closed last year. The police left in the 80s. Hamburger is nine dollars a pound, gas is six bucks a gallon, and the only news channel is a man named Frank O'Flagg explaining why solar panels are the real…

    ComedyContemporary Anti-Villain LeadApocalypseArtificial Intelligence

  3. A Drakin's Own Rogue Elf - A Miscommunication Cozy LitRPG RomCom

    by Mystic Neptune
    4.80 · 95 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 16, 2026 (4 months ago).

    One Madame Pott's Cast later and Peregrine Fern's life has changed forever. Peregrine Fern wakes up one day to discover her obnoxious fiancé has died at sea, but before she can celebrate his timely demise, a Madame Pott's Cast has her…

    AdventureComedy Attractive LeadDungeon CrawlerFemale Lead

  4. Ghost in the City: Cyberpunk Gamer SI

    by Seras
    4.80 · 246 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 13, 2026 (3 months ago).

    [This story has not been published on Amazon by me. Any copies found there are stolen] Night City, it's a place of endless wonders and horrors. Opportunities and dangers, but before Motoko Kusanagi can access any of them. She first has to…

    ActionAdventure CyberpunkDystopiaFemale Lead

  5. Periapt [Survival in the world of a Cursed CRPG, Progression, Crafting, LitRPG] (ON HIATUS UNTIL PART III FINISHED)

    by lost_rambler
    4.80 · 34 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 17, 2026 (7 weeks ago).

    Return to Periapt had been an internet rumor, a creepypasta about a cursed computer game hidden on an old CD-ROM that could be found in the strangest of places. The game was about explorers on a wild continent of magic beasts, wagon…

    AdventureFantasy CraftingLitRPGMale Lead

  6. The Band - To the Mountains

    by Shoelessme
    4.80 · 102 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 3, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Veterans, friends, companions. When the world gave up on them, they created a new one. This is that story. Includes: A virtual world that the occupants think and feel is real. At least while they are in it. Only 3 chapters are out of the…

    AdventureSci-fi Kingdom BuildingLitRPGLow Fantasy

  7. Under the Light of the World at War: Warcraft Gamer SI

    by Seras
    4.80 · 69 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 22, 2026 (6 weeks ago).

    Under the Moonlight of Elune, and the Blazing warmth of the noonday sun, Belore. Alah'Dorah, Lights Valor, the little elfling lives her life happily in her small unnamed village. But this world is not a peaceful one. Threats slide from…

    ActionAdventure Female LeadHigh FantasyLitRPG

  8. Emberscale Alchemist

    by Maikana
    4.78 · 101 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since May 16, 2026 (6 months ago).

    Our story is a tale of a young inquisitive Kobold hatched into the underground civilization that is Emberscale Caverns. Kori is not your average young Kobold, she would much rather ponder upon life and magic than to wrestle, bite, or…

    AdventureFantasy Female LeadHigh FantasyLitRPG

  9. EDC Isekai

    by BlaiseCorvin
    4.77 · 20 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jun 30, 2026 (4 months ago).

    Wes was just a normal guy on Earth...sorta. But in the past, he was the kind of man who kicked down doors and put zip ties on bad guys. But now...he's just confused. It seems he's not on earth anymore, he's in a new world, he doesn't know…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGPortal Fantasy / Isekai

  10. When Honor Dies, the Blade Remains [A Sengoku LitRPG]

    by tobascoasako
    4.77 · 41 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 27, 2026 (5 weeks ago).

    Shimon is somewhere he shouldn’t be. Once a pro-gamer with an experimental biochip, he falls into a Sengoku Japan which never existed. A Japan with ruthless warlords, prowling yōma, legendary samurai, omyouji magic, and dinosaurs ridden…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGMale LeadPortal Fantasy / Isekai

  11. Havoc and the Cafeteria Queen [SCS (Stray Cat Strut) FF]

    by Kenny Celican
    4.75 · 28 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 25, 2026 (6 weeks ago).

    This is in fact two stories set on opposite sides of a river in the SCS 'verse. On one side, a nameless old man sitting vigil for his dying wife gets caught in an Antithesis Incursion and takes the opportunity to put decades of studying…

    ComedySci-fi Anti-Hero LeadArtificial IntelligenceCyberpunk

  12. Coreblade Dungeon Wardens [LitRPG, System Integration, Dungeon Core, Sentai Inspired, Action/Adventure]

    by AlexRaizman
    4.74 · 65 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 30, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Go! Go! Coreblade Wardens! Adrianna's life was going well. Sure, a few years ago she found a magic sword in a liminal space behind an abandoned mall and fought her doppleganger to the death and lost her friends, but things improved after…

    ActionAdventure ApocalypseDungeon CoreFemale Lead

  13. Shoggoth (An SCS fanfic) | Or a science experiment journey to becoming an Eldritch Abomination.

    by Ren_The_TURK
    4.73 · 35 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 16, 2026 (4 months ago).

    Stuck in a Janitor Droid body, a lost mind fractured by fate becomes awakened during and Incursion. Join our titular MC on its journey from being a cross between a Dalek and a astromech unit with only cleaning tools to an immortal…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadCyberpunkDystopia

  14. Outlier- Rise of the Limit Breaker [Book 2]

    by J.D. RICH
    4.70 · 109 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since May 18, 2026 (6 months ago).

    Riven Cross was an Army Ranger on leave, until a strange bracer yanked him violently out of reality. Now, he's marooned in a brutal, game-driven realm teetering on the edge of collapse. Branded an Outlier by the System, Riven isn’t the…

    ActionAdventure Dungeon CoreDungeon CrawlerGameLit

  15. The Shatterguard Saga

    by D.M. Rook
    4.70 · 57 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 8, 2026 (8 weeks ago).

    If you're reading this, then somehow I saved the world. That, or you probably want me dead. Either way, you're not getting your shit back. I really should have appreciated the little things in life while I had them. I used to like long…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadDungeon CrawlerGameLit

  16. Renalia's Tale: Monster Huntress

    by W.Z. Lee
    4.69 · 42 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 31, 2026 (2 months ago).

    What if on everyone’s birthday, they got a skill card encapsulating their past year? And what if it was [Resist Hunger] seven years in a row? Renalia had dreamt of gaining new abilities and lifting her parents out of poverty with her new…

    AdventureFantasy Deck BuildingFemale LeadHigh Fantasy

  17. The Spoken Queen's Swarm

    by TheDudeFromCI
    4.69 · 57 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 8, 2026 (4 months ago).

    The Vex are a monstrous species. A ruthless swarm of man-eaters and a plague upon any nation unlucky enough to find a hive within their borders. The world over, the Vex are to be killed on sight, lest they grow and consume all in their…

    ActionDrama Anti-Hero LeadFemale LeadGameLit

  18. The Cursed Legion: Iron Throne Series - A Roman Skill Merger LitRPG

    by Zer0n1gh7s
    4.68 · 27 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 5, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Copyright and Ownership - Only sites that have been allowed content from these works: Royal Road and Patreon. Any and all other sites that carry this content have been stolen, thieved, and will be subject to take down notices and DMCA's…

    ActionAdventure GameLitHigh FantasyKingdom Building

  19. Wolf Girl Evolution [Tails, Teeth, and Too Much Food!]

    by Aer En'Kalhurn
    4.67 · 157 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 31, 2026 (2 months ago).

    She's a wolf. She's a girl. And she's going to evolve. Luna is a pup with an appetite bigger than the world. Sweetly optimistic, endlessly gluttonous, and ruthless when she has to be. To eat, and grow, and adventure – she will endure…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadCozyFemale Lead

  20. CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]

    by Sixbees2
    4.66 · 258 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 13, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Chapters M-W-F 9AM. Volume 1 Blood and Steel: All Three Acts Complete! Volume 2 Thunder and Webs: Act Two Ongoing! Discord - Patreon - Spotify Playlist Upgrade. Consume. Evolve. Whether it’s cybernetics or mutations, this world demands…

    ActionDrama Anti-Hero LeadAnti-Villain LeadApocalypse

  21. Fluff

    by RavensDagger
    4.66 · 289 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jun 17, 2026 (5 months ago).

    Every year, on the same day, people across the world awaken new powers. They take the first step on the path to becoming Super Heroes... or Villains. Emily Wright wants nothing to do with any of that. All she wants is to get her degree…

    ActionComedy Anti-Hero LeadCozyFemale Lead

  22. HELL CLIMBER [Mythic Pantheon Battle Royale LitRPG]

    by Paul Todkill
    4.64 · 95 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jun 19, 2026 (5 months ago).

    [Formerly SPIRE: The Seven Rings War] The gods are real—and they hate you. This wouldn't be true for most people, but for Samuel Lin, whose first interaction with a god was cursing them out, well...you get the idea. In Sam’s defence, he…

    ActionAdventure Dungeon CrawlerHigh FantasyLitRPG

  23. The Torchbearer Takes A Break After 100 Years Looping In The Dungeon

    by calcroissant
    4.64 · 33 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · the author says: “The story is on a short-term hiatus while I close up another project, should be back around the end of summer (2026)!”

    The story is on a short-term hiatus while I close up another project, should be back around the end of summer (2026)! Miles had spent a hundred years locked in the Dungeon. And he was tired of it. What had begun as a simple delve had…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGPortal Fantasy / IsekaiProgression

  24. The Greatest Archmage To Have Ever Lived [OP MC, LitRPG]

    by Prismo101
    4.63 · 89 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 8, 2026 (4 months ago).

    Sael the Great was part of the legendary Heroes' Party that defeated the Corrupted One and brought about the longest era of peace the world has ever known. He stood at the forefront of humanity's greatest triumph, an Archmage without…

    ActionAdventure High FantasyLitRPGLocal Protagonist

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What does hiatus mean for a web novel?

The author has paused new chapters for now. Some resume later, and the chapters already posted are still free to read.

What are the best on hiatus web novels?

The highest rated right now are Myth//OS, 404 Justice Not Found, A Drakin's Own Rogue Elf - A Miscommunication Cozy LitRPG RomCom and Ghost in the City: Cyberpunk Gamer SI.

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