50 Books like A Banishing of Kings

The Shadow of the Gods

by John Gwynne

Dragon-born raiders steal her son. She digs up her axe and follows north, blade first.

4.18

105k+

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy ❤️ Found Family ⚔️ Mercenary Band 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💀 Dead Gods World

The Shadow of the Gods 96%

Dragon-born raiders steal her son. She digs up her axe and follows north, blade first.

by John Gwynne 2021

4.18

105k+ ratings

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy ❤️ Found Family ⚔️ Mercenary Band 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💀 Dead Gods World

A Breaking of Realms

by Jasmine Young • 2023

An outcast secretly bonds with a wild dragon the law demands dead.

4.27

1k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Forbidden Dragon Bond 💔 Estranged Siblings ⚖️ Corrupt Magical Order

A Breaking of Realms 97%

An outcast secretly bonds with a wild dragon the law demands dead.

by Jasmine Young 2023

4.27

1k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Forbidden Dragon Bond 💔 Estranged Siblings ⚖️ Corrupt Magical Order

Winter's Fury

by A.E. Rayne • 2017

A warrior bride enters a deadly contest to save her drunken husband and reclaim her future.

4.16

7k+

🪓 Viking-Inspired Fantasy 💍 Forced Marriage Trope 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family

Winter's Fury 96%

A warrior bride enters a deadly contest to save her drunken husband and reclaim her future.

by A.E. Rayne 2017

4.16

7k+ ratings

🪓 Viking-Inspired Fantasy 💍 Forced Marriage Trope 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini • 2002

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

3.97

2.0M+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Eragon 93%

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

by Christopher Paolini 2002

3.97

2.0M+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams • 1988

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

3.97

79k+

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

The Dragonbone Chair 93%

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

by Tad Williams 1988

3.97

79k+ ratings

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 93%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

The Ninth Rain

by Jen Williams • 2017

An ancient enemy wakes beneath a dying city. Three outcasts cross poisoned lands to stop it.

4.08

10k+

🥀 Dying Elder Race 🖤 Found Family 🐉 Human-Dragon Bond 📚 Scholarly Adventurer 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Ninth Rain 93%

An ancient enemy wakes beneath a dying city. Three outcasts cross poisoned lands to stop it.

by Jen Williams 2017

4.08

10k+ ratings

🥀 Dying Elder Race 🖤 Found Family 🐉 Human-Dragon Bond 📚 Scholarly Adventurer 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Blood of the Old Kings

by Sung-Il Kim • 2016

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

3.71

2k+

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Magic As Exploitation

Blood of the Old Kings 95%

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

by Sung-Il Kim 2016

3.71

2k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Magic As Exploitation

A Dance with Dragons 2

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

4.43

33k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

A Dance with Dragons 2 95%

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

by George R.R. Martin 2011

4.43

33k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

A northern lord serves his king, unearthing a secret the queen has killed to hide.

4.45

2.8M+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Feuding Houses 🐉 Lost Heir ❄️ Ancient Evil Returns

A Game of Thrones 95%

A northern lord serves his king, unearthing a secret the queen has killed to hide.

by George R.R. Martin 1996

4.45

2.8M+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Feuding Houses 🐉 Lost Heir ❄️ Ancient Evil Returns

A Curse of Blood & Stone

by K.A. Tucker • 2022

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

4.07

23k+

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

A Curse of Blood & Stone 93%

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

by K.A. Tucker 2022

4.07

23k+ ratings

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

Early Years

by TurtleMe • 2016

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

4.32

11k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Early Years 93%

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

by TurtleMe 2016

4.32

11k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Home of the Hunted

by A.E. Rayne • 2024

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

4.68

598

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

Home of the Hunted 93%

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

by A.E. Rayne 2024

4.68

598 ratings

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

The Forgotten and The Feared

by E.C. Garrett • 2023

A woman who senses animal suffering is thrown into the fae's deadly arena of enslaved dragons.

3.98

945

🐉 Dragon Bond 👑 Fae Tyranny ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🦊 Animal Empathy 🔗 Enslaved Dragons

The Forgotten and The Feared 93%

A woman who senses animal suffering is thrown into the fae's deadly arena of enslaved dragons.

by E.C. Garrett 2023

3.98

945 ratings

🐉 Dragon Bond 👑 Fae Tyranny ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🦊 Animal Empathy 🔗 Enslaved Dragons

Fear the Flames

by Olivia Rose Darling

A hidden queen and a scarred commander forge a bloody alliance to steal her dragons back.

3.74

43k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Fear the Flames 94%

A hidden queen and a scarred commander forge a bloody alliance to steal her dragons back.

by Olivia Rose Darling 2022

3.74

43k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 95%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

A Song of Ice and Fire

by George R.R. Martin • 2000

The Stark cause hangs by a thread; enemies plot their downfall, dragons stir in the east.

4.61

66k+

🌑 Grimdark Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Politics 🏰 Court Intrigue 👥 Multiple Povs 💀 Brutal Realism

A Song of Ice and Fire 94%

The Stark cause hangs by a thread; enemies plot their downfall, dragons stir in the east.

by George R.R. Martin 2000

4.61

66k+ ratings

🌑 Grimdark Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Politics 🏰 Court Intrigue 👥 Multiple Povs 💀 Brutal Realism

Entwined

by Bridget E. Baker • 2024

Bound to a dragon prince, a fighter discovers that loving her captor could destroy them both.

4.36

277

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🔗 Magical Bonding ⚡️ Norse Mythology ⛓️ Captive Romance 🧠 Memory Loss

Entwined 93%

Bound to a dragon prince, a fighter discovers that loving her captor could destroy them both.

by Bridget E. Baker 2024

4.36

277 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🔗 Magical Bonding ⚡️ Norse Mythology ⛓️ Captive Romance 🧠 Memory Loss

Fireborne

by Rosaria Munda • 2019

She's a serf. He's the hidden heir of the dragonlords. Together, they rise as dragonriders.

3.89

36k+

🏛️ Post-Revolution Fantasy 🏺 Greco-Roman Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity ✊ Former Serf Rises ⚔️ Tournament To Lead

Fireborne 93%

She's a serf. He's the hidden heir of the dragonlords. Together, they rise as dragonriders.

by Rosaria Munda 2019

3.89

36k+ ratings

🏛️ Post-Revolution Fantasy 🏺 Greco-Roman Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity ✊ Former Serf Rises ⚔️ Tournament To Lead

House of Shadows

by K.A. Linde • 2021

A half-Fae dragon rider plays a prince's concubine in a court where her blood is a crime.

4.17

2k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 🐲 Dragon Bond 🎭 Hidden Villain

House of Shadows 93%

A half-Fae dragon rider plays a prince's concubine in a court where her blood is a crime.

by K.A. Linde 2021

4.17

2k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 🐲 Dragon Bond 🎭 Hidden Villain

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

by Rebecca Yarros • 2025

Her lover is becoming a monster. The cure: a lost dragon breed across the sea.

4.61

10k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🖤 Shadow Daddy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Corruption Arc 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Summary

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] 93%

Her lover is becoming a monster. The cure: a lost dragon breed across the sea.

by Rebecca Yarros 2025

4.61

10k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🖤 Shadow Daddy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Corruption Arc 🔮 Forbidden Magic

A Storm of Swords

by George R.R. Martin • 2000

A realm in chaos: kings clash, the dead rise, and a dragon queen builds an army.

4.47

91k+

🖤 Grimdark 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Forced Marriage 🐉 Dragon Warfare

A Storm of Swords 94%

A realm in chaos: kings clash, the dead rise, and a dragon queen builds an army.

by George R.R. Martin 2000

4.47

91k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Forced Marriage 🐉 Dragon Warfare

Order of Shirán

by R.K. Lander • 2023

A dead elven warrior wakes with no past, no peace, and one path: the dragon riders.

4.49

272

🐉 Dragon Riders 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Afterlife Realm

Order of Shirán 94%

A dead elven warrior wakes with no past, no peace, and one path: the dragon riders.

by R.K. Lander 2023

4.49

272 ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Afterlife Realm

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

4.19

412k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

Assassin's Apprentice 94%

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

by Robin Hobb 1995

4.19

412k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

A Game of Thrones #1

by Daniel Abraham • 2011

Lord Stark rides south to serve his king, and the truth he uncovers splits the realm.

4.61

122k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy ♟️ Deadly Political Games 👑 Dynastic Struggle 🐺 Bonded Beasts

A Game of Thrones #1 93%

Lord Stark rides south to serve his king, and the truth he uncovers splits the realm.

by Daniel Abraham 2011

4.61

122k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy ♟️ Deadly Political Games 👑 Dynastic Struggle 🐺 Bonded Beasts

Between Wrath and Mercy

by Jess Wisecup • 2022

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

4.05

4k+

💪 Mature Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic

Between Wrath and Mercy 93%

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

by Jess Wisecup 2022

4.05

4k+ ratings

💪 Mature Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic

Malice

by John Gwynne • 2012

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

4.18

60k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Malice 93%

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

by John Gwynne 2012

4.18

60k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Realm of Thieves

by Karina Halle • 2025

A dragon-egg thief is taken by a rival heir, forced into a heist on the convent that broke her.

3.54

2k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐉 Dragon Fantasy Romance 💎 Heist Fantasy ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💔 Grief And Healing

Realm of Thieves 93%

A dragon-egg thief is taken by a rival heir, forced into a heist on the convent that broke her.

by Karina Halle 2025

3.54

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐉 Dragon Fantasy Romance 💎 Heist Fantasy ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💔 Grief And Healing

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

A frail scribe forced into a dragon war college answers to the son of the man her mother killed.

4.57

3.7M+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Rider Academy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🌑 Shadow Daddy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Fourth Wing 93%

A frail scribe forced into a dragon war college answers to the son of the man her mother killed.

by Rebecca Yarros 2023

4.57

3.7M+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Rider Academy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🌑 Shadow Daddy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 94%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Unbound

by Michael R. Miller • 2021

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

4.44

6k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Unbound 94%

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

by Michael R. Miller 2021

4.44

6k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Kingdom of Shadows and Wings

by Nina Frost • 2024

She joins a dragon academy to find her sister, and her teacher is a winged prince.

4.08

15k+

🐉 Magical Flight Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Hidden Heritage 🐲 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Deadly Academy Trials

Kingdom of Shadows and Wings 93%

She joins a dragon academy to find her sister, and her teacher is a winged prince.

by Nina Frost 2024

4.08

15k+ ratings

🐉 Magical Flight Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Hidden Heritage 🐲 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Deadly Academy Trials

All the Weyrs of Pern

by Anne McCaffrey • 1991

An awakened AI gives dragonriders a plan to destroy the organism that threatens their entire world.

4.23

27k+

🐉 Dragonriders ⚙️ Lost Technology 🚀 Science Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Dragon Bond 🌍 Colonized Planet

All the Weyrs of Pern 93%

An awakened AI gives dragonriders a plan to destroy the organism that threatens their entire world.

by Anne McCaffrey 1991

4.23

27k+ ratings

🐉 Dragonriders ⚙️ Lost Technology 🚀 Science Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Dragon Bond 🌍 Colonized Planet

A Game of Thrones

by Daniel Abraham • 2012

Six direwolf pups. One crumbling kingdom. A struggle for the crown where the losers die.

4.49

47k+

👑 Court Intrigue 👥 Multiple Pov 🐉 Dragons And Fire 💀 Brutal And Gritty ⚔️ Morally Gray Cast

A Game of Thrones 93%

Six direwolf pups. One crumbling kingdom. A struggle for the crown where the losers die.

by Daniel Abraham 2012

4.49

47k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue 👥 Multiple Pov 🐉 Dragons And Fire 💀 Brutal And Gritty ⚔️ Morally Gray Cast

Winter Be My Shield

by Jo Spurrier • 2012

An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.

3.86

1k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Pain Magic ⚡ Traumatized Mage 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse ⚔️ Resisting Empire

Winter Be My Shield 93%

An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.

by Jo Spurrier 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Pain Magic ⚡ Traumatized Mage 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse ⚔️ Resisting Empire

Eye of the Wolf

by A.E. Rayne • 2020

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

4.33

3k+

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Eye of the Wolf 94%

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

by A.E. Rayne 2020

4.33

3k+ ratings

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

by Margaret Weis • 1984

Old friends reunite to a dragon-ruled world; a healer's staff carries hope of lost gods.

4.01

123k+

🎲 D&D Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Party Of Adventurers 🫂 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Leader ✨ Divine Artifact

Dragons of Autumn Twilight 94%

Old friends reunite to a dragon-ruled world; a healer's staff carries hope of lost gods.

by Margaret Weis 1984

4.01

123k+ ratings

🎲 D&D Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Party Of Adventurers 🫂 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Leader ✨ Divine Artifact

Of Blood & Banes

by Courtney Whims

Blood-bound to a tyrant king, a dragon rider must trust the enemy prince in chains.

4.29

5k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero

Of Blood & Banes 93%

Blood-bound to a tyrant king, a dragon rider must trust the enemy prince in chains.

by Courtney Whims 2025

4.29

5k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero

Promised in Fire

by Jasmine Walt • 2022

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

3.77

28k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

Promised in Fire 93%

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

by Jasmine Walt 2022

3.77

28k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

The Dragon Keeper

by Robin Hobb • 2009

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

3.96

56k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Dragon Keeper 93%

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

by Robin Hobb 2009

3.96

56k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

Flight of the Shirán

by R.K. Lander • 2023

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

4.65

201

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

Flight of the Shirán 93%

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

by R.K. Lander 2023

4.65

201 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Unsouled 93%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

When the Moon Hatched

by Sarah A. Parker

A dragon king captures an assassin wearing the face of the woman he lost when her moon fell.

4.00

337k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 💫 Fated Mates 🗡️ Morally Grey Heroine 🌊 Elemental Magic ⚡ Hidden Power

When the Moon Hatched 92%

A dragon king captures an assassin wearing the face of the woman he lost when her moon fell.

by Sarah A. Parker 2024

4.00

337k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 💫 Fated Mates 🗡️ Morally Grey Heroine 🌊 Elemental Magic ⚡ Hidden Power

Fool's Errand

by Robin Hobb • 2001

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

4.39

108k+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 📚 Reluctant Mentor 🐾 Wolf Companion

Fool's Errand 94%

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

by Robin Hobb 2001

4.39

108k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 📚 Reluctant Mentor 🐾 Wolf Companion

His Majesty's Dragon

by Naomi Novik • 2006

A captured dragon egg hatches and chooses a naval captain, launching him into Britain's aerial war.

4.07

113k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🇬🇧 Alternate History Britain 🎖️ Military Fantasy 🫡 Honor-Bound Hero

His Majesty's Dragon 94%

A captured dragon egg hatches and chooses a naval captain, launching him into Britain's aerial war.

by Naomi Novik 2006

4.07

113k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🇬🇧 Alternate History Britain 🎖️ Military Fantasy 🫡 Honor-Bound Hero

A Threat of Shadows

by J.A. Andrews • 2016

A guilt-ridden Keeper joins treasure hunters on a quest, blind to the traitor among them.

4.10

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🧠 Memory Magic 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Found Family 💀 Ancient Evil Returns

A Threat of Shadows 93%

A guilt-ridden Keeper joins treasure hunters on a quest, blind to the traitor among them.

by J.A. Andrews 2016

4.10

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🧠 Memory Magic 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Found Family 💀 Ancient Evil Returns

The Queen of Cursed Things

by S.M. Gaither • 2017

A girl with a cursed birthmark and the scarred prince who refuses to let her die.

3.78

2k+

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