50 Books like A Thousand Recipes for Revenge

The Hidden Queen

by Peter V. Brett

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

4.34

2k+

👑 Second Generation Fantasy ⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse

The Hidden Queen 93%

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

by Peter V. Brett 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

👑 Second Generation Fantasy ⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson • 2010

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

4.66

688k+

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

The Way of Kings 93%

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

by Brandon Sanderson 2010

4.66

688k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

Voice of War

by Zack Argyle • 2020

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

3.79

2k+

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

Voice of War 92%

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

by Zack Argyle 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson • 2007

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

4.38

678k+

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Ruler 📜 False Prophecy

The Well of Ascension 92%

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

by Brandon Sanderson 2007

4.38

678k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Ruler 📜 False Prophecy

The Elven

by Bernhard Hennen • 2004

A hunted jarl enters the elven realm, where a queen demands his unborn child as payment.

4.11

10k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 🏔️ Germanic Fantasy ❤️ Love Triangle 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 🫂 Found Family

The Elven 92%

A hunted jarl enters the elven realm, where a queen demands his unborn child as payment.

by Bernhard Hennen 2004

4.11

10k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 🏔️ Germanic Fantasy ❤️ Love Triangle 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 🫂 Found Family

Fate of the Crown

by Paul J. Bennett • 2019

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

4.42

391

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

Fate of the Crown 92%

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

by Paul J. Bennett 2019

4.42

391 ratings

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

599k+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Eye of the World 92%

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

by Robert Jordan 1990

4.19

599k+ ratings

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Warded Man

by Peter V. Brett • 2008

Demons rule the night. Wards only hide. Arlen tattoos fighting magic onto his own skin.

4.24

132k+

🖤 Demon Apocalypse 🪄 Hard Magic System 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 💚 Found Family 😨 Fear As Antagonist

The Warded Man 92%

Demons rule the night. Wards only hide. Arlen tattoos fighting magic onto his own skin.

by Peter V. Brett 2008

4.24

132k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Apocalypse 🪄 Hard Magic System 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 💚 Found Family 😨 Fear As Antagonist

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher • 2020

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

4.05

70k+

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Summary

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 92%

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

by T. Kingfisher 2020

4.05

70k+ ratings

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

Of Shadow and Sea

by Will Wight • 2014

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

4.03

6k+

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Of Shadow and Sea 92%

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

by Will Wight 2014

4.03

6k+ ratings

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

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 92%

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

Theft of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan • 2011

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

4.23

78k+

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Theft of Swords 92%

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

by Michael J. Sullivan 2011

4.23

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson • 1999

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

3.94

140k+

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

Gardens of the Moon 92%

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

by Steven Erikson 1999

3.94

140k+ ratings

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Furies of Calderon 92%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 92%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang

A mother buried her sword to raise sons. Then an unnatural tornado climbed the mountain.

4.43

98k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 💔 Tragic Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏛️ Empire's Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Sword of Kaigen 92%

A mother buried her sword to raise sons. Then an unnatural tornado climbed the mountain.

by M.L. Wang 2019

4.43

98k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 💔 Tragic Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏛️ Empire's Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

Kill the Queen

by Jennifer Estep • 2018

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Kill the Queen 92%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Traitor's Blade

by Sebastien de Castell • 2014

Three framed swordsmen spirit the dead king's lost heir across a kingdom bent on their destruction.

4.04

26k+

😏 Swashbuckling Fantasy 😔 Disgraced Knights 💕 Found Family 🗡️ Oathbound Order 😂 Dark Humor

Traitor's Blade 92%

Three framed swordsmen spirit the dead king's lost heir across a kingdom bent on their destruction.

by Sebastien de Castell 2014

4.04

26k+ ratings

😏 Swashbuckling Fantasy 😔 Disgraced Knights 💕 Found Family 🗡️ Oathbound Order 😂 Dark Humor

Blood and Empire

by James Maxwell • 2025

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

4.34

670

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy 👑 Reluctant Queen ⚔️ Court Intrigue

Blood and Empire 92%

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.34

670 ratings

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy 👑 Reluctant Queen ⚔️ Court Intrigue

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 92%

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

Darien

by C.F. Iggulden • 2017

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

3.88

5k+

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

Darien 92%

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

by C.F. Iggulden 2017

3.88

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang • 2018

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

4.16

503k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Poppy War 92%

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

by R.F. Kuang 2018

4.16

503k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

Blood Song

by Anthony Ryan • 2011

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

4.41

93k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

Blood Song 92%

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

by Anthony Ryan 2011

4.41

93k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

King's Dragon

by Kate Elliott • 1998

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

3.81

10k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

King's Dragon 92%

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

by Kate Elliott 1998

3.81

10k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

Mordecai

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

4.44

2k+

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Mordecai 92%

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.44

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Promise of Blood

by Brian McClellan • 2013

A general's coup topples the monarchy, but dying sorcerers warn: spilled royal blood summons a god.

4.13

65k+

🏰 Flintlock Fantasy 💥 Gunpowder Mage ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

Promise of Blood 92%

A general's coup topples the monarchy, but dying sorcerers warn: spilled royal blood summons a god.

by Brian McClellan 2013

4.13

65k+ ratings

🏰 Flintlock Fantasy 💥 Gunpowder Mage ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

Blood & Steel

by Helen Scheuerer

To become a warrior before death, she must defy a kingdom and resist a Warsword's fire.

4.19

110k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏰 Warrior Academy ✨ Hidden Magic

Blood & Steel 91%

To become a warrior before death, she must defy a kingdom and resist a Warsword's fire.

by Helen Scheuerer 2023

4.19

110k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏰 Warrior Academy ✨ Hidden Magic

Wrath and Ruin

by James Maxwell • 2025

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

4.63

478

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Wrath and Ruin 92%

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.63

478 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

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 92%

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

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

4.16

364k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

Elantris 92%

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.16

364k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

The Justice of Kings

by Richard Swan • 2022

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

4.00

17k+

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Justice of Kings 91%

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

by Richard Swan 2022

4.00

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Black Prism

by Brent Weeks • 2010

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

4.23

133k+

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Black Prism 91%

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

by Brent Weeks 2010

4.23

133k+ ratings

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

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 91%

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

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 91%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Into the Narrowdark

by Tad Williams • 2022

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

4.52

3k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🗡️ Political Betrayal 💀 Dark Resurrection

Into the Narrowdark 91%

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

by Tad Williams 2022

4.52

3k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🗡️ Political Betrayal 💀 Dark Resurrection

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 91%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

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 91%

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

Path of a Novice

by R.K. Lander • 2017

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

4.29

2k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

Path of a Novice 91%

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

by R.K. Lander 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

The Fragile Threads of Power

by V.E. Schwab • 2023

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

4.26

47k+

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

The Fragile Threads of Power 91%

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

by V.E. Schwab 2023

4.26

47k+ ratings

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

The Witch of Shadowmarsh

by Sara C. Roethle • 2018

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

4.17

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

The Witch of Shadowmarsh 92%

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

by Sara C. Roethle 2018

4.17

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

The House Witch

by Delemhach • 2022

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

4.10

36k+

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🐈 Cat Familiar

The House Witch 92%

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

by Delemhach 2022

4.10

36k+ ratings

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🐈 Cat Familiar

The Shadow of What Was Lost

by James Islington

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

4.14

93k+

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 🤝 Found Family

The Shadow of What Was Lost 91%

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

by James Islington 2014

4.14

93k+ ratings

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold

by Terry Brooks • 1986

A widowed lawyer buys a dying magic kingdom. He has ten days to become its king.

3.91

40k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Grieving Hero 👑 Unlikely King 🫂 Found Family 🐕 Talking Animals

Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold 91%

A widowed lawyer buys a dying magic kingdom. He has ten days to become its king.

by Terry Brooks 1986

3.91

40k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Grieving Hero 👑 Unlikely King 🫂 Found Family 🐕 Talking Animals

Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr • 1986

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

3.91

17k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Daggerspell 91%

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

by Katharine Kerr 1986

3.91

17k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Sourdough

by Robin Sloan • 2017

When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.

3.75

63k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🍞 Foodie Fiction ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 💻 Women In Stem

Sourdough 91%

When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.

by Robin Sloan 2017

3.75

63k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🍞 Foodie Fiction ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 💻 Women In Stem

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie • 2006

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

4.22

320k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego 🤝 Reluctant Companions 🏛️ Political Intrigue

The Blade Itself 91%

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

by Joe Abercrombie 2006

4.22

320k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego 🤝 Reluctant Companions 🏛️ Political Intrigue

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 91%

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

Reign of Madness

by Kel Kade • 2016

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

4.45

19k+

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Reign of Madness 91%

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

by Kel Kade 2016

4.45

19k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

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 91%

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

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by V.L. Bovalino • 2025

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

3.86

29k+

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

The Second Death of Locke 91%

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

by V.L. Bovalino 2025

3.86

29k+ ratings

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

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