32 Books like Artemis Fowl

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

4.49

1.0M+

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family 🧙‍♂️ Magic Training 🎲 Political Intrigue

Mistborn 91%

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.49

1.0M+ ratings

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family 🧙‍♂️ Magic Training 🎲 Political Intrigue

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 93%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Fowl Twins

by Eoin Colfer • 2019

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

4.04

6k+

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

The Fowl Twins 93%

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

by Eoin Colfer 2019

4.04

6k+ ratings

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo • 2015

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

4.45

1.2M+

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Six of Crows 91%

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

by Leigh Bardugo 2015

4.45

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull • 2014

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

4.37

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Rogue Knight 91%

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

by Brandon Mull 2014

4.37

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Ring of Solomon

by Jonathan Stroud • 2010

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

4.21

32k+

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗡️ Assassin Mission

The Ring of Solomon 91%

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

by Jonathan Stroud 2010

4.21

32k+ ratings

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗡️ Assassin Mission

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 91%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell 91%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy • 2007

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

4.18

73k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Skulduggery Pleasant 91%

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

by Derek Landy 2007

4.18

73k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Hounded

by Kevin Hearne • 2011

A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.

4.10

93k+

🍀 Celtic Mythology 🕰️ Hidden Immortal 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick ⚔️ Magical Sword ⚡ Godly Vendetta

Hounded 91%

A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.

by Kevin Hearne 2011

4.10

93k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Mythology 🕰️ Hidden Immortal 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick ⚔️ Magical Sword ⚡ Godly Vendetta

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 91%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 93%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves 92%

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Book of Night

by Holly Black

A shredded shadow corpse spurs a thief to steal a dark book before her sister is murdered.

3.54

89k+

🖤 Shadow Magic 🃏 Con Artist Heroine 🗝️ Heist And Caper 🌑 Monstrous Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Noir Energy

Book of Night 90%

A shredded shadow corpse spurs a thief to steal a dark book before her sister is murdered.

by Holly Black 2022

3.54

89k+ ratings

🖤 Shadow Magic 🃏 Con Artist Heroine 🗝️ Heist And Caper 🌑 Monstrous Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Noir Energy

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke • 2000

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

3.99

103k+

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Thief Lord 91%

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

by Cornelia Funke 2000

3.99

103k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors Summary

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors 91%

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Keeper of the Lost Cities

by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

113k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities 91%

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012

4.39

113k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

4.16

56k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

Foundryside 91%

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018

4.16

56k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan • 2010

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

4.10

429k+

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

The Red Pyramid 91%

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.10

429k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer • 2016

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

4.41

50k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

An Author's Odyssey 91%

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

by Chris Colfer 2016

4.41

50k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

Terrier

by Tamora Pierce • 2006

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

4.16

70k+

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Terrier 91%

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

by Tamora Pierce 2006

4.16

70k+ ratings

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

The Thief

by Megan Whalen Turner • 1996

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

3.85

94k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Thief 90%

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

by Megan Whalen Turner 1996

3.85

94k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Malevolent Seven

by Sebastien de Castell

When gods and devils conspire, seven damnable mages must choose a side or forge their own.

4.01

7k+

🖤 Grimdark 👁️ Divine Conspiracy 😈 Deal With A Devil 💀 Gallows Humor 🩸 Blood Magic

The Malevolent Seven 90%

When gods and devils conspire, seven damnable mages must choose a side or forge their own.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.01

7k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark 👁️ Divine Conspiracy 😈 Deal With A Devil 💀 Gallows Humor 🩸 Blood Magic

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Isle of the Lost 92%

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Fablehaven 92%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 90%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

La Belle Sauvage 90%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

3.83

6k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Forbidden Library 90%

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 90%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

4.31

102k+

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Mistborn 90%

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

False Value 90%

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita 90%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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