50 Books like Farmer Giles of Ham

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

4.30

4.5M+

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🗝️ Unlikely Thief

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 92%

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.30

4.5M+ ratings

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🗝️ Unlikely Thief

Tales from the Perilous Realm

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1997

Enchanted dogs, cunning dragons, unfinished paintings: tales where our world meets the fairy realm.

4.07

12k+

🎪 Whimsical Fantasy 🏰 Medieval England 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🧚 Fairy Realm 😄 Comic Fantasy

Tales from the Perilous Realm 94%

Enchanted dogs, cunning dragons, unfinished paintings: tales where our world meets the fairy realm.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1997

4.07

12k+ ratings

🎪 Whimsical Fantasy 🏰 Medieval England 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🧚 Fairy Realm 😄 Comic Fantasy

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Legend of Uh 93%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman • 1973

A farm boy believed dead returns as a pirate to steal his beloved from a murderous prince.

4.27

952k+

🧚 Meta Fairy Tale ⚔️ Swashbuckling Adventure 🃏 Satirical Fantasy 💕 Reunited Lovers 🗡️ Revenge Quest

The Princess Bride 91%

A farm boy believed dead returns as a pirate to steal his beloved from a murderous prince.

by William Goldman 1973

4.27

952k+ ratings

🧚 Meta Fairy Tale ⚔️ Swashbuckling Adventure 🃏 Satirical Fantasy 💕 Reunited Lovers 🗡️ Revenge Quest

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

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

The Color of Magic 91%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1900

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

4.00

516k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦁 Self-Doubt Heroes 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 91%

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

by L. Frank Baum 1900

4.00

516k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦁 Self-Doubt Heroes 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl • 2005

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

4.17

945k+

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall 🌟 Poor Hero Rises 🎩 Eccentric Mentor

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 91%

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

by Roald Dahl 2005

4.17

945k+ ratings

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall 🌟 Poor Hero Rises 🎩 Eccentric Mentor

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree • 2023

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

4.11

117k+

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

Bookshops & Bonedust 90%

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

by Travis Baldree 2023

4.11

117k+ ratings

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

The Twenty-One Balloons 90%

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

Slathbog's Gold

by M.L. Forman • 2009

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

4.20

13k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

Slathbog's Gold 90%

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

by M.L. Forman 2009

4.20

13k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

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 90%

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

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

by Salman Rushdie • 1990

His father's stories vanish. A genie takes him to a moon where tales are water.

3.98

38k+

🏰 Allegorical Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📢 Free Speech Allegory 📚 Books About Stories 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

Haroun and the Sea of Stories 90%

His father's stories vanish. A genie takes him to a moon where tales are water.

by Salman Rushdie 1990

3.98

38k+ ratings

🏰 Allegorical Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📢 Free Speech Allegory 📚 Books About Stories 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Stanley, Flat Again! 90%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Der Prinz von Eidolon

by Jane Johnson • 2005

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

3.79

588

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Der Prinz von Eidolon 90%

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

by Jane Johnson 2005

3.79

588 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Half Magic

by Edward Eager • 1954

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

3.95

39k+

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

Half Magic 90%

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

by Edward Eager 1954

3.95

39k+ ratings

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

Watership Down

by Richard Adams • 1972

His brother foresees doom, so one rabbit leads their band across country to a new home.

4.09

508k+

🐇 Animal Fantasy 🦊 Xenofiction 💛 Found Family 🏠 Building A New Home 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Watership Down 90%

His brother foresees doom, so one rabbit leads their band across country to a new home.

by Richard Adams 1972

4.09

508k+ ratings

🐇 Animal Fantasy 🦊 Xenofiction 💛 Found Family 🏠 Building A New Home 🔮 Prophetic Visions

How to Be a Pirate

by Cressida Cowell • 2004

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

4.08

22k+

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Unlikely Heir

How to Be a Pirate 92%

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

by Cressida Cowell 2004

4.08

22k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Unlikely Heir

The Hobbit, Part One

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1937

A wizard recruits a timid hobbit as burglar for thirteen dwarves marching on a dragon's mountain.

4.32

384k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Hoard 🦶 Reluctant Hero 🧙 Wizard Mentor 💛 Found Family

The Hobbit, Part One 92%

A wizard recruits a timid hobbit as burglar for thirteen dwarves marching on a dragon's mountain.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.32

384k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Hoard 🦶 Reluctant Hero 🧙 Wizard Mentor 💛 Found Family

The House at the Edge of Magic

by Amy Sparkes

A stolen palm-sized house erupts into a prison where a wizard offers a jewel for escape.

3.69

5k+

🏠 Magical House 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Orphan Thief ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🧩 Puzzle Quest

The House at the Edge of Magic 90%

A stolen palm-sized house erupts into a prison where a wizard offers a jewel for escape.

by Amy Sparkes 2021

3.69

5k+ ratings

🏠 Magical House 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Orphan Thief ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🧩 Puzzle Quest

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

The Color of Magic 90%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

Magic

by Isaac Asimov • 1995

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

3.65

697

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon 🔄 Frame Narrative 🎭 Gentle Satire

Magic 90%

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

by Isaac Asimov 1995

3.65

697 ratings

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon 🔄 Frame Narrative 🎭 Gentle Satire

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony • 1977

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

3.92

48k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

A Spell for Chameleon 90%

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

by Piers Anthony 1977

3.92

48k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

The Last Unicorn

by Peter S. Beagle • 1968

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

4.16

124k+

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

The Last Unicorn 90%

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

by Peter S. Beagle 1968

4.16

124k+ ratings

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

4k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise 90%

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014

3.68

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Buried Giant

by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2015

A dragon's breath steals memory. An old couple's quest for their son risks everything.

3.59

125k+

📚 Literary Fantasy ⚔️ Arthurian Legend 🧓 Elderly Protagonists 🧠 Repressed Memories 😭 Melancholy Tone

The Buried Giant 90%

A dragon's breath steals memory. An old couple's quest for their son risks everything.

by Kazuo Ishiguro 2015

3.59

125k+ ratings

📚 Literary Fantasy ⚔️ Arthurian Legend 🧓 Elderly Protagonists 🧠 Repressed Memories 😭 Melancholy Tone

The Hero and the Crown

by Robin McKinley • 1984

An outcast princess and her lame warhorse hunt dragons, but the last great one is waking.

4.21

55k+

🐉 Dragon Slayer 👑 Outcast Princess 🫂 Found Family 💪 Hard-Won Skill 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Hero and the Crown 90%

An outcast princess and her lame warhorse hunt dragons, but the last great one is waking.

by Robin McKinley 1984

4.21

55k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Slayer 👑 Outcast Princess 🫂 Found Family 💪 Hard-Won Skill 🏰 Court Intrigue

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 90%

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

The Sword of Truth

by Terry Goodkind • 2006

A woods guide races a tyrant to three magical boxes that grant absolute power.

4.24

3k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏹 Reluctant Chosen One 🧙 Wizard Mentor 📜 Philosophical Fantasy

The Sword of Truth 90%

A woods guide races a tyrant to three magical boxes that grant absolute power.

by Terry Goodkind 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏹 Reluctant Chosen One 🧙 Wizard Mentor 📜 Philosophical Fantasy

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire 90%

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

by Marcus Alexander 2014

4.50

159 ratings

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

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

Stig of the Dump

by Clive King • 1963

Down a chalk pit, Barney finds a wild boy who builds a life from discarded things.

3.91

12k+

⏳ Time-Slip Fantasy 🌿 Wild Boy 🌳 Pastoral Adventure 👥 Buddy Adventure 🎭 Imaginative Play

Stig of the Dump 90%

Down a chalk pit, Barney finds a wild boy who builds a life from discarded things.

by Clive King 1963

3.91

12k+ ratings

⏳ Time-Slip Fantasy 🌿 Wild Boy 🌳 Pastoral Adventure 👥 Buddy Adventure 🎭 Imaginative Play

Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey

by Ingersoll Lockwood

A dog's wanderlust drives a young baron through Russia's north and into the hollow earth below.

3.44

442

🌍 Hollow Earth 🐕 Boy And His Dog 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Philosophical Satire 🦸 Animal Hero

Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey Summary

Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey 89%

A dog's wanderlust drives a young baron through Russia's north and into the hollow earth below.

by Ingersoll Lockwood 1893

3.44

442 ratings

🌍 Hollow Earth 🐕 Boy And His Dog 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Philosophical Satire 🦸 Animal Hero

The Hobbit

by Chuck Dixon • 2001

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

4.51

277k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard 🧙 Wizard Mentor ✨ Whimsical Quest

The Hobbit 92%

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

by Chuck Dixon 2001

4.51

277k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard 🧙 Wizard Mentor ✨ Whimsical Quest

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad

by Cassandra Dee • 2017

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

3.34

977

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction 🔍 Trope Deconstruction 🎨 Color Coded Morality

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 92%

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

by Cassandra Dee 2017

3.34

977 ratings

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction 🔍 Trope Deconstruction 🎨 Color Coded Morality

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1986

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

4.28

455k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

Howl’s Moving Castle 89%

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986

4.28

455k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton • 1939

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

4.25

31k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

The Enchanted Wood 89%

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

by Enid Blyton 1939

4.25

31k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

Mort

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

4.24

275k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

Mort 89%

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

by Terry Pratchett 1987

4.24

275k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

The BFG

by Roald Dahl • 1982

A girl snatched by a giant learns he's a dream-giver, but his man-eating neighbors aren't.

4.23

532k+

🏠 Orphan Protagonist 🦸 Gentle Giant 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌑 Dark Whimsy

The BFG 89%

A girl snatched by a giant learns he's a dream-giver, but his man-eating neighbors aren't.

by Roald Dahl 1982

4.23

532k+ ratings

🏠 Orphan Protagonist 🦸 Gentle Giant 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌑 Dark Whimsy

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 89%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

Bedtime Stories for Kids

by Uncle Amon • 2015

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

3.82

22k+

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

Bedtime Stories for Kids 89%

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

by Uncle Amon 2015

3.82

22k+ ratings

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill • 2016

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

4.11

116k+

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

The Girl Who Drank the Moon 89%

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

by Kelly Barnhill 2016

4.11

116k+ ratings

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

Equal Rites

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

4.07

202k+

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🫂 Found Family 😏 Wry Humor

Equal Rites 89%

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

by Terry Pratchett 1987

4.07

202k+ ratings

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🫂 Found Family 😏 Wry Humor

The Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks • 1977

The last heir of Shannara must find the sword whose truth can kill a deathless warlock.

3.77

102k+

🗺️ Tolkienesque Quest 🛡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Secret Lineage 💀 Ancient Evil Returns 🌿 Druid Mentor

The Sword of Shannara 89%

The last heir of Shannara must find the sword whose truth can kill a deathless warlock.

by Terry Brooks 1977

3.77

102k+ ratings

🗺️ Tolkienesque Quest 🛡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Secret Lineage 💀 Ancient Evil Returns 🌿 Druid Mentor

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

by George R.R. Martin • 2015

A hedge knight and his squire, a prince disguised, enter a wedding tourney that masks a rebellion.

4.27

132k+

⚔️ Hedge Knight 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🛡️ Knight And Squire Bond 🏇 Tournament Intrigue

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 89%

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by George R.R. Martin 2015

4.27

132k+ ratings

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

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79k+

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The Dragonbone Chair 89%

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

Lord Foul's Bane

by Stephen R. Donaldson • 1977

A leper awakens in paradise, hailed as its messiah, and he calls it all a dream.

3.71

50k+

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Lord Foul's Bane 89%

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by Stephen R. Donaldson 1977

3.71

50k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤷 Reluctant Chosen One 🖤 Flawed Antihero 🌫️ Dream Or Reality ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

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by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

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Way of the Argosi 89%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

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