32 Books like Impossible Creatures

Orphans of the Tide

by Struan Murray

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

4.21

2k+

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession 🫂 Found Family 🔧 Inventor Heroine

Orphans of the Tide 91%

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

by Struan Murray 2020

4.21

2k+ ratings

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession 🫂 Found Family 🔧 Inventor Heroine

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 94%

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

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke • 2003

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

3.93

444k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Inkheart 93%

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

by Cornelia Funke 2003

3.93

444k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Crow's Revenge

by Marcus Alexander • 2008

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

4.21

541

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Crow's Revenge 93%

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

by Marcus Alexander 2008

4.21

541 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

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 93%

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

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 93%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Gregor the Overlander 93%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

The Dragonet Prophecy

by Tui T. Sutherland • 2012

Five young dragons raised to end a war escape their prison into a deadly queen's arena.

4.23

84k+

🐉 Dragon Adventure ✨ Chosen Ones 🦎 Animal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Arena Combat

The Dragonet Prophecy 93%

Five young dragons raised to end a war escape their prison into a deadly queen's arena.

by Tui T. Sutherland 2012

4.23

84k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Adventure ✨ Chosen Ones 🦎 Animal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Arena Combat

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 92%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death 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 92%

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

Mirror Magic

by Linda Chapman • 2018

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

4.27

885

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic 🌿 Cozy Fantasy Energy 💚 Overcoming Grief

Mirror Magic 92%

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

by Linda Chapman 2018

4.27

885 ratings

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic 🌿 Cozy Fantasy Energy 💚 Overcoming Grief

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 92%

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

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 92%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

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 92%

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

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Bell Between Worlds 92%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

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 92%

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

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor • 2002

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

3.51

7k+

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Whimsical Adventure

The Prophecy of the Stones 92%

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

by Flavia Bujor 2002

3.51

7k+ ratings

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Whimsical Adventure

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

The Merchant of Death 92%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Shadow Forest

by Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

2k+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest 92%

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

by Matt Haig 2007

3.97

2k+ ratings

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

The Underneath

by Kathi Appelt • 2008

A calico cat, a chained hound, and their hidden kittens, as an ancient snake spirit stirs.

3.99

12k+

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🌿 Southern Gothic 🐕 Animal Found Family 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 🐊 Ancient Curse

The Underneath 92%

A calico cat, a chained hound, and their hidden kittens, as an ancient snake spirit stirs.

by Kathi Appelt 2008

3.99

12k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🌿 Southern Gothic 🐕 Animal Found Family 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 🐊 Ancient Curse

The Fire Eternal

by Chris d'Lacey • 2007

Inside a polar bear, a missing father's soul awakens. The dying Earth needs a dragon's eye.

3.99

15k+

🐉 Dragon Companions 🐻‍❄️ Animal Spirit Guides ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🌊 Inuit Mythology 🌿 Nature Magic

The Fire Eternal 92%

Inside a polar bear, a missing father's soul awakens. The dying Earth needs a dragon's eye.

by Chris d'Lacey 2007

3.99

15k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Companions 🐻‍❄️ Animal Spirit Guides ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🌊 Inuit Mythology 🌿 Nature Magic

Crown of Feathers

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2019

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

4.10

13k+

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

Crown of Feathers 92%

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2019

4.10

13k+ ratings

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

The Dark Army

by Marcus Alexander • 2013

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

4.32

195

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Dark Army 92%

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

by Marcus Alexander 2013

4.32

195 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann • 2011

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

4.11

47k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

The Unwanteds 91%

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

by Lisa McMann 2011

4.11

47k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

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 91%

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 Finisher

by David Baldacci • 2013

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

3.83

19k+

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

The Finisher 91%

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

by David Baldacci 2013

3.83

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

The Killing Fog

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

4.15

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Killing Fog 91%

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.15

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Taken

by Inbali Iserles • 2015

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

4.09

4k+

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Taken 91%

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

by Inbali Iserles 2015

4.09

4k+ ratings

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 91%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

4.31

301k+

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

Tress of the Emerald Sea 91%

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

4.31

301k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

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