28 Books like Inheritance

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

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 95%

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

Landmoor

by Jeff Wheeler • 2003

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

4.16

2k+

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

Landmoor 95%

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

by Jeff Wheeler 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

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 94%

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

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Flamecaster 94%

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 93%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

A Banishing of Kings

by Jasmine Young • 2023

A Northern prisoner bonds with a mythic dragon and becomes a rider who could topple empires.

4.53

1k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🔗 Dragon Bond ⛓️ Captive To Champion 💀 Grim Epic

A Banishing of Kings 93%

A Northern prisoner bonds with a mythic dragon and becomes a rider who could topple empires.

by Jasmine Young 2023

4.53

1k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🔗 Dragon Bond ⛓️ Captive To Champion 💀 Grim Epic

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 95%

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

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 94%

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

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 92%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

Eona

by Alison Goodman • 2011

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

4.10

41k+

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Eona 93%

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

by Alison Goodman 2011

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

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 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 93%

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

The Keeper Chronicles

by J.A. Andrews • 2019

A keeper trades his memories to save his wife, leading misfits into a valley of dark magic.

4.50

4k+

💊 Quest For A Cure 🧠 Memory Magic 🕊️ Redemption Arc 🧝‍♀️ Elven Sacrifice 🤝 Reluctant Companions

The Keeper Chronicles 93%

A keeper trades his memories to save his wife, leading misfits into a valley of dark magic.

by J.A. Andrews 2019

4.50

4k+ ratings

💊 Quest For A Cure 🧠 Memory Magic 🕊️ Redemption Arc 🧝‍♀️ Elven Sacrifice 🤝 Reluctant Companions

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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