17 Books like Reckoning

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon

A gamer is pulled into a world of floating screens and cannibals, his only way home: level up.

4.36

42k+

🔢 LitRPG 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Antihero Protagonist 😈 Dark Humor

He Who Fights with Monsters 92%

A gamer is pulled into a world of floating screens and cannibals, his only way home: level up.

by Shirtaloon 2021

4.36

42k+ ratings

🔢 LitRPG 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Antihero Protagonist 😈 Dark Humor

Solo leveling - light Novel

by Chugong

A struggling E-rank hunter unlocks a video game system that lets him level up without limit.

4.39

9k+

🎮 Game-Lit Progression 🇰🇷 Korean Urban Fantasy 🕳️ Dungeon Diving 📖 Light Novel 💪 Weak To Strong

Solo leveling - light Novel 93%

A struggling E-rank hunter unlocks a video game system that lets him level up without limit.

by Chugong

4.39

9k+ ratings

🎮 Game-Lit Progression 🇰🇷 Korean Urban Fantasy 🕳️ Dungeon Diving 📖 Light Novel 💪 Weak To Strong

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

by Ao Jyumonji • 2013

Haruhiro's cautious party joins reckless rivals in a twilight realm where magic fails.

4.17

2k+

🌀 Isekai 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🤝 Found Family 🧭 Reluctant Leader 🤞 Trust And Betrayal

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 92%

Haruhiro's cautious party joins reckless rivals in a twilight realm where magic fails.

by Ao Jyumonji 2013

4.17

2k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🤝 Found Family 🧭 Reluctant Leader 🤞 Trust And Betrayal

Mushoku Tensei

by Rifujin na Magonote • 2016

A reincarnated mage marries his childhood friend, then opens their haunted manor to his sisters.

4.27

3k+

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 📘 Light Novel 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma ☕ Quiet Slice Of Life

Mushoku Tensei 91%

A reincarnated mage marries his childhood friend, then opens their haunted manor to his sisters.

by Rifujin na Magonote 2016

4.27

3k+ ratings

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 📘 Light Novel 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma ☕ Quiet Slice Of Life

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Path of Ascension 8 91%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke • 2022

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Mark of the Fool 92%

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

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

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1

by Daisuke Aizawa

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

4.23

2k+

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 Summary

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 92%

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

by Daisuke Aizawa 2018

4.23

2k+ ratings

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1]

by singNsong • 2018

His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.

4.71

10k+

🎮 LitRPG Apocalypse 🧠 Foreknowledge Survival 🤝 Brains And Brawn Duo 🫂 Found Family In Crisis ✨ Constellations As Gods

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1] Summary

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1] 91%

His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.

by singNsong 2018

4.71

10k+ ratings

🎮 LitRPG Apocalypse 🧠 Foreknowledge Survival 🤝 Brains And Brawn Duo 🫂 Found Family In Crisis ✨ Constellations As Gods

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 91%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

Defiance of the Fall

by TheFirstDefier

Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.

4.33

17k+

🌐 System Apocalypse 📊 Litrpg Progression 🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 💀 Undead Protagonist

Defiance of the Fall 92%

Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.

by TheFirstDefier 2021

4.33

17k+ ratings

🌐 System Apocalypse 📊 Litrpg Progression 🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 💀 Undead Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2

by Fuse • 2014

A slime must unite rival monsters before a ravenous orc army consumes their forest home.

4.44

3k+

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🧬 Monster Evolution 🏗️ Nation Building 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2 Summary

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2 92%

A slime must unite rival monsters before a ravenous orc army consumes their forest home.

by Fuse 2014

4.44

3k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🧬 Monster Evolution 🏗️ Nation Building 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Protagonist

Super Gene

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

4.18

358

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting 🥷 Secret Identity 💪 Underdog Hero

Super Gene 92%

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017

4.18

358 ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting 🥷 Secret Identity 💪 Underdog Hero

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 91%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

House of Blades

by Will Wight • 2013

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

4.07

18k+

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

House of Blades 91%

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

by Will Wight 2013

4.07

18k+ ratings

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

The Primal Hunter

by Zogarth

Earth becomes a game. A bored analyst picks archer. His first kill feels like waking up.

4.25

21k+

🎮 Litrpg Progression 🌍 System Apocalypse 🏔️ Dungeon Diving 😈 Ruthless Protagonist ⚗️ Alchemy Crafting

The Primal Hunter 91%

Earth becomes a game. A bored analyst picks archer. His first kill feels like waking up.

by Zogarth 2022

4.25

21k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg Progression 🌍 System Apocalypse 🏔️ Dungeon Diving 😈 Ruthless Protagonist ⚗️ Alchemy Crafting

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 91%

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

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