50 Books like The Amber Spyglass

The Rose Field

by Philip Pullman

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

3.55

16k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

The Rose Field 92%

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

by Philip Pullman 2025

3.55

16k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor • 2011

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

3.99

386k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Daughter of Smoke & Bone 94%

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

by Laini Taylor 2011

3.99

386k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Fallen

by Lauren Kate • 2009

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

3.72

620k+

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

Fallen 93%

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

by Lauren Kate 2009

3.72

620k+ ratings

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 91%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir • 2015

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

4.23

358k+

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

An Ember in the Ashes 91%

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

by Sabaa Tahir 2015

4.23

358k+ ratings

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

The Fallen and Leviathan

by Thomas E. Sniegoski • 2010

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

3.76

16k+

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

The Fallen and Leviathan 91%

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

by Thomas E. Sniegoski 2010

3.76

16k+ ratings

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare • 2007

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

4.06

2.2M+

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones 91%

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

by Cassandra Clare 2007

4.06

2.2M+ ratings

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

Furyborn

by Claire Legrand • 2018

All seven elements obey her. But the prophecy sees only two fates: savior or destroyer.

3.78

57k+

👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Elemental Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love 👼 Angels And Mortals

Furyborn 93%

All seven elements obey her. But the prophecy sees only two fates: savior or destroyer.

by Claire Legrand 2018

3.78

57k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Elemental Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love 👼 Angels And Mortals

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 92%

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

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

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare • 2007

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

4.06

2.2M+

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones 91%

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

by Cassandra Clare 2007

4.06

2.2M+ ratings

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

Archontas

by Catherine Fisher • 2003

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

3.90

1k+

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

Archontas 91%

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

by Catherine Fisher 2003

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

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 91%

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 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 Scattered Bones

by Nicole Scarano

Groomed as a goddess's vessel, she chose a thief. Now she hunts his dismembered body.

4.07

10k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏛️ Mythological Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚰️ Resurrection Quest ⚡ Gods And Mortals

The Scattered Bones 91%

Groomed as a goddess's vessel, she chose a thief. Now she hunts his dismembered body.

by Nicole Scarano 2023

4.07

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏛️ Mythological Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚰️ Resurrection Quest ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Passenger

by Alexandra Bracken • 2016

Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.

3.75

42k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🧩 Scavenger Hunt Quest 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔍 Family Secrets

Passenger 92%

Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.

by Alexandra Bracken 2016

3.75

42k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🧩 Scavenger Hunt Quest 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔍 Family Secrets

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

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

Star Mother

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2021

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

4.12

13k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

Star Mother 91%

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2021

4.12

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

Sparktopia

by J.A. Huss • 2024

When her city's god demands more sacrificed Maidens, Clara's number nine no longer feels safe.

4.12

655

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🕯️ Ritual Sacrifice 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Found Family

Sparktopia 91%

When her city's god demands more sacrificed Maidens, Clara's number nine no longer feels safe.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.12

655 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🕯️ Ritual Sacrifice 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Found Family

Aurora Rising

by Amie Kaufman • 2019

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

4.09

75k+

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Aurora Rising 91%

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

by Amie Kaufman 2019

4.09

75k+ ratings

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

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 92%

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

Hush, Hush

by Becca Fitzpatrick • 2009

A high school seating change pairs Nora with a fallen angel who knows exactly what she is.

3.92

747k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🧬 Supernatural Heritage 🏫 Paranormal High School 🌲 Small Town Secrets

Hush, Hush 92%

A high school seating change pairs Nora with a fallen angel who knows exactly what she is.

by Becca Fitzpatrick 2009

3.92

747k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🧬 Supernatural Heritage 🏫 Paranormal High School 🌲 Small Town Secrets

Wild Reverence

by Rebecca Ross

A goddess and a mortal love across enemy realms. Gods will wage war to part them.

4.28

79k+

❤️ God And Mortal Romance ⚔️ Warring Pantheons 🏛️ Divine Court Intrigue 🌑 Underworld Descent 🔥 Forbidden Magic

Wild Reverence 91%

A goddess and a mortal love across enemy realms. Gods will wage war to part them.

by Rebecca Ross 2025

4.28

79k+ ratings

❤️ God And Mortal Romance ⚔️ Warring Pantheons 🏛️ Divine Court Intrigue 🌑 Underworld Descent 🔥 Forbidden Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 91%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

The Stars Below

by David Baldacci • 2019

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

4.17

4k+

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

The Stars Below 91%

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

by David Baldacci 2019

4.17

4k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

The Night Hunt

by Alexandra Christo • 2023

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

3.58

4k+

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

The Night Hunt 91%

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

by Alexandra Christo 2023

3.58

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

Malice

by John Gwynne • 2012

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

4.18

60k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Malice 91%

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

by John Gwynne 2012

4.18

60k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Samsara

by Saksham Garg

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

3.43

2k+

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

Samsara 91%

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

by Saksham Garg 2022

3.43

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

Angelfall

by Susan Ee • 2011

Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.

4.10

199k+

🪶 Fallen Angel 🧬 Body Horror 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Sister

Angelfall 92%

Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.

by Susan Ee 2011

4.10

199k+ ratings

🪶 Fallen Angel 🧬 Body Horror 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Sister

Feather

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2019

She must save a Paris crime lord to earn her wings; falling for him could lose them.

3.89

17k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Redeeming The Villain 👼 Angelic Politics 🥀 Tragic Romance 🗼 Modern Paris

Feather 92%

She must save a Paris crime lord to earn her wings; falling for him could lose them.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2019

3.89

17k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Redeeming The Villain 👼 Angelic Politics 🥀 Tragic Romance 🗼 Modern Paris

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras

by Leandro Calderone • 2011

When a sister vanishes into a magical clock, a found family battles a shapeshifter to save her.

4.22

792

🌀 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👼 Angel Guardians 👻 Spirit Possession 🎵 Healing Through Music

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras Summary

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras 91%

When a sister vanishes into a magical clock, a found family battles a shapeshifter to save her.

by Leandro Calderone 2011

4.22

792 ratings

🌀 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👼 Angel Guardians 👻 Spirit Possession 🎵 Healing Through Music

River of Shadows

by Karina Halle • 2022

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

3.77

18k+

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

River of Shadows 91%

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

by Karina Halle 2022

3.77

18k+ ratings

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

Priestess of the White

by Trudi Canavan • 2005

Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.

3.89

18k+

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

Priestess of the White 91%

Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.

by Trudi Canavan 2005

3.89

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 91%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 92%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

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

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

3.97

906k+

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Caraval 91%

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

3.97

906k+ ratings

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 91%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

The Fall of Lilith

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega • 2017

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

4.56

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

The Fall of Lilith 91%

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega 2017

4.56

84 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

Godkiller

by Hannah Kaner

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

3.86

59k+

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

Godkiller 91%

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

by Hannah Kaner 2023

3.86

59k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 92%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Goddess

by Josephine Angelini • 2013

A world-creating demigod fights the gods while a prophecy threatens to make her their destroyer.

4.21

35k+

🏛️ Modern Demigods 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌑 Underworld Journey 💕 High-Stakes Romance 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny

Goddess 92%

A world-creating demigod fights the gods while a prophecy threatens to make her their destroyer.

by Josephine Angelini 2013

4.21

35k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Demigods 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌑 Underworld Journey 💕 High-Stakes Romance 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny

Fireblood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2013

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Fireblood 91%

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

by Jeff Wheeler 2013

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Heart of Mist 91%

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

by Helen Scheuerer 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

3.78

623k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Beautiful Creatures 92%

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Summary

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 91%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

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3.68

52k+ ratings

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4.32

195 ratings

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