50 Books like The Bone Shard Daughter

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

3.82

48k+

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Five Broken Blades 93%

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

by Mai Corland 2024

3.82

48k+ ratings

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Ashes of the Sun

by Django Wexler • 2020

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

3.94

6k+

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Ashes of the Sun 94%

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

by Django Wexler 2020

3.94

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon • 2023

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

4.31

58k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

A Day of Fallen Night 94%

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

by Samantha Shannon 2023

4.31

58k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

Wrath and Ruin

by James Maxwell • 2025

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

4.63

478

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Wrath and Ruin 93%

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.63

478 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson • 2010

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

4.66

688k+

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

The Way of Kings 92%

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

by Brandon Sanderson 2010

4.66

688k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

Ledge

by Stacey McEwan • 2021

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

3.68

20k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Ledge 92%

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

by Stacey McEwan 2021

3.68

20k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

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 92%

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

The Jasmine Throne

by Tasha Suri • 2021

Her magic could save the imprisoned princess or burn the empire she was born to rule.

4.09

39k+

⚔️ Sapphic Epic Fantasy 🪷 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

The Jasmine Throne 93%

Her magic could save the imprisoned princess or burn the empire she was born to rule.

by Tasha Suri 2021

4.09

39k+ ratings

⚔️ Sapphic Epic Fantasy 🪷 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

The Gilded Crown

by Marianne Gordon • 2023

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

3.69

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

The Gilded Crown 93%

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

by Marianne Gordon 2023

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

The Shadow of What Was Lost

by James Islington

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

4.14

93k+

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 🤝 Found Family

The Shadow of What Was Lost 93%

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

by James Islington 2014

4.14

93k+ ratings

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 🤝 Found Family

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 92%

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

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo • 2020

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

3.90

46k+

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

The Empress of Salt and Fortune 92%

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

by Nghi Vo 2020

3.90

46k+ ratings

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

The Fragile Threads of Power

by V.E. Schwab • 2023

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

4.26

47k+

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

The Fragile Threads of Power 92%

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

by V.E. Schwab 2023

4.26

47k+ ratings

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

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 92%

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

The Spear Cuts Through Water

by Simon Jimenez

Two outcasts carry a dying moon goddess across an empire, hunted by her monstrous sons.

4.14

25k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🛡️ Escort Quest 🖤 Allies To Lovers 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Spear Cuts Through Water 92%

Two outcasts carry a dying moon goddess across an empire, hunted by her monstrous sons.

by Simon Jimenez 2022

4.14

25k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🛡️ Escort Quest 🖤 Allies To Lovers 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Rise of Kyoshi

by F.C. Yee • 2019

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

4.43

40k+

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

The Rise of Kyoshi 93%

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

by F.C. Yee 2019

4.43

40k+ ratings

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

4.16

56k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

Foundryside 93%

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018

4.16

56k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

The Nameless Land

by Kate Elliott • 2025

A courier leads a scheming prince through deadly mist to save her captive nephew.

4.22

913

🔥 Political Epic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🗿 Guardians Awaken 🌅 Bittersweet

The Nameless Land 92%

A courier leads a scheming prince through deadly mist to save her captive nephew.

by Kate Elliott 2025

4.22

913 ratings

🔥 Political Epic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🗿 Guardians Awaken 🌅 Bittersweet

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Ambassador's Mission 92%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

Terrier

by Tamora Pierce • 2006

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

4.16

70k+

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Terrier 92%

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

by Tamora Pierce 2006

4.16

70k+ ratings

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Crier's War

by Nina Varela • 2019

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

4.09

54k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

Crier's War 92%

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

by Nina Varela 2019

4.09

54k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

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 93%

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 Final Strife

by Saara El-Arifi • 2022

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

4.18

9k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

The Final Strife 93%

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

by Saara El-Arifi 2022

4.18

9k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

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 92%

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

The Scarlet Alchemist

by Kylie Lee Baker • 2023

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic 👑 Crown Prince Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue

The Scarlet Alchemist 92%

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

by Kylie Lee Baker 2023

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic 👑 Crown Prince Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 92%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 92%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

The Key

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2013

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

3.90

7k+

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

The Key 92%

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2013

3.90

7k+ ratings

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

Immortal Longings

by Chloe Gong

To kill the king, a princess joins the death games. Her rival becomes her only weakness.

3.53

29k+

🏟️ Deadly Games 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Body Swapping 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💧 Tragic Romance

Immortal Longings 92%

To kill the king, a princess joins the death games. Her rival becomes her only weakness.

by Chloe Gong 2023

3.53

29k+ ratings

🏟️ Deadly Games 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Body Swapping 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💧 Tragic Romance

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold 93%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Idolfire

by Grace Curtis • 2025

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

3.61

918

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Idolfire 93%

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

by Grace Curtis 2025

3.61

918 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

The Art of Prophecy

by Wesley Chu • 2022

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

4.04

6k+

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor 🤝 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The Art of Prophecy 92%

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

by Wesley Chu 2022

4.04

6k+ ratings

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor 🤝 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

Ship of Smoke and Steel

by Django Wexler • 2019

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

3.87

4k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

Ship of Smoke and Steel 92%

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

by Django Wexler 2019

3.87

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

The Hands of the Emperor

by Victoria Goddard • 2019

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

4.40

4k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

The Hands of the Emperor 92%

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

by Victoria Goddard 2019

4.40

4k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

Truthwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2016

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

3.85

54k+

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Truthwitch 92%

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

by Susan Dennard 2016

3.85

54k+ ratings

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

The Grace of Kings

by Ken Liu • 2015

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

3.80

30k+

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies 🤔 Reluctant Leader 🛡️ Honor Bound Warrior

The Grace of Kings 93%

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

by Ken Liu 2015

3.80

30k+ ratings

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies 🤔 Reluctant Leader 🛡️ Honor Bound Warrior

The Gods Below

by Andrea Stewart • 2024

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

3.56

2k+

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

The Gods Below 93%

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

by Andrea Stewart 2024

3.56

2k+ ratings

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

The Poet Empress

by Shen Tao

A farm girl marries a prince who flays servants. Loving the monster is her only weapon.

4.39

37k+

🏯 Imperial Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Sympathetic Villain

The Poet Empress 92%

A farm girl marries a prince who flays servants. Loving the monster is her only weapon.

by Shen Tao 2026

4.39

37k+ ratings

🏯 Imperial Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Sympathetic Villain

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 92%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Obsidian Tower

by Melissa Caruso • 2020

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Obsidian Tower 92%

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

by Melissa Caruso 2020

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 92%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

4.16

364k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

Elantris 92%

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.16

364k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

Un destino forjado a fuego

by Hazel McBride

Her fire is a crime. Her blood is a crown. A wild dragon may save her.

3.70

7k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Romance ✊ Feminist Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 👩‍👩‍👧 Matriarchal World

Un destino forjado a fuego 91%

Her fire is a crime. Her blood is a crown. A wild dragon may save her.

by Hazel McBride 2025

3.70

7k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Romance ✊ Feminist Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 👩‍👩‍👧 Matriarchal World

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 93%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson • 2007

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

4.38

678k+

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Ruler 📜 False Prophecy

The Well of Ascension 93%

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

by Brandon Sanderson 2007

4.38

678k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Ruler 📜 False Prophecy

Fool's Errand

by Robin Hobb • 2001

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

4.39

108k+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 📚 Reluctant Mentor 🐾 Wolf Companion

Fool's Errand 92%

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

by Robin Hobb 2001

4.39

108k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 📚 Reluctant Mentor 🐾 Wolf Companion

The Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage 92%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

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A Shadow Crown 92%

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by Melissa Blair 2023

4.07

17k+ ratings

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An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

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Kill the Queen 92%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

The Cloud Roads

by Martha Wells • 2011

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

3.98

17k+

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The Cloud Roads 91%

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

by Martha Wells 2011

3.98

17k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

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