50 Books like The Empress of Salt and Fortune

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 94%

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 Bone Shard Daughter

by Andrea Stewart • 2020

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

3.98

37k+

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

The Bone Shard Daughter 93%

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

by Andrea Stewart 2020

3.98

37k+ ratings

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

The River of Silver

by S.A. Chakraborty • 2022

The secret bargains that shaped the City of Brass, from hidden love to a mother's heartbreak.

4.26

13k+

🕌 Historical Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue 💘 Secret Romance 🤴 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family

The River of Silver 92%

The secret bargains that shaped the City of Brass, from hidden love to a mother's heartbreak.

by S.A. Chakraborty 2022

4.26

13k+ ratings

🕌 Historical Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue 💘 Secret Romance 🤴 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family

Forging Silver into Stars

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2022

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

4.11

12k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

Forging Silver into Stars 90%

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2022

4.11

12k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

Swordspoint

by Ellen Kushner • 1987

A slum-born swordsman and his noble lover face a murder trial that could cost them everything.

3.80

11k+

🗡️ Fantasy Of Manners 👑 Political Intrigue ⚔️ Swordsman And Scholar 💬 Bickering Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

Swordspoint 90%

A slum-born swordsman and his noble lover face a murder trial that could cost them everything.

by Ellen Kushner 1987

3.80

11k+ ratings

🗡️ Fantasy Of Manners 👑 Political Intrigue ⚔️ Swordsman And Scholar 💬 Bickering Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

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 92%

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 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 91%

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

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

Sister Snake

by Amanda Lee Koe • 2024

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

3.76

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters 🎭 Passing 🦎 Body Transformation

Sister Snake 90%

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

by Amanda Lee Koe 2024

3.76

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters 🎭 Passing 🦎 Body Transformation

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 90%

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

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

A disgraced god crosses paths with a Ghost King who has loved him for eight centuries.

4.58

47k+

✨ Xianxia 📚 Danmei 🌧️ Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Devotion Across Lifetimes

Heaven Official's Blessing 92%

A disgraced god crosses paths with a Ghost King who has loved him for eight centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2020

4.58

47k+ ratings

✨ Xianxia 📚 Danmei 🌧️ Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Devotion Across Lifetimes

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern • 2019

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

3.84

237k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Mysterious Book

The Starless Sea 91%

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

by Erin Morgenstern 2019

3.84

237k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Mysterious Book

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 91%

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 Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon and the Light 90%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Black Sun

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2020

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

4.17

56k+

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Black Sun 90%

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2020

4.17

56k+ ratings

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

4.55

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Summary

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 91%

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2016

4.55

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Persian Boy

by Mary Renault • 1972

A Persian noble boy, gelded and sold into slavery, becomes the lover of Alexander the Great.

4.18

11k+

🏛️ Ancient World Fiction 👁️ Outsider At Court 👑 Royal Favorite 🎭 Court Intrigue 🌍 Intimate Epic

The Persian Boy 90%

A Persian noble boy, gelded and sold into slavery, becomes the lover of Alexander the Great.

by Mary Renault 1972

4.18

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient World Fiction 👁️ Outsider At Court 👑 Royal Favorite 🎭 Court Intrigue 🌍 Intimate Epic

The Ghost Bride

by Yangsze Choo • 2013

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

3.81

38k+

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey 👻 Spirit Possession 💕 Love Triangle

The Ghost Bride 90%

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

by Yangsze Choo 2013

3.81

38k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey 👻 Spirit Possession 💕 Love Triangle

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 91%

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

The Nightblood Prince

by Molly X. Chang • 2025

A captive bride of prophecy risks all for the blood-magic prince who offers her escape.

3.70

5k+

🔮 Prophecy-Driven Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic Romance 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🕊️ Captive Heroine

The Nightblood Prince 91%

A captive bride of prophecy risks all for the blood-magic prince who offers her escape.

by Molly X. Chang 2025

3.70

5k+ ratings

🔮 Prophecy-Driven Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic Romance 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🕊️ Captive Heroine

Six Wild Crowns

by Holly Race • 2025

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

3.62

2k+

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

Six Wild Crowns 91%

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

by Holly Race 2025

3.62

2k+ ratings

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

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 90%

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 Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo • 2024

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

3.98

32k+

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest 🔍 Supernatural Detective 💕 Found Family

The Fox Wife 90%

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

by Yangsze Choo 2024

3.98

32k+ ratings

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest 🔍 Supernatural Detective 💕 Found Family

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

4.48

17k+

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 90%

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

by Natsu Hyuuga 2014

4.48

17k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 90%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

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 90%

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

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 90%

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 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 90%

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

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 90%

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 Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 90%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

4.19

412k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

Assassin's Apprentice 90%

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

by Robin Hobb 1995

4.19

412k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

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 90%

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

Realm of Ash

by Tasha Suri • 2019

A widow's forbidden blood unlocks a realm of ancestral memory where a dying empire's cure awaits.

3.98

4k+

🕌 Indian-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Widow's Journey 👑 Court Intrigue

Realm of Ash 90%

A widow's forbidden blood unlocks a realm of ancestral memory where a dying empire's cure awaits.

by Tasha Suri 2019

3.98

4k+ ratings

🕌 Indian-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Widow's Journey 👑 Court Intrigue

The Magician of Tiger Castle

by Louis Sachar

A court magician saves a princess by erasing her memory, then drinks a potion granting eternal life.

3.53

9k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Potions 💞 Cross-Class Love ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🧠 Memory Magic

The Magician of Tiger Castle 90%

A court magician saves a princess by erasing her memory, then drinks a potion granting eternal life.

by Louis Sachar 2025

3.53

9k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Potions 💞 Cross-Class Love ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🧠 Memory Magic

The Witch Roads

by Kate Elliott • 2025

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

4.00

2k+

🏚️ Post-Magical Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👻 Ghost Lover 🔍 Gender Questioning

The Witch Roads 90%

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

by Kate Elliott 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Post-Magical Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👻 Ghost Lover 🔍 Gender Questioning

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

by Foz Meadows • 2022

A shattered nobleman is forced to wed a warrior prince whose family hides a killer.

4.01

12k+

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🗡️ Political Intrigue

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance Summary

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance 90%

A shattered nobleman is forced to wed a warrior prince whose family hides a killer.

by Foz Meadows 2022

4.01

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🗡️ 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 90%

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

Silver in the Wood

by Emily Tesh • 2019

An ancient forest guardian falls for a folklore scholar, but the equinox stirs a hungry spirit.

3.98

24k+

🌳 Mythic Woodland 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Lyrical Fantasy ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 👻 Folk Horror

Silver in the Wood 90%

An ancient forest guardian falls for a folklore scholar, but the equinox stirs a hungry spirit.

by Emily Tesh 2019

3.98

24k+ ratings

🌳 Mythic Woodland 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Lyrical Fantasy ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 👻 Folk Horror

Captive Prince

by C.S. Pacat

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

3.78

127k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

Captive Prince 90%

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

by C.S. Pacat 2013

3.78

127k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

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 90%

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

Play of Shadows

by Sebastien de Castell • 2024

Fleeing a duelist, a failed actor takes refuge in a theater where the dead speak.

4.28

1k+

🎭 Theatrical Fantasy ✨ Performance Magic 👥 Found Family 🐇 Reluctant Hero 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

Play of Shadows 90%

Fleeing a duelist, a failed actor takes refuge in a theater where the dead speak.

by Sebastien de Castell 2024

4.28

1k+ ratings

🎭 Theatrical Fantasy ✨ Performance Magic 👥 Found Family 🐇 Reluctant Hero 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance

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