50 Books like The Hammer of Thor

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

4.31

3.5M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Lightning Thief 93%

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

by Rick Riordan 2005

4.31

3.5M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Odin's Ravens

by K.L. Armstrong • 2014

Three kids descended from gods venture into Hel to reclaim a friend and halt Ragnarök.

4.14

4k+

🔱 Norse Mythology 🌍 Modern Mythic Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Odin's Ravens 95%

Three kids descended from gods venture into Hel to reclaim a friend and halt Ragnarök.

by K.L. Armstrong 2014

4.14

4k+ ratings

🔱 Norse Mythology 🌍 Modern Mythic Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

951k+

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Lost Hero 94%

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.29

951k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

Ink & Sigil

by Kevin Hearne • 2020

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

4.14

11k+

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

Ink & Sigil 92%

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

by Kevin Hearne 2020

4.14

11k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

The Lightning Thief

by Robert Venditti • 2010

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

4.41

142k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Lightning Thief 92%

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

by Robert Venditti 2010

4.41

142k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Warrior of the Wild

by Tricia Levenseller • 2019

A betrayed warrior, banished to the wild, must kill an immortal god to reclaim her home.

3.96

16k+

🪓 Viking Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Betrayal And Exile

Warrior of the Wild 92%

A betrayed warrior, banished to the wild, must kill an immortal god to reclaim her home.

by Tricia Levenseller 2019

3.96

16k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Betrayal And Exile

The Thief

by Megan Whalen Turner • 1996

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

3.85

94k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Thief 91%

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

by Megan Whalen Turner 1996

3.85

94k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Legend of Uh 91%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

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

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 91%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

4.31

301k+

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

Tress of the Emerald Sea 91%

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

4.31

301k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

The Ring of Solomon

by Jonathan Stroud • 2010

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

4.21

32k+

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗡️ Assassin Mission

The Ring of Solomon 91%

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

by Jonathan Stroud 2010

4.21

32k+ ratings

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗡️ Assassin Mission

The Fowl Twins

by Eoin Colfer • 2019

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

4.04

6k+

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

The Fowl Twins 91%

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

by Eoin Colfer 2019

4.04

6k+ ratings

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

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 91%

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

How to Be a Pirate

by Cressida Cowell • 2004

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

4.08

22k+

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Unlikely Heir

How to Be a Pirate 91%

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

by Cressida Cowell 2004

4.08

22k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Unlikely Heir

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 91%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Norse Mythology

by Neil Gaiman • 2017

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

4.10

345k+

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

Norse Mythology 91%

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

by Neil Gaiman 2017

4.10

345k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

The Dark Prophecy

by Rick Riordan • 2017

A mortal Apollo must seize a dark Oracle's prophecy before an undead emperor executes his friends.

4.10

143k+

🏛️ Mortal Gods 🌆 Modern Mythology 🏠 Found Family 🐉 Mythical Creatures 🔮 Prophetic Quest

The Dark Prophecy 94%

A mortal Apollo must seize a dark Oracle's prophecy before an undead emperor executes his friends.

by Rick Riordan 2017

4.10

143k+ ratings

🏛️ Mortal Gods 🌆 Modern Mythology 🏠 Found Family 🐉 Mythical Creatures 🔮 Prophetic Quest

Loki

by Mackenzi Lee • 2019

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

3.91

19k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

Loki 93%

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

by Mackenzi Lee 2019

3.91

19k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

4.31

3.5M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Lightning Thief 93%

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

by Rick Riordan 2005

4.31

3.5M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Unleashing

by Shelly Laurenston • 2015

A murdered Marine wakes as a winged Crow. Her sisters kill for Norse gods. She hesitates.

3.91

12k+

🏛️ Mythological Romance 🖤 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Romance 😏 Snarky Banter ⚡ Norse Pantheon

The Unleashing 91%

A murdered Marine wakes as a winged Crow. Her sisters kill for Norse gods. She hesitates.

by Shelly Laurenston 2015

3.91

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Romance 🖤 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Romance 😏 Snarky Banter ⚡ Norse Pantheon

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness • 2015

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

3.68

63k+

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

The Rest of Us Just Live Here 91%

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

by Patrick Ness 2015

3.68

63k+ ratings

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves 91%

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Shadow Forest

by Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

2k+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest 91%

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

by Matt Haig 2007

3.97

2k+ ratings

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

The Wolf in the Whale

by Jordanna Max Brodsky • 2019

An Inuk shaman, both man and woman, battles Viking invaders in a war of dying gods.

4.10

5k+

❄️ Arctic Survival 🌙 Genderfluid Protagonist 🪓 Viking Age Setting 🦅 Shamanic Journey ⚔️ Clash Of Mythologies

The Wolf in the Whale 91%

An Inuk shaman, both man and woman, battles Viking invaders in a war of dying gods.

by Jordanna Max Brodsky 2019

4.10

5k+ ratings

❄️ Arctic Survival 🌙 Genderfluid Protagonist 🪓 Viking Age Setting 🦅 Shamanic Journey ⚔️ Clash Of Mythologies

The Chaos of Stars

by Kiersten White • 2013

Mortal among Egyptian gods, Isadora is exiled to San Diego where a stranger knows her secrets.

3.57

11k+

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology ⚡ Mortal Among Gods 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👪 Divine Family Drama

The Chaos of Stars 91%

Mortal among Egyptian gods, Isadora is exiled to San Diego where a stranger knows her secrets.

by Kiersten White 2013

3.57

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology ⚡ Mortal Among Gods 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👪 Divine Family Drama

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 91%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan • 2004

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

4.26

177k+

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Ruins of Gorlan 90%

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

by John Flanagan 2004

4.26

177k+ ratings

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa • 2018

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

4.00

26k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow of the Fox 90%

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

by Julie Kagawa 2018

4.00

26k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree • 2023

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

4.11

117k+

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

Bookshops & Bonedust 90%

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

by Travis Baldree 2023

4.11

117k+ ratings

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell 90%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The First Girl Child

by Amy Harmon • 2019

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

4.26

20k+

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

The First Girl Child 90%

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

by Amy Harmon 2019

4.26

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 90%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Lore

by Alexandra Bracken • 2021

The last of a fallen bloodline allies with a wounded Athena to kill the new god of war.

3.74

108k+

🏛️ Mortal Gods ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🗽 Mythic New York 🏹 Deadly Competition 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

Lore 90%

The last of a fallen bloodline allies with a wounded Athena to kill the new god of war.

by Alexandra Bracken 2021

3.74

108k+ ratings

🏛️ Mortal Gods ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🗽 Mythic New York 🏹 Deadly Competition 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

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

Hounded

by Kevin Hearne • 2011

A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.

4.10

93k+

🍀 Celtic Mythology 🕰️ Hidden Immortal 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick ⚔️ Magical Sword ⚡ Godly Vendetta

Hounded 93%

A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.

by Kevin Hearne 2011

4.10

93k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Mythology 🕰️ Hidden Immortal 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick ⚔️ Magical Sword ⚡ Godly Vendetta

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan • 2010

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

4.10

429k+

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

The Red Pyramid 92%

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.10

429k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 90%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

A Fate Inked in Blood

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2024

A goddess-touched woman is bound to a jarl, but it is his warrior son she burns for.

3.90

201k+

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 💍 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Betrayed By The Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Fate Inked in Blood 90%

A goddess-touched woman is bound to a jarl, but it is his warrior son she burns for.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2024

3.90

201k+ ratings

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 💍 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Betrayed By The Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Guardians of Dreamdark

by Laini Taylor • 2007

A faerie and her crows must trap the devouring dark the Djinn locked away eons ago.

4.06

6k+

🧚 Faerie Adventure 🔥 Djinn Mythology 🐦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One 🌑 Dark Whimsy

The Guardians of Dreamdark 90%

A faerie and her crows must trap the devouring dark the Djinn locked away eons ago.

by Laini Taylor 2007

4.06

6k+ ratings

🧚 Faerie Adventure 🔥 Djinn Mythology 🐦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One 🌑 Dark Whimsy

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy • 2007

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

4.18

73k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Skulduggery Pleasant 90%

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

by Derek Landy 2007

4.18

73k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Infinity Son

by Adam Silvera • 2020

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

3.30

14k+

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Infinity Son 90%

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

by Adam Silvera 2020

3.30

14k+ ratings

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Silver in the Bone

by Alexandra Bracken • 2023

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

3.87

13k+

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

Silver in the Bone 90%

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

by Alexandra Bracken 2023

3.87

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer • 2016

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

4.41

50k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

An Author's Odyssey 90%

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

by Chris Colfer 2016

4.41

50k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher • 2020

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

4.05

70k+

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Summary

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 90%

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

by T. Kingfisher 2020

4.05

70k+ ratings

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

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 90%

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

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by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

113k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities 90%

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012

4.39

113k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Archontas

by Catherine Fisher • 2003

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

3.90

1k+

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Archontas 90%

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

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by Chelsea Abdullah • 2022

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

3.98

29k+

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The Stardust Thief 90%

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

by Chelsea Abdullah 2022

3.98

29k+ ratings

🌙 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🏜️ Epic Desert Quest ✨ Magical Relic Trade 👥 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Characters

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor • 2002

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

3.51

7k+

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The Prophecy of the Stones 90%

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

by Flavia Bujor 2002

3.51

7k+ ratings

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Whimsical Adventure

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