18 Books like The House of Hades

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

The Sword of Summer

by Rick Riordan • 2015

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

4.23

242k+

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Homeless Protagonist 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Sword of Summer 93%

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

by Rick Riordan 2015

4.23

242k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Homeless Protagonist 😏 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 93%

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

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

by Rick Riordan • 2017

Dead at sixteen, Magnus wakes in Valhalla: son of a god, with a wolf to bind.

4.52

4k+

🏙️ Modern Myth Quest 🌳 Norse Pantheon 🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero 🧬 Godly Parentage

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Summary

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard 93%

Dead at sixteen, Magnus wakes in Valhalla: son of a god, with a wolf to bind.

by Rick Riordan 2017

4.52

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Modern Myth Quest 🌳 Norse Pantheon 🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero 🧬 Godly Parentage

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 93%

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

Go the Distance

by Jen Calonita • 2021

Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.

4.03

17k+

📜 Greek Myth Retelling ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👴 Reluctant Mentor 💀 Underworld Rescue 🫂 Found Family

Go the Distance 93%

Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.

by Jen Calonita 2021

4.03

17k+ ratings

📜 Greek Myth Retelling ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👴 Reluctant Mentor 💀 Underworld Rescue 🫂 Found Family

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 92%

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

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

Hécate la sorcière

by Nikita Gill • 2025

An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.

4.11

14k+

📜 Novel In Verse ✨ Feminist Mythology 💜 Found Family 🦴 Necromancy 🌑 Underworld

Hécate la sorcière 92%

An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.

by Nikita Gill 2025

4.11

14k+ ratings

📜 Novel In Verse ✨ Feminist Mythology 💜 Found Family 🦴 Necromancy 🌑 Underworld

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Wayward Sky

by Devon Monk • 2022

A spirit and his vampire wife hunt a spell book on Route 66 to live again.

4.39

269

🛣️ Road Trip Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💞 Second Chance Love 🤝 Deals With Gods 💀 Personified Death

Wayward Sky 92%

A spirit and his vampire wife hunt a spell book on Route 66 to live again.

by Devon Monk 2022

4.39

269 ratings

🛣️ Road Trip Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💞 Second Chance Love 🤝 Deals With Gods 💀 Personified Death

Threads That Bind

by Kika Hatzopoulou • 2023

A detective who sees fate tracks a killer severing life-bonds, leaving victims undead.

3.89

14k+

🏛️ Mythological Noir 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Sister Betrayal 🕵️ Reluctant Detective 🔮 Foreboding Prophecy

Threads That Bind 92%

A detective who sees fate tracks a killer severing life-bonds, leaving victims undead.

by Kika Hatzopoulou 2023

3.89

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Noir 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Sister Betrayal 🕵️ Reluctant Detective 🔮 Foreboding Prophecy

The Fire Queen

by Emily R. King • 2017

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

4.03

12k+

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Fire Queen 91%

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

by Emily R. King 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

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

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul 91%

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull • 2014

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

4.37

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Rogue Knight 91%

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

by Brandon Mull 2014

4.37

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Games Gods Play

by Abigail Owen • 2024

A thief cursed to never be loved becomes Hades' champion in a deadly contest for Olympus.

4.14

101k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 💘 Greek Gods Romance ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Cursed Heroine

The Games Gods Play 91%

A thief cursed to never be loved becomes Hades' champion in a deadly contest for Olympus.

by Abigail Owen 2024

4.14

101k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 💘 Greek Gods Romance ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Cursed Heroine

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