50 Books like The Keeper Chronicles

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 93%

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

Landmoor

by Jeff Wheeler • 2003

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

4.16

2k+

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

Landmoor 95%

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

by Jeff Wheeler 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

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 95%

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

Order of Shirán

by R.K. Lander • 2023

A dead elven warrior wakes with no past, no peace, and one path: the dragon riders.

4.49

272

🐉 Dragon Riders 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Afterlife Realm

Order of Shirán 94%

A dead elven warrior wakes with no past, no peace, and one path: the dragon riders.

by R.K. Lander 2023

4.49

272 ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Afterlife Realm

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 94%

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

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

by Margaret Weis • 1984

Old friends reunite to a dragon-ruled world; a healer's staff carries hope of lost gods.

4.01

123k+

🎲 D&D Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Party Of Adventurers 🫂 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Leader ✨ Divine Artifact

Dragons of Autumn Twilight 94%

Old friends reunite to a dragon-ruled world; a healer's staff carries hope of lost gods.

by Margaret Weis 1984

4.01

123k+ ratings

🎲 D&D Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Party Of Adventurers 🫂 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Leader ✨ Divine Artifact

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 94%

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 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 93%

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

Blood of the Old Kings

by Sung-Il Kim • 2016

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

3.71

2k+

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Magic As Exploitation

Blood of the Old Kings 93%

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

by Sung-Il Kim 2016

3.71

2k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Magic As Exploitation

The Sword of Truth

by Terry Goodkind • 2006

A woods guide races a tyrant to three magical boxes that grant absolute power.

4.24

3k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏹 Reluctant Chosen One 🧙 Wizard Mentor 📜 Philosophical Fantasy

The Sword of Truth 93%

A woods guide races a tyrant to three magical boxes that grant absolute power.

by Terry Goodkind 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏹 Reluctant Chosen One 🧙 Wizard Mentor 📜 Philosophical Fantasy

Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr • 1986

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

3.91

17k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Daggerspell 93%

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

by Katharine Kerr 1986

3.91

17k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini • 2002

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

3.97

2.0M+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Eragon 93%

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

by Christopher Paolini 2002

3.97

2.0M+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

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 93%

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

Mordecai

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

4.44

2k+

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Mordecai 93%

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.44

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 93%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

599k+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Eye of the World 93%

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

by Robert Jordan 1990

4.19

599k+ ratings

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Dragon Keeper

by Robin Hobb • 2009

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

3.96

56k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Dragon Keeper 93%

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

by Robin Hobb 2009

3.96

56k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 93%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

The Orc King

by R.A. Salvatore • 2007

An orc king wages peace against warlords, fanatics, and the weight of centuries of hatred.

4.16

16k+

🕷️ Drow Protagonist 👹 Orc Perspective 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Sentient Sword

The Orc King 93%

An orc king wages peace against warlords, fanatics, and the weight of centuries of hatred.

by R.A. Salvatore 2007

4.16

16k+ ratings

🕷️ Drow Protagonist 👹 Orc Perspective 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Sentient Sword

Into the Narrowdark

by Tad Williams • 2022

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

4.52

3k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🗡️ Political Betrayal 💀 Dark Resurrection

Into the Narrowdark 93%

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

by Tad Williams 2022

4.52

3k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🗡️ Political Betrayal 💀 Dark Resurrection

Flight of the Shirán

by R.K. Lander • 2023

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

4.65

201

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

Flight of the Shirán 93%

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

by R.K. Lander 2023

4.65

201 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

4k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise 93%

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014

3.68

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

Between Wrath and Mercy

by Jess Wisecup • 2022

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

4.05

4k+

💪 Mature Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic

Between Wrath and Mercy 93%

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

by Jess Wisecup 2022

4.05

4k+ ratings

💪 Mature Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic

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 94%

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

Path of a Novice

by R.K. Lander • 2017

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

4.29

2k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

Path of a Novice 94%

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

by R.K. Lander 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

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 92%

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

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 93%

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 Killing Fog

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

4.15

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Killing Fog 93%

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.15

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

Unbound

by Michael R. Miller • 2021

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

4.44

6k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Unbound 92%

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

by Michael R. Miller 2021

4.44

6k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Theft of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan • 2011

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

4.23

78k+

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Theft of Swords 92%

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

by Michael J. Sullivan 2011

4.23

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

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 92%

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 Bird and the Sword

by Amy Harmon • 2016

Mute, she shapes worlds with words. A shapeshifting king seizes her, demanding her voice as queen.

4.16

47k+

🤫 Mute Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Shapeshifter Hero 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Bird and the Sword 92%

Mute, she shapes worlds with words. A shapeshifting king seizes her, demanding her voice as queen.

by Amy Harmon 2016

4.16

47k+ ratings

🤫 Mute Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Shapeshifter Hero 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 92%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Fall of Gondolin

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 2018

A sea god's warning sends a mortal to Gondolin, a hidden city too proud to listen.

4.09

18k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden City 💞 Mortal Immortal Love 🗡️ Betrayal From Within 🌟 Prophetic Destiny

The Fall of Gondolin 92%

A sea god's warning sends a mortal to Gondolin, a hidden city too proud to listen.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2018

4.09

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden City 💞 Mortal Immortal Love 🗡️ Betrayal From Within 🌟 Prophetic Destiny

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

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb • 1998

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

4.24

107k+

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Ship of Magic 92%

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

by Robin Hobb 1998

4.24

107k+ ratings

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

The Buried Giant

by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2015

A dragon's breath steals memory. An old couple's quest for their son risks everything.

3.59

125k+

📚 Literary Fantasy ⚔️ Arthurian Legend 🧓 Elderly Protagonists 🧠 Repressed Memories 😭 Melancholy Tone

The Buried Giant 92%

A dragon's breath steals memory. An old couple's quest for their son risks everything.

by Kazuo Ishiguro 2015

3.59

125k+ ratings

📚 Literary Fantasy ⚔️ Arthurian Legend 🧓 Elderly Protagonists 🧠 Repressed Memories 😭 Melancholy Tone

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

Voice of War

by Zack Argyle • 2020

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

3.79

2k+

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

Voice of War 92%

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

by Zack Argyle 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

The Poisoner's Enemy

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

4.52

6k+

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

The Poisoner's Enemy 92%

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.52

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

A Story Spun in Scarlet

by Renee Dugan • 2024

She can finish a story only near him, but their bond is what broke the world.

4.15

539

📖 Narrative Magic 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🏠 Found Family 🧩 Lost Memories

A Story Spun in Scarlet 92%

She can finish a story only near him, but their bond is what broke the world.

by Renee Dugan 2024

4.15

539 ratings

📖 Narrative Magic 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🏠 Found Family 🧩 Lost Memories

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 92%

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

The Song of the Marked

by S.M. Gaither • 2020

A plague-marked thief learns she's the lost queen and is taken by the king's deadliest enforcer.

3.89

26k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 💀 Morally Grey Love Interest 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Song of the Marked 92%

A plague-marked thief learns she's the lost queen and is taken by the king's deadliest enforcer.

by S.M. Gaither 2020

3.89

26k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 💀 Morally Grey Love Interest 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Time of Dread

by John Gwynne • 2018

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Time of Dread 92%

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

by John Gwynne 2018

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 92%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

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Darien 92%

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by C.F. Iggulden 2017

3.88

5k+ ratings

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4.11

10k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 🏔️ Germanic Fantasy ❤️ Love Triangle 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 🫂 Found Family

The Elven 92%

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by Bernhard Hennen 2004

4.11

10k+ ratings

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4.32

195

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The Dark Army 92%

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by Marcus Alexander 2013

4.32

195 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

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