50 Books like The Magicians' Guild

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 93%

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

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 94%

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 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 94%

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

Pawn of Prophecy

by David Eddings • 1982

A farm boy's secret birthmark binds him to a stolen relic and a dark god's awakening.

4.16

112k+

👑 Hidden Heir 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🧙‍♂️ Ancient Sorcerer Mentor 🔮 Formidable Sorceress 💎 Stolen Magical Artifact

Pawn of Prophecy 93%

A farm boy's secret birthmark binds him to a stolen relic and a dark god's awakening.

by David Eddings 1982

4.16

112k+ ratings

👑 Hidden Heir 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🧙‍♂️ Ancient Sorcerer Mentor 🔮 Formidable Sorceress 💎 Stolen Magical Artifact

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 93%

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

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 93%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

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 93%

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 Druid

by Jeff Wheeler • 2022

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

4.29

14k+

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family 🛐 Religious Corruption 🌟 Spiritual Quest

The Druid 93%

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

by Jeff Wheeler 2022

4.29

14k+ ratings

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family 🛐 Religious Corruption 🌟 Spiritual Quest

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 93%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Unsouled 92%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

3.83

6k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Forbidden Library 92%

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 92%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Finisher

by David Baldacci • 2013

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

3.83

19k+

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

The Finisher 92%

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

by David Baldacci 2013

3.83

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 92%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

The Soulforge

by Margaret Weis • 1997

A frail mage-in-training battles a magical trial that threatens his body, his twin, and his soul.

4.19

12k+

🧙 Dark Wizard Origin 📚 Magical Apprenticeship 👯 Twin Dynamic 💸 Power At A Price ⚖️ Ambition Vs Morality

The Soulforge 92%

A frail mage-in-training battles a magical trial that threatens his body, his twin, and his soul.

by Margaret Weis 1997

4.19

12k+ ratings

🧙 Dark Wizard Origin 📚 Magical Apprenticeship 👯 Twin Dynamic 💸 Power At A Price ⚖️ Ambition Vs Morality

An Inheritance of Magic

by Benedict Jacka • 2023

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

4.09

5k+

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

An Inheritance of Magic 93%

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

by Benedict Jacka 2023

4.09

5k+ ratings

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 93%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

We Hunt the Flame

by Hafsah Faizal

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

3.86

111k+

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

We Hunt the Flame 92%

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

by Hafsah Faizal 2019

3.86

111k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder • 2005

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

4.09

177k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Poison Study 92%

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

by Maria V. Snyder 2005

4.09

177k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Storm Glass

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

4.21

19k+

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Storm Glass 92%

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.21

19k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

The Novice

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

4.08

65k+

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Relentless Bullying

The Novice 92%

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.08

65k+ ratings

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Relentless Bullying

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 92%

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

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

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

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 92%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 92%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Wizard's First Rule

by Terry Goodkind • 1994

A forest guide turned Seeker must stop a tyrant whose ancient boxes could erase the world.

4.12

254k+

👑 Chosen One 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Wizard's First Rule 92%

A forest guide turned Seeker must stop a tyrant whose ancient boxes could erase the world.

by Terry Goodkind 1994

4.12

254k+ ratings

👑 Chosen One 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory 92%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 92%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke • 2022

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Mark of the Fool 92%

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Dawn of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2020

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

4.26

356

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

Dawn of Mist 92%

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

by Helen Scheuerer 2020

4.26

356 ratings

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

The Dawn of Yangchen

by F.C. Yee

A thief steals from the Avatar. His sentence: spy on merchants armed with a city-leveling secret.

3.90

10k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🕵️ Espionage Fantasy 🔍 Reluctant Spy 🎭 Double Agent 🎯 Spy Thriller Energy

The Dawn of Yangchen 92%

A thief steals from the Avatar. His sentence: spy on merchants armed with a city-leveling secret.

by F.C. Yee 2022

3.90

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🕵️ Espionage Fantasy 🔍 Reluctant Spy 🎭 Double Agent 🎯 Spy Thriller Energy

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

652

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter 93%

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

House of Blades

by Will Wight • 2013

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

4.07

18k+

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

House of Blades 93%

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

by Will Wight 2013

4.07

18k+ ratings

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

Gilded Cage

by Vic James • 2016

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

3.66

10k+

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Gilded Cage 92%

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

by Vic James 2016

3.66

10k+ ratings

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Fated 92%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

The Midnight Sea

by Kat Ross • 2016

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

3.95

5k+

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

The Midnight Sea 92%

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

by Kat Ross 2016

3.95

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 92%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

Keeper of the Lost Cities

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 92%

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

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 92%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

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

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 92%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

The Black Prism

by Brent Weeks • 2010

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

4.23

133k+

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Black Prism 92%

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

by Brent Weeks 2010

4.23

133k+ ratings

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Width of the World

by David Baldacci • 2017

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

4.08

6k+

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3.75

13k+ ratings

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3.86

4k+ ratings

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3.84

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3.84

104k+ ratings

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