35 Books like The Name of the Wind

The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang

A mother buried her sword to raise sons. Then an unnatural tornado climbed the mountain.

4.43

98k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 💔 Tragic Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏛️ Empire's Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Sword of Kaigen 92%

A mother buried her sword to raise sons. Then an unnatural tornado climbed the mountain.

by M.L. Wang 2019

4.43

98k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 💔 Tragic Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏛️ Empire's Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

A Threat of Shadows

by J.A. Andrews • 2016

A guilt-ridden Keeper joins treasure hunters on a quest, blind to the traitor among them.

4.10

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🧠 Memory Magic 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Found Family 💀 Ancient Evil Returns

A Threat of Shadows 93%

A guilt-ridden Keeper joins treasure hunters on a quest, blind to the traitor among them.

by J.A. Andrews 2016

4.10

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🧠 Memory Magic 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Found Family 💀 Ancient Evil Returns

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Furies of Calderon 92%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

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 Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 92%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

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 92%

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 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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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

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

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 93%

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 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

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 92%

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

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

Early Years

by TurtleMe • 2016

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

4.32

11k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Early Years 92%

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

by TurtleMe 2016

4.32

11k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Elemental Hall

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

4.37

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Forbidden Romance ⚡ Elemental Trials

Elemental Hall 92%

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

by Morgan Rice 2024

4.37

91 ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Forbidden Romance ⚡ Elemental Trials

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

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

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 92%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Kill the Queen

by Jennifer Estep • 2018

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Kill the Queen 92%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams • 1988

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

3.97

79k+

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

The Dragonbone Chair 92%

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

by Tad Williams 1988

3.97

79k+ ratings

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

Bright Burns the Flame

by Angelina J. Steffort

A street thief hides forbidden fire inside a brutal academy, and her captain knows it.

4.08

2k+

🏫 Deadly Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Fire Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Bright Burns the Flame 92%

A street thief hides forbidden fire inside a brutal academy, and her captain knows it.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2026

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏫 Deadly Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Fire Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Deadly Trials

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 93%

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

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 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 Queen's Rising

by Rebecca Ross • 2018

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

3.95

28k+

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

The Queen's Rising 92%

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

by Rebecca Ross 2018

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

Academy Arcanist

by Shami Stovall • 2022

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

4.20

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

Academy Arcanist 92%

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

by Shami Stovall 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

A Lair of Bones 92%

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

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 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

La passeuse de mots

by Alric & Jennifer Twice • 2021

When glass soldiers destroy her city, a girl must carry living words to a sunken sanctuary.

3.91

3k+

📜 Language As Magic 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy 💫 Emotion Magic 🩸 Tortured Immortal

La passeuse de mots 92%

When glass soldiers destroy her city, a girl must carry living words to a sunken sanctuary.

by Alric & Jennifer Twice 2021

3.91

3k+ ratings

📜 Language As Magic 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy 💫 Emotion Magic 🩸 Tortured Immortal

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 92%

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

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