50 Books like The Nameless Land

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

A northern lord serves his king, unearthing a secret the queen has killed to hide.

4.45

2.8M+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Feuding Houses 🐉 Lost Heir ❄️ Ancient Evil Returns

A Game of Thrones 94%

A northern lord serves his king, unearthing a secret the queen has killed to hide.

by George R.R. Martin 1996

4.45

2.8M+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Feuding Houses 🐉 Lost Heir ❄️ Ancient Evil Returns

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 96%

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 95%

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 Final Strife

by Saara El-Arifi • 2022

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

4.18

9k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

The Final Strife 94%

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

by Saara El-Arifi 2022

4.18

9k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

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 94%

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 Cloud Roads

by Martha Wells • 2011

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

3.98

17k+

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

The Cloud Roads 94%

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

by Martha Wells 2011

3.98

17k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Flamecaster 94%

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

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 94%

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

A Storm of Swords

by George R.R. Martin • 2000

A realm in chaos: kings clash, the dead rise, and a dragon queen builds an army.

4.47

91k+

🖤 Grimdark 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Forced Marriage 🐉 Dragon Warfare

A Storm of Swords 94%

A realm in chaos: kings clash, the dead rise, and a dragon queen builds an army.

by George R.R. Martin 2000

4.47

91k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Forced Marriage 🐉 Dragon Warfare

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

A Curse of Blood & Stone

by K.A. Tucker • 2022

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

4.07

23k+

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

A Curse of Blood & Stone 94%

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

by K.A. Tucker 2022

4.07

23k+ ratings

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

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 94%

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

The Bone Shard Daughter

by Andrea Stewart • 2020

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

3.98

37k+

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

The Bone Shard Daughter 94%

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

by Andrea Stewart 2020

3.98

37k+ ratings

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

Blood Bound

by Ellis Hunter

Bound by blood to kill the prince's sister, a powerless witch falls into the prince's arms instead.

4.09

12k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Bonding 💫 Soul Bond 👑 Lost Heir ⛓️ Forced Proximity

Blood Bound 93%

Bound by blood to kill the prince's sister, a powerless witch falls into the prince's arms instead.

by Ellis Hunter 2026

4.09

12k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Bonding 💫 Soul Bond 👑 Lost Heir ⛓️ Forced Proximity

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 94%

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

The Hands of the Emperor

by Victoria Goddard • 2019

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

4.40

4k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

The Hands of the Emperor 94%

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

by Victoria Goddard 2019

4.40

4k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

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

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

Eona

by Alison Goodman • 2011

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

4.10

41k+

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Eona 94%

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

by Alison Goodman 2011

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 94%

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

A Breaking of Realms

by Jasmine Young • 2023

An outcast secretly bonds with a wild dragon the law demands dead.

4.27

1k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Forbidden Dragon Bond 💔 Estranged Siblings ⚖️ Corrupt Magical Order

A Breaking of Realms 94%

An outcast secretly bonds with a wild dragon the law demands dead.

by Jasmine Young 2023

4.27

1k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Forbidden Dragon Bond 💔 Estranged Siblings ⚖️ Corrupt Magical Order

Promised in Fire

by Jasmine Walt • 2022

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

3.77

28k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

Promised in Fire 94%

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

by Jasmine Walt 2022

3.77

28k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

Flameborne

by Aimee Lynn

A dragon catches a suicidal farm girl. She's the first female rider in a corps that wants her gone.

4.10

8k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Training 🩹 Trauma Healing Arc 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🫂 Found Family Squad

Flameborne 93%

A dragon catches a suicidal farm girl. She's the first female rider in a corps that wants her gone.

by Aimee Lynn 2025

4.10

8k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Training 🩹 Trauma Healing Arc 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🫂 Found Family Squad

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 94%

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

A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon • 2023

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

4.31

58k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

A Day of Fallen Night 94%

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

by Samantha Shannon 2023

4.31

58k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

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 93%

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

The Sky on Fire

by Jenn Lyons • 2024

Banished underground, a beast-tamer leads a crew to rob a dragon queen's vault of secrets.

3.59

4k+

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Riders 💛 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Hidden Family

The Sky on Fire 93%

Banished underground, a beast-tamer leads a crew to rob a dragon queen's vault of secrets.

by Jenn Lyons 2024

3.59

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Riders 💛 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Hidden 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 93%

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

Idolfire

by Grace Curtis • 2025

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

3.61

918

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Idolfire 93%

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

by Grace Curtis 2025

3.61

918 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

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 93%

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

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

by Rebecca Yarros • 2025

Her lover is becoming a monster. The cure: a lost dragon breed across the sea.

4.61

10k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🖤 Shadow Daddy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Corruption Arc 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Summary

Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] 93%

Her lover is becoming a monster. The cure: a lost dragon breed across the sea.

by Rebecca Yarros 2025

4.61

10k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🖤 Shadow Daddy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Corruption Arc 🔮 Forbidden Magic

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 94%

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

King of Scars

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

4.15

234k+

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

King of Scars 94%

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.15

234k+ ratings

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

Un destino forjado a fuego

by Hazel McBride

Her fire is a crime. Her blood is a crown. A wild dragon may save her.

3.70

7k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Romance ✊ Feminist Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 👩‍👩‍👧 Matriarchal World

Un destino forjado a fuego 93%

Her fire is a crime. Her blood is a crown. A wild dragon may save her.

by Hazel McBride 2025

3.70

7k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Romance ✊ Feminist Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 👩‍👩‍👧 Matriarchal World

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 93%

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

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

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

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 93%

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

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

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 93%

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

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

Fireborne

by Rosaria Munda • 2019

She's a serf. He's the hidden heir of the dragonlords. Together, they rise as dragonriders.

3.89

36k+

🏛️ Post-Revolution Fantasy 🏺 Greco-Roman Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity ✊ Former Serf Rises ⚔️ Tournament To Lead

Fireborne 94%

She's a serf. He's the hidden heir of the dragonlords. Together, they rise as dragonriders.

by Rosaria Munda 2019

3.89

36k+ ratings

🏛️ Post-Revolution Fantasy 🏺 Greco-Roman Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity ✊ Former Serf Rises ⚔️ Tournament To Lead

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 94%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

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

Empire of Reckoning and Ruin

by Nina Frost • 2025

After godslaying, a queen and her consort must fight each other for the pantheon's entertainment.

4.18

3k+

🐉 Romantasy ⚡ Divine Politics 🔥 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Warrior Queen

Empire of Reckoning and Ruin 93%

After godslaying, a queen and her consort must fight each other for the pantheon's entertainment.

by Nina Frost 2025

4.18

3k+ ratings

🐉 Romantasy ⚡ Divine Politics 🔥 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Warrior Queen

The Last Dragon King

by Leia Stone • 2022

A hunter's deadly secret makes her the most dangerous choice for a dragon king's queen.

3.64

37k+

👑 Royal Selection 🐉 Dragon Shifters 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔮 Magical Tests

The Last Dragon King 93%

A hunter's deadly secret makes her the most dangerous choice for a dragon king's queen.

by Leia Stone 2022

3.64

37k+ ratings

👑 Royal Selection 🐉 Dragon Shifters 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔮 Magical Tests

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 93%

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

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Dragonfall 93%

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3.36

11k+ ratings

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

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The Sword of Truth 93%

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by Terry Goodkind 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

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4.06

1k+

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In the Wake of the Wicked 93%

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4.06

1k+ ratings

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