50 Books like The Physicians of Vilnoc

The Tainted Cup

by Robert Jackson Bennett

Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.

4.29

96k+

🧬 Biopunk Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🦠 Engineered Contagion 💰 Corrupt Gentry 🏛️ Living Architecture

The Tainted Cup 91%

Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2024

4.29

96k+ ratings

🧬 Biopunk Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🦠 Engineered Contagion 💰 Corrupt Gentry 🏛️ Living Architecture

Sorcery of Thorns

by Margaret Rogerson • 2019

Framed for murder, a library apprentice must trust a sorcerer and the demon who raised him.

4.04

161k+

📚 Sentient Libraries 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Companion 🤝 Demon Bargains

Sorcery of Thorns 92%

Framed for murder, a library apprentice must trust a sorcerer and the demon who raised him.

by Margaret Rogerson 2019

4.04

161k+ ratings

📚 Sentient Libraries 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Companion 🤝 Demon Bargains

Tread of Angels

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

3.47

6k+

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion 😈 Demon Lover 🌓 Torn Between Worlds

Tread of Angels 91%

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022

3.47

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion 😈 Demon Lover 🌓 Torn Between Worlds

The Justice of Kings

by Richard Swan • 2022

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

4.00

17k+

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Justice of Kings 90%

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

by Richard Swan 2022

4.00

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

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 90%

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 Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

3.55

7k+

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lord Sorcier 90%

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.55

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

City of Stairs 90%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

Terrier

by Tamora Pierce • 2006

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

4.16

70k+

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Terrier 90%

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

by Tamora Pierce 2006

4.16

70k+ ratings

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Priestess of the White

by Trudi Canavan • 2005

Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.

3.89

18k+

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

Priestess of the White 90%

Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.

by Trudi Canavan 2005

3.89

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 90%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors Summary

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors 90%

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Crucible of Chaos

by Sebastien de Castell • 2023

A scarred magistrate enters a storm-wracked abbey where poisoned monks war over murdered gods.

4.05

929

🕵️ Fantasy Mystery ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🏚️ Corrupt Monastery 🩸 Forbidden Ritual ✨ Manmade Gods

Crucible of Chaos 90%

A scarred magistrate enters a storm-wracked abbey where poisoned monks war over murdered gods.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.05

929 ratings

🕵️ Fantasy Mystery ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🏚️ Corrupt Monastery 🩸 Forbidden Ritual ✨ Manmade Gods

Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison • 2004

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

4.04

130k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Dead Witch Walking 90%

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

by Kim Harrison 2004

4.04

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita 91%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 91%

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

The Hidden Queen

by Peter V. Brett

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

4.34

2k+

👑 Second Generation Fantasy ⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse

The Hidden Queen 91%

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

by Peter V. Brett 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

👑 Second Generation Fantasy ⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse

The Stolen Wizard

by Peter J. Woods • 2023

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

4.30

391

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

The Stolen Wizard 90%

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

by Peter J. Woods 2023

4.30

391 ratings

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

Taming Demons for Beginners

by Annette Marie • 2019

A bookish orphan bakes for a captive demon king, sealing a contract that brands them outlaws.

4.30

20k+

🔥 Demon Summoning 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family 🌃 Hidden Magical World

Taming Demons for Beginners 90%

A bookish orphan bakes for a captive demon king, sealing a contract that brands them outlaws.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.30

20k+ ratings

🔥 Demon Summoning 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family 🌃 Hidden Magical World

The Dark That Hides Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2025

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

4.07

438

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Dark That Hides Us 90%

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2025

4.07

438 ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Fool's Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 2014

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

4.43

68k+

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

Fool's Assassin 90%

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

by Robin Hobb 2014

4.43

68k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge

by Beth Cato • 2023

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

3.87

6k+

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage 🕊️ Divine Possession ⚔️ Wartime Veterans

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge 90%

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

by Beth Cato 2023

3.87

6k+ ratings

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage 🕊️ Divine Possession ⚔️ Wartime Veterans

Black Sun

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2020

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

4.17

56k+

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Black Sun 90%

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2020

4.17

56k+ ratings

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Blood and Empire

by James Maxwell • 2025

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

4.34

670

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy 👑 Reluctant Queen ⚔️ Court Intrigue

Blood and Empire 90%

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.34

670 ratings

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy 👑 Reluctant Queen ⚔️ Court Intrigue

The Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson • 2011

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

4.19

294k+

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 💬 Witty Banter

The Alloy of Law 90%

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

by Brandon Sanderson 2011

4.19

294k+ ratings

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 💬 Witty Banter

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 90%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

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 90%

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

The Malevolent Seven

by Sebastien de Castell

When gods and devils conspire, seven damnable mages must choose a side or forge their own.

4.01

7k+

🖤 Grimdark 👁️ Divine Conspiracy 😈 Deal With A Devil 💀 Gallows Humor 🩸 Blood Magic

The Malevolent Seven 90%

When gods and devils conspire, seven damnable mages must choose a side or forge their own.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.01

7k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark 👁️ Divine Conspiracy 😈 Deal With A Devil 💀 Gallows Humor 🩸 Blood Magic

The Warded Man

by Peter V. Brett • 2008

Demons rule the night. Wards only hide. Arlen tattoos fighting magic onto his own skin.

4.24

132k+

🖤 Demon Apocalypse 🪄 Hard Magic System 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 💚 Found Family 😨 Fear As Antagonist

The Warded Man 91%

Demons rule the night. Wards only hide. Arlen tattoos fighting magic onto his own skin.

by Peter V. Brett 2008

4.24

132k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Apocalypse 🪄 Hard Magic System 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 💚 Found Family 😨 Fear As Antagonist

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson • 2012

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

4.37

133k+

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 👑 Palace Intrigue 🤝 Unlikely Bond

The Emperor's Soul 91%

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

by Brandon Sanderson 2012

4.37

133k+ ratings

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 👑 Palace Intrigue 🤝 Unlikely Bond

Eve of Snows

by L. James Rice • 2018

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

4.03

196

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood 👁️ Ancient Evil 🦴 Prophecy Manipulation

Eve of Snows 90%

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

by L. James Rice 2018

4.03

196 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood 👁️ Ancient Evil 🦴 Prophecy Manipulation

Ninth House

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

4.00

408k+

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

Ninth House 90%

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.00

408k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 90%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

The Sinner and the Scholar

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

3.79

2k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

The Sinner and the Scholar 90%

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2023

3.79

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

4.31

102k+

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Mistborn 90%

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

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 90%

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

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson • 2010

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

4.66

688k+

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

The Way of Kings 90%

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

by Brandon Sanderson 2010

4.66

688k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic 90%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Vespertine

by Margaret Rogerson • 2021

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

4.09

26k+

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Vespertine 90%

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

by Margaret Rogerson 2021

4.09

26k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

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 90%

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

The Obsidian Tower

by Melissa Caruso • 2020

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Obsidian Tower 91%

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

by Melissa Caruso 2020

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 91%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Silverblood Promise

by James Logan

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

3.96

8k+

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

The Silverblood Promise 90%

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

by James Logan 2024

3.96

8k+ ratings

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

La Belle Sauvage 90%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

The City of Brass

by S.A. Chakraborty • 2017

Her healing con accidentally summons a djinn, dragging her into a hidden city's magical civil war.

4.14

158k+

🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🧬 Hidden Heir 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Elemental Magic

The City of Brass 90%

Her healing con accidentally summons a djinn, dragging her into a hidden city's magical civil war.

by S.A. Chakraborty 2017

4.14

158k+ ratings

🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🧬 Hidden Heir 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Elemental Magic

Traitor's Blade

by Sebastien de Castell • 2014

Three framed swordsmen spirit the dead king's lost heir across a kingdom bent on their destruction.

4.04

26k+

😏 Swashbuckling Fantasy 😔 Disgraced Knights 💕 Found Family 🗡️ Oathbound Order 😂 Dark Humor

Traitor's Blade 90%

Three framed swordsmen spirit the dead king's lost heir across a kingdom bent on their destruction.

by Sebastien de Castell 2014

4.04

26k+ ratings

😏 Swashbuckling Fantasy 😔 Disgraced Knights 💕 Found Family 🗡️ Oathbound Order 😂 Dark Humor

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

by Douglas Westerbeke • 2024

Her illness worsens when she rests, so she chases a cure across continents and secret libraries.

3.52

22k+

🤕 Cursed Wanderer 🩸 Inexplicable Illness 📚 Hidden Library 🗺️ Globe-Trotting Journey 🍂 Accepting Impermanence

A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary

A Short Walk Through a Wide World 90%

Her illness worsens when she rests, so she chases a cure across continents and secret libraries.

by Douglas Westerbeke 2024

3.52

22k+ ratings

🤕 Cursed Wanderer 🩸 Inexplicable Illness 📚 Hidden Library 🗺️ Globe-Trotting Journey 🍂 Accepting Impermanence

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

A Magical Girl Retires

by Park Seolyeon • 2022

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

3.54

12k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

A Magical Girl Retires 89%

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

by Park Seolyeon 2022

3.54

12k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

4.16

364k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

Elantris 89%

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.16

364k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

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