50 Books like The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha

The Hidden Hindu

by Akshat Gupta

A secret facility interrogates a monk whose memories begin in the Ramayana. His face hasn't aged.

3.88

5k+

🏛️ Mythological Thriller ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🎭 Double Agents 🔬 Secret Facility 🕉️ Vedic Mythology

The Hidden Hindu 94%

A secret facility interrogates a monk whose memories begin in the Ramayana. His face hasn't aged.

by Akshat Gupta 2020

3.88

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Thriller ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🎭 Double Agents 🔬 Secret Facility 🕉️ Vedic Mythology

Scion of Ikshvaku

by Amish Tripathi • 2015

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

3.87

47k+

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

Scion of Ikshvaku 94%

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

by Amish Tripathi 2015

3.87

47k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

The Palace of Illusions

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2008

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

4.20

67k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

The Palace of Illusions 93%

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008

4.20

67k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

Queen of Shadows and Ruin

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2025

An exile returns with forbidden magic; the prophecy that frees her people demands her life.

4.16

2k+

⚔️ Epic Romantasy 🕌 South Asian Fantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 👑 Hidden Royalty

Queen of Shadows and Ruin 91%

An exile returns with forbidden magic; the prophecy that frees her people demands her life.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2025

4.16

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Epic Romantasy 🕌 South Asian Fantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 👑 Hidden Royalty

Daughter of Chaos

by A.S. Webb • 2025

A fisherman's daughter with forbidden power joins the Argonauts to hunt the secret the gods buried.

3.65

2k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Feminist Mythology 👑 Gods As Villains 🌑 Reluctant Chosen One 🔥 Hidden Power

Daughter of Chaos 91%

A fisherman's daughter with forbidden power joins the Argonauts to hunt the secret the gods buried.

by A.S. Webb 2025

3.65

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Feminist Mythology 👑 Gods As Villains 🌑 Reluctant Chosen One 🔥 Hidden Power

Tiger's Voyage

by Colleen Houck • 2011

Amnesia stole her tiger prince. His brother took his place. A dragon forces her to choose.

4.27

38k+

🐅 Indian Mythology 🐯 Shifter Romance 👬 Rival Brothers ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌊 Underwater Adventure

Tiger's Voyage 91%

Amnesia stole her tiger prince. His brother took his place. A dragon forces her to choose.

by Colleen Houck 2011

4.27

38k+ ratings

🐅 Indian Mythology 🐯 Shifter Romance 👬 Rival Brothers ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌊 Underwater Adventure

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 91%

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

The Ship of Ishtar

by A. Merritt • 1924

A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.

3.56

669

🗡️ Pulp Fantasy 🏛️ Ancient Mythology 🌍 Man Between Worlds 💔 Forbidden Love ⛵ Cursed Ship

The Ship of Ishtar 91%

A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.

by A. Merritt 1924

3.56

669 ratings

🗡️ Pulp Fantasy 🏛️ Ancient Mythology 🌍 Man Between Worlds 💔 Forbidden Love ⛵ Cursed Ship

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 91%

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

The Star-Touched Queen

by Roshani Chokshi • 2016

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

3.56

28k+

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

The Star-Touched Queen 92%

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

by Roshani Chokshi 2016

3.56

28k+ ratings

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

The Fire Queen

by Emily R. King • 2017

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

4.03

12k+

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Fire Queen 92%

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

by Emily R. King 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

Dharmayoddha Kalki

by Kevin Missal

A dying king burns a village for forbidden nectar and awakens the demigod prophesied to end him.

3.79

3k+

🕉️ Hindu Mythology ⚡ Chosen One Destiny 💪 Hidden Powers Revealed 🖤 Corrupting Power 🕸️ Political Conspiracy

Dharmayoddha Kalki 94%

A dying king burns a village for forbidden nectar and awakens the demigod prophesied to end him.

by Kevin Missal 2017

3.79

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Mythology ⚡ Chosen One Destiny 💪 Hidden Powers Revealed 🖤 Corrupting Power 🕸️ Political Conspiracy

Psyche and Eros

by Luna McNamara • 2023

A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.

3.76

22k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔥 Feminist Mythology 👁️ Dual Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Cursed Lovers

Psyche and Eros 91%

A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.

by Luna McNamara 2023

3.76

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔥 Feminist Mythology 👁️ Dual Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Cursed Lovers

The Stardust Thief

by Chelsea Abdullah • 2022

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

3.98

29k+

🌙 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🏜️ Epic Desert Quest ✨ Magical Relic Trade 👥 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Characters

The Stardust Thief 90%

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

by Chelsea Abdullah 2022

3.98

29k+ ratings

🌙 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🏜️ Epic Desert Quest ✨ Magical Relic Trade 👥 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Characters

River of Shadows

by Karina Halle • 2022

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

3.77

18k+

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

River of Shadows 90%

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

by Karina Halle 2022

3.77

18k+ ratings

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

Ajaya

by Anand Neelakantan • 2013

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

4.05

5k+

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

Ajaya 90%

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

by Anand Neelakantan 2013

4.05

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

The Thief

by Megan Whalen Turner • 1996

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

3.85

94k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Thief 90%

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

by Megan Whalen Turner 1996

3.85

94k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

by N.K. Jemisin • 2010

A young heir summoned to a skyborne palace discovers her family's power comes from enslaved gods.

3.89

82k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Deadly Succession 🖤 God-Mortal Romance 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🏛️ Divine Politics

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms 90%

A young heir summoned to a skyborne palace discovers her family's power comes from enslaved gods.

by N.K. Jemisin 2010

3.89

82k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Deadly Succession 🖤 God-Mortal Romance 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🏛️ Divine Politics

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

by Satyarth Nayak

From creation to Kali Yuga, a hundred Hindu myths braid into one interconnected karmic saga.

4.39

2k+

📜 Puranic Retellings ⚡ Mythic Bargains 💔 Flawed Gods 🔥 Sacred Feminine ⚖️ Karmic Justice

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas Summary

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas 92%

From creation to Kali Yuga, a hundred Hindu myths braid into one interconnected karmic saga.

by Satyarth Nayak 2022

4.39

2k+ ratings

📜 Puranic Retellings ⚡ Mythic Bargains 💔 Flawed Gods 🔥 Sacred Feminine ⚖️ Karmic Justice

Star Mother

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2021

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

4.12

13k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

Star Mother 92%

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2021

4.12

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

The Mahabharata Secret

by Christopher C. Doyle • 2013

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

3.62

7k+

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

The Mahabharata Secret 92%

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

by Christopher C. Doyle 2013

3.62

7k+ ratings

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

The North Wind

by Alexandria Warwick • 2022

To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.

3.57

29k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Hades And Persephone 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

The North Wind 90%

To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.

by Alexandria Warwick 2022

3.57

29k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Hades And Persephone 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 90%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Весна незнаемая

by Елизавета Дворецкая • 2002

A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.

3.42

🏛️ Slavic Mythology ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🌍 Mythic Quest

Весна незнаемая 90%

A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.

by Елизавета Дворецкая 2002

3.42

12 ratings

🏛️ Slavic Mythology ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🌍 Mythic Quest

Songbird of the Sorrows

by Braidee Otto • 2024

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

3.90

4k+

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

Songbird of the Sorrows 90%

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

by Braidee Otto 2024

3.90

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley • 1982

Morgaine, Avalon's priestess, watches her brother Arthur's reign erase the Goddess she serves.

4.13

214k+

🔮 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Mythology 🌙 Priestess Protagonist 🕯️ Goddess Worship ⛪ Pagan Vs Christianity

The Mists of Avalon 90%

Morgaine, Avalon's priestess, watches her brother Arthur's reign erase the Goddess she serves.

by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1982

4.13

214k+ ratings

🔮 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Mythology 🌙 Priestess Protagonist 🕯️ Goddess Worship ⛪ Pagan Vs Christianity

A Touch of Darkness

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2019

A spring goddess loses a bet to the God of the Dead: make the Underworld bloom.

3.8

444k+

🖤 Hades And Persephone ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Divine Forbidden Love 🕳️ Underworld Realm 🌶️ Steamy Retelling

A Touch of Darkness 90%

A spring goddess loses a bet to the God of the Dead: make the Underworld bloom.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2019

3.8

444k+ ratings

🖤 Hades And Persephone ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Divine Forbidden Love 🕳️ Underworld Realm 🌶️ Steamy Retelling

Arjun

by Shinde Sweety • 2015

Fire-born and fierce, she weds five brothers, loves one, and watches an ancient kingdom burn.

4.23

278

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Retelling 🕌 Indian Mythology 💔 Tragic Romance ⚖️ Conflicting Loyalties

Arjun 92%

Fire-born and fierce, she weds five brothers, loves one, and watches an ancient kingdom burn.

by Shinde Sweety 2015

4.23

278 ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Retelling 🕌 Indian Mythology 💔 Tragic Romance ⚖️ Conflicting Loyalties

Sita

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2013

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

4.10

8k+

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Sita 92%

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013

4.10

8k+ ratings

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Samsara

by Saksham Garg

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

3.43

2k+

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

Samsara 92%

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

by Saksham Garg 2022

3.43

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

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

Heart of Night and Fire

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2023

A magical captive escapes to a blighted kingdom unaware she carries the forbidden power it needs.

3.85

5k+

🕌 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🖤 Found Family

Heart of Night and Fire 90%

A magical captive escapes to a blighted kingdom unaware she carries the forbidden power it needs.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2023

3.85

5k+ ratings

🕌 South Asian Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🖤 Found Family

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 90%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

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

Mahabharata

by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa • 1951

Cheated of their kingdom, five brothers wage a cataclysmic war against their own family.

4.32

12k+

🇮🇳 Indian Epic 📜 Epic Poetry 🏕️ Exile And Return ⚔️ Familial War 🎭 Philosophical Tragedy

Mahabharata 90%

Cheated of their kingdom, five brothers wage a cataclysmic war against their own family.

by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa 1951

4.32

12k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Epic 📜 Epic Poetry 🏕️ Exile And Return ⚔️ Familial War 🎭 Philosophical Tragedy

A Tribute of Fire

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

4.09

17k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

A Tribute of Fire 90%

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Yayati

by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

Cursed from birth to misery, a mythic king chases pleasure, each conquest deepening his hunger.

4.13

5k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🌏 Ancient India 💔 Secret Affair 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🍂 Moral Decay

Yayati 91%

Cursed from birth to misery, a mythic king chases pleasure, each conquest deepening his hunger.

by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963

4.13

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🌏 Ancient India 💔 Secret Affair 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🍂 Moral Decay

Kaikeyi

by Vaishnavi Patel • 2022

A queen who pulls invisible threads between souls must become a villain to save her kingdom.

4.17

39k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💍 Political Marriage ✊ Women's Rebellion 🕌 Ancient India

Kaikeyi 92%

A queen who pulls invisible threads between souls must become a villain to save her kingdom.

by Vaishnavi Patel 2022

4.17

39k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💍 Political Marriage ✊ Women's Rebellion 🕌 Ancient India

Realm of Ash

by Tasha Suri • 2019

A widow's forbidden blood unlocks a realm of ancestral memory where a dying empire's cure awaits.

3.98

4k+

🕌 Indian-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Widow's Journey 👑 Court Intrigue

Realm of Ash 92%

A widow's forbidden blood unlocks a realm of ancestral memory where a dying empire's cure awaits.

by Tasha Suri 2019

3.98

4k+ ratings

🕌 Indian-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Widow's Journey 👑 Court Intrigue

The First Girl Child

by Amy Harmon • 2019

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

4.26

20k+

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

The First Girl Child 90%

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

by Amy Harmon 2019

4.26

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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 Forest of Enchantments

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2019

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

4.22

20k+

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

The Forest of Enchantments 91%

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2019

4.22

20k+ ratings

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

The Ramayana

by R.K. Narayan • 1957

A banished prince leads a monkey army to rescue his wife from a ten-headed demon.

4.07

13k+

📜 Indian Epic 🏛️ Classical Retelling ⚡ Divine Incarnation 🌲 Exile And Return ⚔️ Cosmic Battle

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