50 Books like Warbreaker

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 93%

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 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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Ashes of the Sun

by Django Wexler • 2020

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

3.94

6k+

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Ashes of the Sun 93%

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

by Django Wexler 2020

3.94

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Darien

by C.F. Iggulden • 2017

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

3.88

5k+

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

Darien 93%

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

by C.F. Iggulden 2017

3.88

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

Of Shadow and Sea

by Will Wight • 2014

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

4.03

6k+

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Of Shadow and Sea 93%

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

by Will Wight 2014

4.03

6k+ ratings

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Iron & Embers

by Helen Scheuerer • 2025

A poisoner at a brutal academy faces the warrior she's bound to and cannot forgive.

4.15

31k+

🕯️ Dark Academia 💕 Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Soul Bond 🏰 Forced Proximity

Iron & Embers 93%

A poisoner at a brutal academy faces the warrior she's bound to and cannot forgive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2025

4.15

31k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 💕 Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Soul Bond 🏰 Forced Proximity

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 93%

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

Promise of Blood

by Brian McClellan • 2013

A general's coup topples the monarchy, but dying sorcerers warn: spilled royal blood summons a god.

4.13

65k+

🏰 Flintlock Fantasy 💥 Gunpowder Mage ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

Promise of Blood 93%

A general's coup topples the monarchy, but dying sorcerers warn: spilled royal blood summons a god.

by Brian McClellan 2013

4.13

65k+ ratings

🏰 Flintlock Fantasy 💥 Gunpowder Mage ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

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 93%

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

The Second Death of Locke

by V.L. Bovalino • 2025

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

3.86

29k+

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

The Second Death of Locke 93%

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

by V.L. Bovalino 2025

3.86

29k+ ratings

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Heart of Mist 93%

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

by Helen Scheuerer 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Blade of Secrets

by Tricia Levenseller • 2021

A magical blacksmith forges a sword that hears secrets, then escapes with it and her sister.

3.95

15k+

🪄 Magical Blacksmithing 😰 Anxious Heroine 🫂 Found Family 👭 Protective Sisters 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Blade of Secrets 93%

A magical blacksmith forges a sword that hears secrets, then escapes with it and her sister.

by Tricia Levenseller 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Blacksmithing 😰 Anxious Heroine 🫂 Found Family 👭 Protective Sisters 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Voice of War

by Zack Argyle • 2020

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

3.79

2k+

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

Voice of War 93%

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

by Zack Argyle 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

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 93%

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

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

King's Dragon

by Kate Elliott • 1998

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

3.81

10k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

King's Dragon 93%

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

by Kate Elliott 1998

3.81

10k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

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 93%

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 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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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

Air Awakens

by Elise Kova • 2015

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

3.97

63k+

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

Air Awakens 93%

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

by Elise Kova 2015

3.97

63k+ ratings

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

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 92%

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

Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson • 1999

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

3.94

140k+

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

Gardens of the Moon 92%

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

by Steven Erikson 1999

3.94

140k+ ratings

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

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

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 92%

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

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 93%

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

Transcendence and Rebellion

by Michael G. Manning • 2019

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

4.48

1k+

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

Transcendence and Rebellion 93%

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

by Michael G. Manning 2019

4.48

1k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

Wrath and Ruin

by James Maxwell • 2025

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

4.63

478

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Wrath and Ruin 93%

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.63

478 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes • 2012

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

3.77

63k+

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

Falling Kingdoms 92%

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

by Morgan Rhodes 2012

3.77

63k+ ratings

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

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 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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Fate of the Crown

by Paul J. Bennett • 2019

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

4.42

391

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

Fate of the Crown 92%

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

by Paul J. Bennett 2019

4.42

391 ratings

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

The Severed Realm

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

Killing a prince to save a child puts a grieving archmage on trial as reality breaks.

4.50

1k+

🏰 Epic Court Politics 💕 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🌑 Magical Corruption 🌧️ Melancholy Fantasy

The Severed Realm 92%

Killing a prince to save a child puts a grieving archmage on trial as reality breaks.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.50

1k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Court Politics 💕 Friends To Lovers ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🌑 Magical Corruption 🌧️ Melancholy Fantasy

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 92%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Eye of the Wolf

by A.E. Rayne • 2020

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

4.33

3k+

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Eye of the Wolf 92%

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

by A.E. Rayne 2020

4.33

3k+ ratings

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Kushiel's Scion

by Jacqueline Carey • 2006

Fleeing his traitor mother's shadow, a prince arrives at university just as war besieges the city.

4.22

23k+

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Dark Family Legacy 🏛️ Fantasy University 👑 Political Intrigue

Kushiel's Scion 92%

Fleeing his traitor mother's shadow, a prince arrives at university just as war besieges the city.

by Jacqueline Carey 2006

4.22

23k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Dark Family Legacy 🏛️ Fantasy University 👑 Political Intrigue

Long Live

by V.B. Lacey • 2023

A huntress wields a god-killing dagger, caught between four elementals and the spirit hunting them.

3.93

2k+

🔥 Elemental Magic System 💙 Immortal-Human Romance 🏹 Reluctant Hero 👑 Secret Heir 🗡️ Magical Artifact Quest

Long Live 92%

A huntress wields a god-killing dagger, caught between four elementals and the spirit hunting them.

by V.B. Lacey 2023

3.93

2k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic System 💙 Immortal-Human Romance 🏹 Reluctant Hero 👑 Secret Heir 🗡️ Magical Artifact Quest

The Witch of Shadowmarsh

by Sara C. Roethle • 2018

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

4.17

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

The Witch of Shadowmarsh 93%

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

by Sara C. Roethle 2018

4.17

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

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 93%

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

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 92%

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

Fate of the Furycks

by A.E. Rayne • 2024

A scarred warrior, denied her throne by a usurping uncle, fights to reclaim her stolen birthright.

4.48

2k+

🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🌙 Prophetic Dreams 🏰 Political Intrigue 👑 Usurper King ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

Fate of the Furycks 92%

A scarred warrior, denied her throne by a usurping uncle, fights to reclaim her stolen birthright.

by A.E. Rayne 2024

4.48

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🌙 Prophetic Dreams 🏰 Political Intrigue 👑 Usurper King ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

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

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

Reign of Madness

by Kel Kade • 2016

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

4.45

19k+

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

Reign of Madness 92%

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

by Kel Kade 2016

4.45

19k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

The Sword of Truth

by Terry Goodkind • 2006

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

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The Sword of Truth 92%

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

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by Tasha Suri 2019

3.98

4k+ ratings

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Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

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3.97

74k+ ratings

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To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

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The Ambassador's Mission 92%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

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