Adventure

Adventure lives in the heart-pounding moments of human determination, whether scaling deadly peaks, racing across uncharted wilderness, or pushing through seemingly impossible challenges. These stories and accounts capture the raw spirit of exploration and survival, chronicling both epic real-world journeys and pulse-racing quests that test the limits of body, mind, and spirit.

Adventure Book Summaries

Jaguar Prophecies

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.

4.39

3k+

🎭 Fantasy Thriller 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🏃‍♂️ Family On The Run 🩸 Hereditary Magic 📜 Ancient Conspiracy

Jaguar Prophecies

An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023 300 pages

4.39

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fantasy Thriller 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🏃‍♂️ Family On The Run 🩸 Hereditary Magic 📜 Ancient Conspiracy

The Last Legacy

by Adrienne Young • 2021

An orphan must survive her crime family's brutal games, where the silversmith is her sharpest rival.

3.91

12k+

🖤 Fantasy Crime Family ⚔️ Low Fantasy 🎭 Political Intrigue 💕 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Last Legacy

An orphan must survive her crime family's brutal games, where the silversmith is her sharpest rival.

by Adrienne Young 2021 322 pages

3.91

12k+ ratings

🖤 Fantasy Crime Family ⚔️ Low Fantasy 🎭 Political Intrigue 💕 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Caged Queen

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2018

She married the dragon king to feed her people. Freeing her dead sister requires his murder.

4.00

7k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🔗 Soul Bond 🕊️ Trapped Spirit 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Caged Queen

She married the dragon king to feed her people. Freeing her dead sister requires his murder.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2018 400 pages

4.00

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🔗 Soul Bond 🕊️ Trapped Spirit 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Nepali Flat

by Gordon Alexander • 2016

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

4.17

500+

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp 😂 Travel Humor 🥾 High-Altitude Trekking

The Nepali Flat

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

by Gordon Alexander 2016 339 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp 😂 Travel Humor 🥾 High-Altitude Trekking

The Oaken Throne

by Sara C. Roethle • 2018

An immortal queen defies a prophecy of three: she'll break fate itself to spare her rivals.

4.40

2k+

🛡️ Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💕 Immortal Mortal Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Oaken Throne

An immortal queen defies a prophecy of three: she'll break fate itself to spare her rivals.

by Sara C. Roethle 2018 346 pages

4.40

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💕 Immortal Mortal Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Even the Darkest Stars

by Heather Fawcett • 2017

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

3.82

4k+

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

Even the Darkest Stars

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

by Heather Fawcett 2017 437 pages

3.82

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

The Elven Apostate

by Sara C. Roethle • 2020

A scarred witch unites broken allies and her sister to stop a demon king reclaiming lost power.

4.55

500+

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 Found Family 💀 Cursed Artifacts 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Elven Apostate

A scarred witch unites broken allies and her sister to stop a demon king reclaiming lost power.

by Sara C. Roethle 2020 324 pages

4.55

500+ ratings

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 Found Family 💀 Cursed Artifacts 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Blood of Tyrants

by Naomi Novik • 2013

Shipwrecked without memory in Japan, a captain's only hope is a dragon who refuses to mourn.

4.00

16k+

🏰 Napoleonic Wars 🧠 Amnesia Plot 🐉 Dragon Human Bond ⚔️ Dragon Warfare ⛓️ Captive Abroad

Blood of Tyrants

Shipwrecked without memory in Japan, a captain's only hope is a dragon who refuses to mourn.

by Naomi Novik 2013 448 pages

4.00

16k+ ratings

🏰 Napoleonic Wars 🧠 Amnesia Plot 🐉 Dragon Human Bond ⚔️ Dragon Warfare ⛓️ Captive Abroad

Là où naissent les nuages

by Annelise Heurtier • 2014

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

3.59

158

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

Là où naissent les nuages

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

by Annelise Heurtier 2014 200 pages

3.59

158 ratings

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

Warprize

by Elizabeth Vaughan • 2005

Given as warprize to an enemy warlord, a healer braces for chains and finds only honor.

3.96

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Healer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Betrayal ⚔️ Warrior Hero

Warprize

Given as warprize to an enemy warlord, a healer braces for chains and finds only honor.

by Elizabeth Vaughan 2005 336 pages

3.96

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Healer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Betrayal ⚔️ Warrior Hero

The Warsaw Protocol

by Steve Berry • 2020

Cotton Malone chases stolen holy relics to an auction where a president's ruin is bid.

4.00

9k+

🕵️ Espionage Thriller 🏺 Relic Heist 💰 Political Blackmail 🔀 Double Agents 🌫️ Moral Ambiguity

The Warsaw Protocol

Cotton Malone chases stolen holy relics to an auction where a president's ruin is bid.

by Steve Berry 2020 368 pages

4.00

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Espionage Thriller 🏺 Relic Heist 💰 Political Blackmail 🔀 Double Agents 🌫️ Moral Ambiguity

The Sky Weaver

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2019

A legendary thief and her iron-willed hunter must become allies when pirates enslave them both.

4.04

3k+

💖 Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌟 Godly Parentage 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

The Sky Weaver

A legendary thief and her iron-willed hunter must become allies when pirates enslave them both.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2019 398 pages

4.04

3k+ ratings

💖 Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌟 Godly Parentage 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

The Patriot Threat

by Steve Berry • 2015

Ambushed in Venice, Cotton Malone hunts documents proving the American income tax was never legal.

3.98

11k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🔐 Codebreaking 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 😮‍💨 Reluctant Operative 💀 Revenge Plot

The Patriot Threat

Ambushed in Venice, Cotton Malone hunts documents proving the American income tax was never legal.

by Steve Berry 2015 386 pages

3.98

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🔐 Codebreaking 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 😮‍💨 Reluctant Operative 💀 Revenge Plot

Cut and Run

by Fern Michaels • 2019

When a wealthy widow is kidnapped in Spain, her friends deploy every weapon they have.

4.41

4k+

🦸 Vigilante Justice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hostage Rescue 🌄 Rural Spain 💔 Estranged Heirs

Cut and Run

When a wealthy widow is kidnapped in Spain, her friends deploy every weapon they have.

by Fern Michaels 2019 224 pages

4.41

4k+ ratings

🦸 Vigilante Justice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hostage Rescue 🌄 Rural Spain 💔 Estranged Heirs

League of Dragons

by Naomi Novik • 2016

A stolen egg. Napoleon's crumbling empire. One last battle to win the war and free dragonkind.

4.17

13k+

🐉 Dragon Riders ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🤝 Dragon Human Bond 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

League of Dragons

A stolen egg. Napoleon's crumbling empire. One last battle to win the war and free dragonkind.

by Naomi Novik 2016 380 pages

4.17

13k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🤝 Dragon Human Bond 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

First Rider's Call

by Kristen Britain • 2003

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

4.22

25k+

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

First Rider's Call

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

by Kristen Britain 2003 596 pages

4.22

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

The Iron Ghost

by Jen Williams • 2015

Three mercenaries hunt a stolen stone as a demon resurrects the mage who broke the world.

4.14

1k+

🗡️ Rougish Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Gay Knight Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 👹 Demon Deals

The Iron Ghost

Three mercenaries hunt a stolen stone as a demon resurrects the mage who broke the world.

by Jen Williams 2015 544 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Rougish Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Gay Knight Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 👹 Demon Deals

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

500+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021 186 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

3k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014 535 pages

3.68

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

Final Strike

by Jeff Wheeler • 2024

A Maya sorcerer's plague. A family hiding. A daughter's magic is the world's only shield.

4.48

2k+

🐆 Maya Mythology 🔮 Modern Magic 🕯️ Ancient Cult 👨‍👧 Father Daughter Bond ✨ Chosen One Daughter

Final Strike

A Maya sorcerer's plague. A family hiding. A daughter's magic is the world's only shield.

by Jeff Wheeler 2024 350 pages

4.48

2k+ ratings

🐆 Maya Mythology 🔮 Modern Magic 🕯️ Ancient Cult 👨‍👧 Father Daughter Bond ✨ Chosen One Daughter

The Gray Wolf Throne

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2011

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

4.37

52k+

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Gray Wolf Throne

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2011 517 pages

4.37

52k+ ratings

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

Firebrand

by Kristen Britain • 2017

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

4.31

6k+

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

Firebrand

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

by Kristen Britain 2017 784 pages

4.31

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

A Dance with Dragons 2

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

4.43

32k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

A Dance with Dragons 2

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

by George R.R. Martin 2011 560 pages

4.43

32k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

Of Killers and Kings

by Will Wight • 2020

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

4.26

3k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Of Killers and Kings

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

by Will Wight 2020 393 pages

4.26

3k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Children of Strife

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2026

A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.

4.25

6k+

🧠 Uploaded Consciousness 🕷️ Uplifted Animals 👑 Godlike Beings 🌍 Hostile Alien World 🤝 Found Family

Children of Strife

A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026 679 pages

4.25

6k+ ratings

🧠 Uploaded Consciousness 🕷️ Uplifted Animals 👑 Godlike Beings 🌍 Hostile Alien World 🤝 Found Family

Wayfarer

by Alexandra Bracken • 2017

To save a violinist lost in time, a privateer must destroy the astrolabe that rewrites history.

3.80

14k+

🕰️ Star-Crossed Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔁 Generational Trauma 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Sacrificial Love

Wayfarer

To save a violinist lost in time, a privateer must destroy the astrolabe that rewrites history.

by Alexandra Bracken 2017 544 pages

3.80

14k+ ratings

🕰️ Star-Crossed Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔁 Generational Trauma 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Sacrificial Love

Destiny of a Prince

by R.K. Lander • 2022

An elven outcast must master light and forest to save his city from a monstrous siege.

4.67

500+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 💚 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ✨ Chosen One 🏰 Siege Warfare

Destiny of a Prince

An elven outcast must master light and forest to save his city from a monstrous siege.

by R.K. Lander 2022 736 pages

4.67

500+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 💚 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ✨ Chosen One 🏰 Siege Warfare

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019 294 pages

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

The Immortal Words

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

When immortal dragons enslave the world, a phoenix-chosen outcast must die to set it free.

4.29

4k+

🎯 Chosen One 🔥 Phoenix Myth 💔 Self-Sacrifice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏯 Eastern Mythology

The Immortal Words

When immortal dragons enslave the world, a phoenix-chosen outcast must die to set it free.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020 341 pages

4.29

4k+ ratings

🎯 Chosen One 🔥 Phoenix Myth 💔 Self-Sacrifice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏯 Eastern Mythology

The Door in the Wall

by Marguerite de Angeli • 1949

Crippled and alone in plague-stricken London, a noble boy seeks a hidden path forward.

3.78

21k+

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏰 Medieval England 🦽 Disabled Protagonist 🦸 Unlikely Hero ⛪ Monastic Life

The Door in the Wall

Crippled and alone in plague-stricken London, a noble boy seeks a hidden path forward.

by Marguerite de Angeli 1949 128 pages

3.78

21k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏰 Medieval England 🦽 Disabled Protagonist 🦸 Unlikely Hero ⛪ Monastic Life

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

by Alexis Hall • 2019

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

3.75

3k+

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

by Alexis Hall 2019 350 pages

3.75

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

Perchance to Dream

by Lisa Mantchev • 2010

To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.

3.92

4k+

📖 Story Magic 🎭 Theatrical Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Mischief 🌊 Sea Goddess ⚔️ Rival Suitors

Perchance to Dream

To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.

by Lisa Mantchev 2010 341 pages

3.92

4k+ ratings

📖 Story Magic 🎭 Theatrical Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Mischief 🌊 Sea Goddess ⚔️ Rival Suitors

A Dance of Ghosts

by David Dalglish • 2014

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

4.16

2k+

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

A Dance of Ghosts

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

by David Dalglish 2014 512 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

The Blood Forest

by Sara C. Roethle • 2017

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

4.30

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

The Blood Forest

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

by Sara C. Roethle 2017 268 pages

4.30

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

A Crown of Wishes

by Roshani Chokshi • 2017

Two rival royals enter a magical tournament where one wish is granted and losing means oblivion.

4.1

9k+

🏛️ Indian Mythology 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🦊 Clever Hero

A Crown of Wishes

Two rival royals enter a magical tournament where one wish is granted and losing means oblivion.

by Roshani Chokshi 2017 369 pages

4.1

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Indian Mythology 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🦊 Clever Hero

The Duke's Treason

by Jeff Wheeler • 2024

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

4.57

1k+

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🕯️ Dark Intrigue 🏯 Fortress Siege

The Duke's Treason

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

by Jeff Wheeler 2024 323 pages

4.57

1k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🕯️ Dark Intrigue 🏯 Fortress Siege

The Engineer

by Will Wight • 2023

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

4.41

6k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

The Engineer

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

by Will Wight 2023 419 pages

4.41

6k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

Ultramarathon Man

by Dean Karnazes • 2005

A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.

4.02

21k+

🏃 Endurance Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Human Endurance 📖 Running Memoir 🔥 Embracing Pain

Ultramarathon Man

A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.

by Dean Karnazes 2005 295 pages

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Human Endurance 📖 Running Memoir 🔥 Embracing Pain

Queenslayer

by Sebastien de Castell • 2019

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

4.18

5k+

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

Queenslayer

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

by Sebastien de Castell 2019 464 pages

4.18

5k+ ratings

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

A World of Secrets

by James Maxwell • 2020

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

4.30

5k+

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family 🦿 Disabled Protagonist 🤺 Enemies To Allies

A World of Secrets

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

by James Maxwell 2020 302 pages

4.30

5k+ ratings

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family 🦿 Disabled Protagonist 🤺 Enemies To Allies

Into the Hourglass

by Emily R. King • 2019

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

4.12

2k+

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⏳ Borrowed Time 🌊 Undersea Realm

Into the Hourglass

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

by Emily R. King 2019 282 pages

4.12

2k+ ratings

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⏳ Borrowed Time 🌊 Undersea Realm

Silverkin

by Jeff Wheeler • 2004

Rescued from captivity, a Shae discovers the magic to save his world demands his life.

4.34

2k+

✨ Oath-Bound Magic 👑 Elf Kingdom Intrigue 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice Bond 💚 Healer Protagonist

Silverkin

Rescued from captivity, a Shae discovers the magic to save his world demands his life.

by Jeff Wheeler 2004 354 pages

4.34

2k+ ratings

✨ Oath-Bound Magic 👑 Elf Kingdom Intrigue 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice Bond 💚 Healer Protagonist

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

Summoned south, a northern family fights for the crown while the dead walk beyond the Wall.

4.63

48k+

👑 Political Intrigue 🩸 Grimdark 💀 Major Character Death 🐉 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows

Summoned south, a northern family fights for the crown while the dead walk beyond the Wall.

by George R.R. Martin 2011 3936 pages

4.63

48k+ ratings

👑 Political Intrigue 🩸 Grimdark 💀 Major Character Death 🐉 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

Shadow Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019

A spy forced to marry a prince falls for the one man she was sent to betray.

4.21

1k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗝️ Secret Society

Shadow Knights

A spy forced to marry a prince falls for the one man she was sent to betray.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019 249 pages

4.21

1k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗝️ Secret Society

Murder at Twilight

by Fleur Hitchcock • 2018

A missing rich boy, a flooded estate, and the nanny's daughter racing to save them both.

3.86

318

🕵️ Kidnapping Mystery 🏚️ Class Outsider 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🏰 English Country Estate 🤫 Community Secrets

Murder at Twilight

A missing rich boy, a flooded estate, and the nanny's daughter racing to save them both.

by Fleur Hitchcock 2018 256 pages

3.86

318 ratings

🕵️ Kidnapping Mystery 🏚️ Class Outsider 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🏰 English Country Estate 🤫 Community Secrets

Can You Take It?

by Jeneane O'Riley • 2025

He died for love and woke in the fae underworld, bound to its dark, magnetic heir.

3.42

9k+

🏚️ Underworld Journey 💀 Underworld Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc

Can You Take It?

He died for love and woke in the fae underworld, bound to its dark, magnetic heir.

by Jeneane O'Riley 2025 336 pages

3.42

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Underworld Journey 💀 Underworld Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023 363 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

An Inheritance of Magic

by Benedict Jacka • 2023

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

4.09

5k+

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

An Inheritance of Magic

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

by Benedict Jacka 2023 367 pages

4.09

5k+ ratings

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020 356 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

Enemigos de Esparta

by Sebastián Roa • 2018

His lover enslaved, a half-Greek mercenary fights Thebes's war against Sparta to bring her home.

4.27

185

🏛️ Ancient Greek Warfare 🏺 Classical Antiquity 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Mercenary Protagonist 🗡️ Revenge Quest

Enemigos de Esparta

His lover enslaved, a half-Greek mercenary fights Thebes's war against Sparta to bring her home.

by Sebastián Roa 2018 592 pages

4.27

185 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Greek Warfare 🏺 Classical Antiquity 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Mercenary Protagonist 🗡️ Revenge Quest

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