50 Books like Speaking Bones

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

The Way of Kings 94%

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

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.

4.64

431

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic

Wrath and Ruin 94%

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

by James Maxwell 2025

4.64

431 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mordecai

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

4.44

2k+

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence

Mordecai 93%

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.44

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

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

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

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

Furies of Calderon 92%

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

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

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

By Blood, by Salt

by J.L. Odom • 2024

An outcast soldier captures a desert devil; she becomes his shield against a treacherous empire.

4.22

776

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👤 Reluctant Leader

By Blood, by Salt 92%

An outcast soldier captures a desert devil; she becomes his shield against a treacherous empire.

by J.L. Odom 2024

4.22

776 ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👤 Reluctant Leader

The Shadow of What Was Lost

by James Islington • 2014

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

4.14

93k+

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist

The Shadow of What Was Lost 92%

Four young fugitives race a failing magical barrier to unlock an amnesiac's forgotten past.

by James Islington 2014

4.14

93k+ ratings

🔗 Magic As Oppression 🧠 Memory And Identity ❓ Amnesiac Protagonist

Into the Narrowdark

by Tad Williams • 2022

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

4.52

3k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

Into the Narrowdark 92%

Betrayed from within and grieving his lost queen, an aging king faces an immortal army alone.

by Tad Williams 2022

4.52

3k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy Saga 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

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

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

The Darkness That Comes Before

by R. Scott Bakker • 2003

A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.

3.84

24k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy

The Darkness That Comes Before 92%

A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.

by R. Scott Bakker 2003

3.84

24k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy

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

The City of Brass 92%

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

The Will of the Many

by James Islington • 2023

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

4.58

231k+

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials

The Will of the Many 92%

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

by James Islington 2023

4.58

231k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials

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

Elantris 92%

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

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang • 2018

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

4.16

503k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy

The Poppy War 92%

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

by R.F. Kuang 2018

4.16

503k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold

Golden Age 92%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold

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

Of Shadow and Sea 92%

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

Blood of the Old Kings

by Sung-Il Kim • 2016

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

3.71

2k+

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader

Blood of the Old Kings 91%

A widow trades an eye for dragonfire and declares herself king of a conquered land.

by Sung-Il Kim 2016

3.71

2k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Bond 👊 Empire Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang • 2019

A mother buried her sword to raise sons. Then an unnatural tornado climbed the mountain.

4.43

98k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 💔 Tragic Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage

The Sword of Kaigen 91%

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

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

Traitor's Blade 91%

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

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

The Justice of Kings 91%

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

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

The Severed Realm 91%

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

The Art of Prophecy

by Wesley Chu • 2022

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

4.04

6k+

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor

The Art of Prophecy 91%

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

by Wesley Chu 2022

4.04

6k+ ratings

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor

The Elven

by Bernhard Hennen • 2004

A hunted jarl enters the elven realm, where a queen demands his unborn child as payment.

4.11

10k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 🏔️ Germanic Fantasy ❤️ Love Triangle

The Elven 91%

A hunted jarl enters the elven realm, where a queen demands his unborn child as payment.

by Bernhard Hennen 2004

4.11

10k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy 🏔️ Germanic Fantasy ❤️ Love Triangle

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

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

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

The Ambassador's Mission 91%

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

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie • 2006

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

4.22

320k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego

The Blade Itself 91%

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

by Joe Abercrombie 2006

4.22

320k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego

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

The Bone Shard Daughter 91%

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

Chronicles of the Black Company

by Glen Cook • 1986

A weary mercenary company and a fallen empress are the only hope against shadow sorcerers.

4.24

27k+

🏴 Grimdark Fantasy 🎖️ Military Fantasy 💀 Mercenary Company

Chronicles of the Black Company 91%

A weary mercenary company and a fallen empress are the only hope against shadow sorcerers.

by Glen Cook 1986

4.24

27k+ ratings

🏴 Grimdark Fantasy 🎖️ Military Fantasy 💀 Mercenary Company

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

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

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1937

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

4.30

4.5M+

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 91%

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.30

4.5M+ ratings

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

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

Promise of Blood 91%

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

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

Eye of the Wolf 91%

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

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

Fate of the Crown 91%

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

Godkiller

by Hannah Kaner • 2023

A godkiller, a girl hiding a god, and a fallen knight journey to a dead city of shrines.

3.86

59k+

🙏 Gods And Mortals ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Godkiller 91%

A godkiller, a girl hiding a god, and a fallen knight journey to a dead city of shrines.

by Hannah Kaner 2023

3.86

59k+ ratings

🙏 Gods And Mortals ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin • 1996

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

A Game of Thrones 91%

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

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson • 2007

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

4.38

678k+

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle

The Well of Ascension 91%

Besieged by two armies, the city's mists are darkening into a world-ending ancient menace.

by Brandon Sanderson 2007

4.38

678k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare 💘 Love Triangle

The Ninth Rain

by Jen Williams • 2017

An ancient enemy wakes beneath a dying city. Three outcasts cross poisoned lands to stop it.

4.08

10k+

🥀 Dying Elder Race 🖤 Found Family 🐉 Human-Dragon Bond

The Ninth Rain 91%

An ancient enemy wakes beneath a dying city. Three outcasts cross poisoned lands to stop it.

by Jen Williams 2017

4.08

10k+ ratings

🥀 Dying Elder Race 🖤 Found Family 🐉 Human-Dragon Bond

The Destroyer

by Michael-Scott Earle • 2016

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

4.00

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior

The Destroyer 91%

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

by Michael-Scott Earle 2016

4.00

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior

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

Voice of War 91%

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

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

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

The Hidden Queen

by Peter V. Brett • 2024

A sensitive mage and a warrior princess must rescue their mothers and stop a demon queen.

4.34

2k+

🧬 Next Generation 🛡️ Found Family 🐛 Reluctant Hero

The Hidden Queen 91%

A sensitive mage and a warrior princess must rescue their mothers and stop a demon queen.

by Peter V. Brett 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🧬 Next Generation 🛡️ Found Family 🐛 Reluctant Hero

Fool's Errand

by Robin Hobb • 2001

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

4.39

108k+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue

Fool's Errand 91%

A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.

by Robin Hobb 2001

4.39

108k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond Magic 👑 Court Intrigue

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

Green Rider 91%

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

Senlin Ascends

by Josiah Bancroft • 2013

When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.

4.11

34k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Senlin Ascends 91%

When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.

by Josiah Bancroft 2013

4.11

34k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Landmoor

by Jeff Wheeler • 2003

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

4.16

2k+

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family

Landmoor 91%

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

by Jeff Wheeler 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family

The Starless Crown

by James Rollins • 2022

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

3.78

13k+

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact

The Starless Crown 90%

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

by James Rollins 2022

3.78

13k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact

Winter Be My Shield

by Jo Spurrier • 2012

An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.

3.86

1k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Pain Magic ⚡ Traumatized Mage

Winter Be My Shield 90%

An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.

by Jo Spurrier 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Pain Magic ⚡ Traumatized Mage

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