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Defiant

by Michael R. Miller • 2023

A banished rider and his blind dragon prepare for war as the world's ancient pact crumbles.

4.53

4k+

Fantasy

Dragons

Epic Fantasy

Defiant

A banished rider and his blind dragon prepare for war as the world's ancient pact crumbles.

by Michael R. Miller 2023 897 pages

4.53

4k+ ratings

Fantasy

Dragons

Epic Fantasy

Captive Passions

by Fern Michaels • 1977

To avenge her sister she weds a Dutch official, and hunts his ships by night.

3.96

1k+

Historical Romance

Romance

Historical Fiction

Captive Passions

To avenge her sister she weds a Dutch official, and hunts his ships by night.

by Fern Michaels 1977 441 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

Historical Romance

Romance

Historical Fiction

A Parade of Horribles

by Matt Dinniman • 2026

Carl and his talking cat face a death race where surviving means leaving friends to die.

4.63

78k+

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Humor

A Parade of Horribles

Carl and his talking cat face a death race where surviving means leaving friends to die.

by Matt Dinniman 2026 704 pages

4.63

78k+ ratings

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Humor

The Fall of the Readers

by Django Wexler • 2017

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

4.21

1k+

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Young Adult

The Fall of the Readers

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

by Django Wexler 2017 358 pages

4.21

1k+ ratings

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Young Adult

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

by David Wong • 2015

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

3.98

23k+

Science Fiction

Humor

Satire

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

by David Wong 2015 384 pages

3.98

23k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Humor

Satire

Infinity Reborn

by S. Harrison • 2016

Trapped underground with no memory, she discovers the weapon they built is her own body.

3.94

1k+

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Dystopia

Infinity Reborn

Trapped underground with no memory, she discovers the weapon they built is her own body.

by S. Harrison 2016 366 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Dystopia

Whiteout

by Ken Follett • 2004

A security chief's Christmas Eve: a missing virus, a blizzard, and a family held at gunpoint.

3.68

44k+

Thriller

Crime

Suspense

Whiteout

A security chief's Christmas Eve: a missing virus, a blizzard, and a family held at gunpoint.

by Ken Follett 2004 469 pages

3.68

44k+ ratings

Thriller

Crime

Suspense

The Codex

by Douglas Preston • 2003

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

3.90

21k+

Thriller

Adventure

Mystery

The Codex

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

by Douglas Preston 2003 404 pages

3.90

21k+ ratings

Thriller

Adventure

Mystery

Infinity Rises

by S. Harrison • 2016

A girl with two selves, one a weapon, wakes in a facility hunted by rogue AI.

3.74

1k+

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Dystopia

Infinity Rises

A girl with two selves, one a weapon, wakes in a facility hunted by rogue AI.

by S. Harrison 2016 239 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Dystopia

The Girl Who Dared to Fight

by Bella Forrest • 2018

When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.

4.27

4k+

Dystopia

Young Adult

Science Fiction

The Girl Who Dared to Fight

When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.

by Bella Forrest 2018 408 pages

4.27

4k+ ratings

Dystopia

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Defiance of the Fall 8

by TheFirstDefier • 2023

Zac is swallowed by a primordial beast. Its world feeds on fate and pays in blood.

4.48

7k+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Action

Defiance of the Fall 8

Zac is swallowed by a primordial beast. Its world feeds on fate and pays in blood.

by TheFirstDefier 2023 748 pages

4.48

7k+ ratings

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Action

Born to Be Badger

by Shelly Laurenston • 2023

A honey badger spy, poisoned and proud, must accept a tiger single dad as her protector.

4.44

5k+

Paranormal Romance

Shifters

Romance

Born to Be Badger

A honey badger spy, poisoned and proud, must accept a tiger single dad as her protector.

by Shelly Laurenston 2023 368 pages

4.44

5k+ ratings

Paranormal Romance

Shifters

Romance

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

Urban Fantasy

Fantasy

Magic

Two Witches and a Whiskey

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019 281 pages

4.32

14k+ ratings

Urban Fantasy

Fantasy

Magic

Defiance of the Fall 2

by TheFirstDefier • 2021

A grieving warrior builds a nation to find his sister across a game-ravaged Earth.

4.52

12k+

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Post Apocalyptic

Defiance of the Fall 2

A grieving warrior builds a nation to find his sister across a game-ravaged Earth.

by TheFirstDefier 2021 638 pages

4.52

12k+ ratings

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Post Apocalyptic

Breaking Badger

by Shelly Laurenston • 2021

To survive a common enemy, a half-hyena honey badger must trust a brooding tiger shifter.

4.41

7k+

Paranormal Romance

Shifters

Urban Fantasy

Breaking Badger

To survive a common enemy, a half-hyena honey badger must trust a brooding tiger shifter.

by Shelly Laurenston 2021 368 pages

4.41

7k+ ratings

Paranormal Romance

Shifters

Urban Fantasy

Weapons Free

by Daniel Gibbs • 2021

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

4.14

1k+

Science Fiction

Space Opera

War

Weapons Free

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

by Daniel Gibbs 2021 300 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Space Opera

War

The Girl Who Dared to Rise

by Bella Forrest • 2017

Accused of murder, hunted by a machine, trapped in a deadly tournament.

4.34

4k+

Dystopian

Young Adult

Science Fiction

The Girl Who Dared to Rise

Accused of murder, hunted by a machine, trapped in a deadly tournament.

by Bella Forrest 2017 402 pages

4.34

4k+ ratings

Dystopian

Young Adult

Science Fiction

The Devil Colony

by James Rollins • 2011

Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.

4.19

28k+

Thriller

Adventure

Action

The Devil Colony

Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.

by James Rollins 2011 480 pages

4.19

28k+ ratings

Thriller

Adventure

Action

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2019

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

4.12

9k+

Middle Grade

Mystery

Adventure

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2019 391 pages

4.12

9k+ ratings

Middle Grade

Mystery

Adventure

The Girl Who Dared to Descend

by Bella Forrest • 2017

Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.

4.28

5k+

Dystopian

Science Fiction

Young Adult

The Girl Who Dared to Descend

Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.

by Bella Forrest 2017 402 pages

4.28

5k+ ratings

Dystopian

Science Fiction

Young Adult

Chase the Dark

by Annette Marie • 2014

Framed for a massacre, a magicless apprentice runs with two daemons she's falling for.

4.17

14k+

Urban Fantasy

Fantasy

Paranormal

Chase the Dark

Framed for a massacre, a magicless apprentice runs with two daemons she's falling for.

by Annette Marie 2014 320 pages

4.17

14k+ ratings

Urban Fantasy

Fantasy

Paranormal

Word of Honour

by Michael Pryor • 2008

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

4.14

500+

Fantasy

Young Adult

Steampunk

Word of Honour

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

by Michael Pryor 2008 444 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Steampunk

The Gender Plan

by Bella Forrest • 2017

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

4.06

10k+

Dystopia

Young Adult

Science Fiction

The Gender Plan

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

by Bella Forrest 2017 409 pages

4.06

10k+ ratings

Dystopia

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Sea Lord

by Bernard Cornwell • 1989

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

4.06

2k+

Thriller

Mystery

Suspense

Sea Lord

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

by Bernard Cornwell 1989 320 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Suspense

Edge of Victory I

by Greg Keyes • 2001

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

3.84

8k+

Science Fiction

Space Opera

Fantasy

Edge of Victory I

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

by Greg Keyes 2001 291 pages

3.84

8k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Space Opera

Fantasy

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Adventure

City of Lies

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011 278 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Adventure

Path of Beasts

by Lian Tanner • 2012

A tyrant rules Goldie's city: the battle-rage she carries could free it or destroy her.

4.14

1k+

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Adventure

Path of Beasts

A tyrant rules Goldie's city: the battle-rage she carries could free it or destroy her.

by Lian Tanner 2012 337 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Adventure

The Titanic Secret

by Clive Cussler • 2019

Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.

4.13

6k+

Adventure

Historical Fiction

Thriller

The Titanic Secret

Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.

by Clive Cussler 2019 400 pages

4.13

6k+ ratings

Adventure

Historical Fiction

Thriller

Batman

by John Jackson Miller • 2024

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

4.05

2k+

Batman

Superheroes

Dc Comics

Batman

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

by John Jackson Miller 2024 432 pages

4.05

2k+ ratings

Batman

Superheroes

Dc Comics

Batman

by John Jackson Miller • 2025

When an overlooked genius turns, Gotham's bicentennial becomes his stage for a reckoning.

4.18

500+

Batman

Dc Comics

Superheroes

Batman

When an overlooked genius turns, Gotham's bicentennial becomes his stage for a reckoning.

by John Jackson Miller 2025 544 pages

4.18

500+ ratings

Batman

Dc Comics

Superheroes

Quantum Radio

by A.G. Riddle • 2023

A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.

4.08

17k+

Science Fiction

Thriller

Time Travel

Quantum Radio

A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.

by A.G. Riddle 2023 566 pages

4.08

17k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Thriller

Time Travel

He Who Fights with Monsters 4

by Shirtaloon • 2021

A gamer turned outworlder wields dark magic while city politics prove deadlier than any monster.

4.49

24k+

Fantasy

Magic

Adventure

He Who Fights with Monsters 4

A gamer turned outworlder wields dark magic while city politics prove deadlier than any monster.

by Shirtaloon 2021 828 pages

4.49

24k+ ratings

Fantasy

Magic

Adventure

The Killing

by Robert Muchamore • 2005

A thirteen-year-old spy infiltrates a London crime family to expose a murder and casino heist.

4.15

22k+

Young Adult

Thriller

Action

The Killing

A thirteen-year-old spy infiltrates a London crime family to expose a murder and casino heist.

by Robert Muchamore 2005 306 pages

4.15

22k+ ratings

Young Adult

Thriller

Action

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2009

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

4.28

45k+

Mystery

Middle Grade

Adventure

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2009 400 pages

4.28

45k+ ratings

Mystery

Middle Grade

Adventure

The Breakthrough Effect

by Douglas E. Richards • 2023

An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.

4.25

3k+

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

The Breakthrough Effect

An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.

by Douglas E. Richards 2023 420 pages

4.25

3k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

The Second Life of Nick Mason

by Steve Hamilton • 2016

Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.

3.75

7k+

Thriller

Crime

Suspense

The Second Life of Nick Mason

Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.

by Steve Hamilton 2016 288 pages

3.75

7k+ ratings

Thriller

Crime

Suspense

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

Middle Grade

Historical Fiction

Adventure

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023 224 pages

3.96

3k+ ratings

Middle Grade

Historical Fiction

Adventure

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

Fantasy

Young Adult

Magic

The Magicians' Guild

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001 467 pages

3.95

91k+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Magic

Hunting Season

by Shelly Laurenston • 2009

A winged warrior and her rival share a no-strings night, but Hella's zealots force clans to unite.

4.18

5k+

Paranormal Romance

Urban Fantasy

Romance

Hunting Season

A winged warrior and her rival share a no-strings night, but Hella's zealots force clans to unite.

by Shelly Laurenston 2009 267 pages

4.18

5k+ ratings

Paranormal Romance

Urban Fantasy

Romance

Timeline

by Michael Crichton • 1999

Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.

3.87

200k+

Science Fiction

Thriller

Historical Fiction

Timeline

Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.

by Michael Crichton 1999 489 pages

3.87

200k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Thriller

Historical Fiction

Taken to Sky

by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

4.13

391

Science Fiction Romance

Science Fiction

Romance

Taken to Sky

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

by Elizabeth Stephens 2023

4.13

391 ratings

Science Fiction Romance

Science Fiction

Romance

Storms of Paine

by Opal Reyne • 2022

Enemy pirate captains. A stolen cargo. A storm that maroons hate right next to desire.

4.22

1k+

Romance

Fantasy Romance

Fantasy

Storms of Paine

Enemy pirate captains. A stolen cargo. A storm that maroons hate right next to desire.

by Opal Reyne 2022 446 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

Romance

Fantasy Romance

Fantasy

The Art of Destiny

by Wesley Chu • 2023

His prophecy broken, a hero branded villain hides on a remote pillar while the world erupts.

4.08

2k+

Fantasy

Adult

High Fantasy

The Art of Destiny

His prophecy broken, a hero branded villain hides on a remote pillar while the world erupts.

by Wesley Chu 2023 651 pages

4.08

2k+ ratings

Fantasy

Adult

High Fantasy

Forged From Ice

by Cynthia Eden • 2023

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

4.43

500+

Romantic Suspense

Romance

Suspense

Forged From Ice

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

by Cynthia Eden 2023 247 pages

4.43

500+ ratings

Romantic Suspense

Romance

Suspense

Divine Justice

by David Baldacci • 2008

A fugitive ex-assassin discovers his refuge in coal country runs on drug money and murder.

4.24

61k+

Thriller

Suspense

Mystery

Divine Justice

A fugitive ex-assassin discovers his refuge in coal country runs on drug money and murder.

by David Baldacci 2008 326 pages

4.24

61k+ ratings

Thriller

Suspense

Mystery

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Long Road to Mercy

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018 405 pages

3.94

83k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Sky's End

by Marc J. Gregson • 2024

To rescue his kidnapped sister, a fallen heir enters a brutal gauntlet of sky-serpent hunters.

4.21

4k+

Fantasy

Young Adult

Dystopia

Sky's End

To rescue his kidnapped sister, a fallen heir enters a brutal gauntlet of sky-serpent hunters.

by Marc J. Gregson 2024 416 pages

4.21

4k+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Dystopia

The Whole Truth

by David Baldacci • 2008

A billionaire fabricates a global threat. A haunted spy and fallen journalist must expose the lie.

4.09

44k+

Thriller

Suspense

Crime

The Whole Truth

A billionaire fabricates a global threat. A haunted spy and fallen journalist must expose the lie.

by David Baldacci 2008 406 pages

4.09

44k+ ratings

Thriller

Suspense

Crime

Blood Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2002

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

4.07

11k+

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Blood Orchid

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

by Stuart Woods 2002 357 pages

4.07

11k+ ratings

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Stone of Legends

by Krista Street • 2026

A fae scholar hunts a fallen wish-stone to save her uncle, shadowed by a warrior with secret orders.

4.44

500+

Fantasy Romance

Fantasy

Romance

Stone of Legends

A fae scholar hunts a fallen wish-stone to save her uncle, shadowed by a warrior with secret orders.

by Krista Street 2026 364 pages

4.44

500+ ratings

Fantasy Romance

Fantasy

Romance

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