🕯️ Cursed Magic User

A practitioner whose craft has become their cage, navigating a world of spellwork while bearing an affliction that makes every incantation a gamble.

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Legacy of Blood 89%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Cursed 89%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Fireblood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2013

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family

Fireblood 89%

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

by Jeff Wheeler 2013

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family

Way of the Argosi 89%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family

The Lost Abbey

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

4.14

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess

The Lost Abbey 88%

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess

The Obsidian Tower

by Melissa Caruso • 2020

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch

The Obsidian Tower 88%

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

by Melissa Caruso 2020

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch

Get Rich or Get Lucky

by Max Nowaz • 2019

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

4.25

20k+

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer

Get Rich or Get Lucky 88%

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

by Max Nowaz 2019

4.25

20k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Well of Witches 88%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Paper & Blood

by Kevin Hearne • 2021

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

4.19

6k+

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Paper & Blood 88%

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

by Kevin Hearne 2021

4.19

6k+ ratings

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Soulbinder

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

Cursed and hunted by his father, an exile finds a monastery that turns outcasts into weapons.

4.23

7k+

🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🌑 Magical Outcasts 🫂 Found Family

Soulbinder 88%

Cursed and hunted by his father, an exile finds a monastery that turns outcasts into weapons.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.23

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🌑 Magical Outcasts 🫂 Found Family

Empire of Demons

by Sara C. Roethle • 2021

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

4.60

721

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

Empire of Demons 88%

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

by Sara C. Roethle 2021

4.60

721 ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

Fool Moon

by Jim Butcher • 2001

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

3.97

214k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf

Fool Moon 88%

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

by Jim Butcher 2001

3.97

214k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock • 1987

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

4.01

8k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero

The Bane of the Black Sword 88%

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

by Michael Moorcock 1987

4.01

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine

Fated 88%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine

The Last Wish

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1993

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

4.14

423k+

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility

The Last Wish 88%

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993

4.14

423k+ ratings

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility

Damned Souls and a Sangria

by Annette Marie • 2020

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

4.48

9k+

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals

Damned Souls and a Sangria 88%

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.48

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies

Kill the Beast 88%

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

Wings of Sorrow 88%

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

Rey entre sombras

by Melissa Landers • 2024

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

3.66

11k+

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage

Rey entre sombras 88%

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

by Melissa Landers 2024

3.66

11k+ ratings

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage

Fortress of Ambrose

by J. Elle • 2025

Her family's curse demands her heart. The dead will take an immortal's instead.

3.67

487

🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity 💀 Ancestral Curse

Fortress of Ambrose 88%

Her family's curse demands her heart. The dead will take an immortal's instead.

by J. Elle 2025

3.67

487 ratings

🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity 💀 Ancestral Curse

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2023

A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.

4.6

461

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🖤 Found Family

Shadow Slave 88%

A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.

by Guiltythree 2023

4.6

461 ratings

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🖤 Found Family

The Lake of Tears

by Emily Rodda • 2000

To save their homeland, three companions seek a ruby in a lake cursed by a sorceress.

3.98

12k+

💎 Artifact Quest 🐉 Cursed Guardian 🧙‍♀️ Evil Sorceress

The Lake of Tears 88%

To save their homeland, three companions seek a ruby in a lake cursed by a sorceress.

by Emily Rodda 2000

3.98

12k+ ratings

💎 Artifact Quest 🐉 Cursed Guardian 🧙‍♀️ Evil Sorceress

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers

The Coven's Secret 88%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers

Charmcaster

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

4.21

8k+

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family

Charmcaster 88%

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.21

8k+ ratings

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family

Naruto, Vol. 03

by Masashi Kishimoto • 2000

A forest exam becomes a hunt when a rogue ninja marks Sasuke with a consuming curse.

4.44

22k+

🏟️ Battle Tournament 🥷 Ninja Fantasy 💀 Cursed Transformation

Naruto, Vol. 03 88%

A forest exam becomes a hunt when a rogue ninja marks Sasuke with a consuming curse.

by Masashi Kishimoto 2000

4.44

22k+ ratings

🏟️ Battle Tournament 🥷 Ninja Fantasy 💀 Cursed Transformation

Cold as Hell

by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

3.99

2k+

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest

Cold as Hell 88%

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

by Rhett C. Bruno 2022

3.99

2k+ ratings

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest

Heir of Shadow

by Sara C. Roethle • 2023

Bound to a vampire, a hunter must stop a gruesome killer inside a witch fortress.

4.40

2k+

🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Vampire Hunter Romance 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Heir of Shadow 88%

Bound to a vampire, a hunter must stop a gruesome killer inside a witch fortress.

by Sara C. Roethle 2023

4.40

2k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 🖤 Vampire Hunter Romance 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Tersias the Oracle

by G.P. Taylor • 2004

A blind prophet, a cursed box, and a doomsday comet set occult London ablaze.

3.18

653

🔮 Occult London 💀 Cursed Artifact 👁️ Blind Prophet

Tersias the Oracle 88%

A blind prophet, a cursed box, and a doomsday comet set occult London ablaze.

by G.P. Taylor 2004

3.18

653 ratings

🔮 Occult London 💀 Cursed Artifact 👁️ Blind Prophet

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond

Geist 88%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond

Berserk, Vol. 2

by Kentaro Miura • 1991

Demons hunt a branded swordsman every night. He hunts the man who marked him.

4.42

25k+

🌑 Dark Fantasy 🗡️ Seinen Manga ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist

Berserk, Vol. 2 88%

Demons hunt a branded swordsman every night. He hunts the man who marked him.

by Kentaro Miura 1991

4.42

25k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fantasy 🗡️ Seinen Manga ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

Three Kinds of Lucky 88%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

Changes

by Jim Butcher • 2010

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

4.51

124k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue

Changes 87%

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

by Jim Butcher 2010

4.51

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue

by Tappei Nagatsuki • 2017

Death rewinds time in his new world. But a killer inside the manor needs a scapegoat.

4.31

1k+

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 🔄 Time Loop 🔍 Loop Mystery

Re 87%

Death rewinds time in his new world. But a killer inside the manor needs a scapegoat.

by Tappei Nagatsuki 2017

4.31

1k+ ratings

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 🔄 Time Loop 🔍 Loop Mystery

The Sentinel Mage

by Emily Gee • 2011

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

3.78

2k+

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian

The Sentinel Mage 87%

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

by Emily Gee 2011

3.78

2k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire • 2025

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain

The Glittering Edge 87%

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain

Love & Magic Shaking

by Kelly St. Clare • 2022

A cupid's dates always end in flames. A detective wants to be the one who doesn't burn.

4.28

3k+

💔 Cursed In Love 💘 Magical Matchmaking 👥 Found Family

Love & Magic Shaking 87%

A cupid's dates always end in flames. A detective wants to be the one who doesn't burn.

by Kelly St. Clare 2022

4.28

3k+ ratings

💔 Cursed In Love 💘 Magical Matchmaking 👥 Found Family

The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields • 2024

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

3.54

29k+

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic

The Honey Witch 87%

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

by Sydney J. Shields 2024

3.54

29k+ ratings

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic

The Banished of Muirwood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2015

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family

The Banished of Muirwood 87%

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

by Jeff Wheeler 2015

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

3.63

3k+

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells 87%

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.63

3k+ ratings

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing

The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1

by Nakaba Suzuki • 2013

Seven knights, framed for murder. The one witness: a princess watched by a witch's creature.

4.13

8k+

🗡️ Shonen Adventure ⚔️ Arthurian Fantasy 🏷️ Framed Heroes

The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1 87%

Seven knights, framed for murder. The one witness: a princess watched by a witch's creature.

by Nakaba Suzuki 2013

4.13

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Shonen Adventure ⚔️ Arthurian Fantasy 🏷️ Framed Heroes

Wraith

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

A half-fae thief falls for the cursed mage whose spellbook she was sent to steal.

4.22

1k+

🧝‍♀️ Half-Fae Heroine 🔮 Cursed Mage 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Wraith 87%

A half-fae thief falls for the cursed mage whose spellbook she was sent to steal.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Half-Fae Heroine 🔮 Cursed Mage 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Hidden Huntress

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2015

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

3.83

14k+

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic

Hidden Huntress 87%

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2015

3.83

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic

Two Twisted Crowns

by Rachel Gillig • 2023

A captain enters the haunted wood to find the card that will free his possessed love.

4.38

530k+

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Cursed Kingdom 🃏 Card-Based Magic

Two Twisted Crowns 87%

A captain enters the haunted wood to find the card that will free his possessed love.

by Rachel Gillig 2023

4.38

530k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Cursed Kingdom 🃏 Card-Based Magic

The Last Spell

by J.A. White • 2017

Racing the Spider Queen to an ancient grimoire, a young witch's spells devour her own memories.

4.40

1k+

🌙 Dark Middle Grade 📜 Artifact Quest 👫 Sibling Team

The Last Spell 87%

Racing the Spider Queen to an ancient grimoire, a young witch's spells devour her own memories.

by J.A. White 2017

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌙 Dark Middle Grade 📜 Artifact Quest 👫 Sibling Team

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic

A Path Begins 87%

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic

Beautiful Chaos

by Kami Garcia • 2011

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

3.92

107k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy

Beautiful Chaos 87%

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

by Kami Garcia 2011

3.92

107k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy

The Midnight Carousel

by Fiza Saeed McLynn • 2025

An orphan, a carousel, and its finest horse: children who ride it vanish without a trace.

3.72

2k+

🎠 Cursed Object 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👧 Orphan Protagonist

The Midnight Carousel 87%

An orphan, a carousel, and its finest horse: children who ride it vanish without a trace.

by Fiza Saeed McLynn 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🎠 Cursed Object 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👧 Orphan Protagonist

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 87%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

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 87%

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 Children

by Melissa Albert • 2026

Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.

3.54

7k+

🖤 Gothic Family Curse 📖 Meta Horror Fiction 👥 Sibling Trauma Bond

The Children 87%

Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.

by Melissa Albert 2026

3.54

7k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Family Curse 📖 Meta Horror Fiction 👥 Sibling Trauma Bond

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