☠️ Dark Shaman Adversary

A story featuring a malevolent spiritual practitioner as antagonist, wielding ancient, corrupted power that threatens both the physical and metaphysical worlds.

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 88%

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

The Burning God

by R.F. Kuang • 2020

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

4.27

177k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War

The Burning God 87%

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

by R.F. Kuang 2020

4.27

177k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War

Prince of Fools

by Mark Lawrence • 2014

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

4.05

35k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

Prince of Fools 87%

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

by Mark Lawrence 2014

4.05

35k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

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 87%

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

Fevered Star

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022

Under an eclipse, a reborn crow god and a resurrected sun priest battle for a city's soul.

4.07

22k+

🐦 God In Human Form 🌎 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Leader

Fevered Star 87%

Under an eclipse, a reborn crow god and a resurrected sun priest battle for a city's soul.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022

4.07

22k+ ratings

🐦 God In Human Form 🌎 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Leader

Arthas

by Christie Golden • 2009

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

4.14

12k+

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc

Arthas 87%

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

by Christie Golden 2009

4.14

12k+ ratings

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc

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 87%

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

The Daylight War

by Peter V. Brett • 2013

Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.

4.20

66k+

🪄 Ward Magic 🏜️ Desert Warrior Culture 🎻 Musical Magic

The Daylight War 86%

Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.

by Peter V. Brett 2013

4.20

66k+ ratings

🪄 Ward Magic 🏜️ Desert Warrior Culture 🎻 Musical Magic

The Teachings of Don Juan

by Carlos Castaneda • 1968

Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.

3.93

46k+

🧭 Shamanic Apprenticeship 🍄 Entheogenic Traditions 🌀 Altered States

The Teachings of Don Juan 86%

Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.

by Carlos Castaneda 1968

3.93

46k+ ratings

🧭 Shamanic Apprenticeship 🍄 Entheogenic Traditions 🌀 Altered States

The Whispering Trees

by J.A. White • 2015

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

4.18

3k+

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost

The Whispering Trees 86%

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

by J.A. White 2015

4.18

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost

The Spook's Apprentice

by Joseph Delaney • 2004

A witch hunter's seventh-son apprentice makes one promise and releases an imprisoned evil.

4.02

54k+

🏚️ Folk Horror Fantasy 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🌙 Seventh Son Destiny

The Spook's Apprentice 86%

A witch hunter's seventh-son apprentice makes one promise and releases an imprisoned evil.

by Joseph Delaney 2004

4.02

54k+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror Fantasy 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🌙 Seventh Son Destiny

Eve of Snows

by L. James Rice • 2018

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

4.03

196

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood

Eve of Snows 86%

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

by L. James Rice 2018

4.03

196 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood

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 86%

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

Dynasty of Evil

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2009

A dying Dark Lord seeks eternal life, but his apprentice and a captive princess seek him.

4.32

26k+

🖤 Sith Legacy ⚔️ Master Versus Apprentice 🔮 Dark Side Sorcery

Dynasty of Evil 86%

A dying Dark Lord seeks eternal life, but his apprentice and a captive princess seek him.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2009

4.32

26k+ ratings

🖤 Sith Legacy ⚔️ Master Versus Apprentice 🔮 Dark Side Sorcery

Hexed

by Kevin Hearne • 2011

Hexed by witches, a Druid must survive a war of magic, demons, and flirtatious gods.

4.22

66k+

🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🌿 Druidic Magic 📚 Mentor And Apprentice

Hexed 86%

Hexed by witches, a Druid must survive a war of magic, demons, and flirtatious gods.

by Kevin Hearne 2011

4.22

66k+ ratings

🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🌿 Druidic Magic 📚 Mentor And Apprentice

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King • 1982

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

3.91

669k+

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest

The Gunslinger 86%

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

by Stephen King 1982

3.91

669k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest

Half Wild

by Sally Green • 2015

Hunted through the wild, a divided witch relies on the beast that shares his skin.

3.98

26k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🥀 Unrequited Love

Half Wild 86%

Hunted through the wild, a divided witch relies on the beast that shares his skin.

by Sally Green 2015

3.98

26k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🥀 Unrequited Love

Never Whistle at Night

by Shane Hawk • 2023

Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.

3.85

32k+

🪶 Indigenous Horror 🔥 Folk Horror 💔 Colonial Trauma

Never Whistle at Night 86%

Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.

by Shane Hawk 2023

3.85

32k+ ratings

🪶 Indigenous Horror 🔥 Folk Horror 💔 Colonial Trauma

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 86%

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

Catharsis

by Travis Bagwell • 2016

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

4.37

17k+

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer Protagonist

Catharsis 86%

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

by Travis Bagwell 2016

4.37

17k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer 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 86%

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

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training

Path of Destruction 86%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training

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 86%

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

Goddess of Secrets and War

by A.E. Rayne • 2024

After her brother's murder, a warrior queen faces shapeshifting immortals craving her bloodline.

4.64

716

🪓 Norse Inspired Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 🌙 Dream Magic

Goddess of Secrets and War 86%

After her brother's murder, a warrior queen faces shapeshifting immortals craving her bloodline.

by A.E. Rayne 2024

4.64

716 ratings

🪓 Norse Inspired Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 🌙 Dream Magic

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt

The Wind Through the Keyhole 86%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt

Emperor of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence • 2013

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

4.22

58k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc

Emperor of Thorns 86%

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

by Mark Lawrence 2013

4.22

58k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc

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 86%

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

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 86%

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 Infernal City

by Greg Keyes • 2009

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

3.49

5k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic

The Infernal City 86%

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

by Greg Keyes 2009

3.49

5k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic

Slewfoot

by Brom • 2021

Condemned for witchcraft, a Puritan widow bonds with the ancient spirit the village calls the Devil.

4.20

112k+

🏚️ Puritan Horror 🌳 Folk Horror ⚖️ Witch Trial

Slewfoot 86%

Condemned for witchcraft, a Puritan widow bonds with the ancient spirit the village calls the Devil.

by Brom 2021

4.20

112k+ ratings

🏚️ Puritan Horror 🌳 Folk Horror ⚖️ Witch Trial

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance

Ruthless Villains 86%

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance

My Necromancer Class

by Aero Revian • 2022

A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.

4.38

296

🎮 Litrpg 🏚️ Dungeon Crawling 🦴 Undead Minions

My Necromancer Class 86%

A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.

by Aero Revian 2022

4.38

296 ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🏚️ Dungeon Crawling 🦴 Undead Minions

Wizard and Glass

by Stephen King • 1997

Amid a frontier conspiracy, a gunslinger falls for the mayor's promised consort as a witch watches.

4.27

223k+

🌵 Western Fantasy 💔 Tragic Romance 💘 Forbidden Love

Wizard and Glass 86%

Amid a frontier conspiracy, a gunslinger falls for the mayor's promised consort as a witch watches.

by Stephen King 1997

4.27

223k+ ratings

🌵 Western Fantasy 💔 Tragic Romance 💘 Forbidden Love

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 86%

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

Last Argument of Kings

by Joe Abercrombie • 2008

With an army at the gates, a newly-crowned puppet king learns the throne is a cage.

4.37

205k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧙 Low Magic World 👑 Puppet Ruler

Last Argument of Kings 86%

With an army at the gates, a newly-crowned puppet king learns the throne is a cage.

by Joe Abercrombie 2008

4.37

205k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧙 Low Magic World 👑 Puppet Ruler

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 86%

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

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

890

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 Found Family

The Elven Apostate 86%

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

by Sara C. Roethle 2020

4.55

890 ratings

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 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 86%

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

The Blacktongue Thief

by Christopher Buehlman • 2021

A debt-ridden thief tails a knight into giant lands, unaware an assassin hides in his cat.

4.19

47k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 🦊 Thief Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Blacktongue Thief 86%

A debt-ridden thief tails a knight into giant lands, unaware an assassin hides in his cat.

by Christopher Buehlman 2021

4.19

47k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 🦊 Thief Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Scarlet Gospels

by Clive Barker • 2015

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

3.50

11k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family

The Scarlet Gospels 86%

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

by Clive Barker 2015

3.50

11k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family

Lost Gods

by Brom • 2016

Killed by his grandmother, Chet Moran must battle through purgatory to save his pregnant girlfriend.

4.23

12k+

🔥 Underworld Journey 🩸 Family Curse 💀 Grimdark Fantasy

Lost Gods 86%

Killed by his grandmother, Chet Moran must battle through purgatory to save his pregnant girlfriend.

by Brom 2016

4.23

12k+ ratings

🔥 Underworld Journey 🩸 Family Curse 💀 Grimdark Fantasy

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 86%

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

Odd Thomas

by Dean Koontz • 2003

A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.

4.00

277k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist

Odd Thomas 86%

A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.

by Dean Koontz 2003

4.00

277k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist

The First Wall

by Gav Thorpe • 2020

A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.

3.76

3k+

🔨 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark ⚔️ Brother Against Brother

The First Wall 86%

A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.

by Gav Thorpe 2020

3.76

3k+ ratings

🔨 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark ⚔️ Brother Against Brother

The Vanishing Tower

by Michael Moorcock • 1970

An albino prince and his cursed sword pursue revenge, only to face a war among gods.

3.96

10k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 😔 Tragic Anti-Hero 🌀 Multiverse Quest

The Vanishing Tower 86%

An albino prince and his cursed sword pursue revenge, only to face a war among gods.

by Michael Moorcock 1970

3.96

10k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 😔 Tragic Anti-Hero 🌀 Multiverse Quest

Roots of Darkness

by Demi Winters • 2025

A one-armed warrior hunts a deadly mist, spurned by men and drawn to a stranger's secrets.

4.19

16k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🦾 Disabled Warrior 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Roots of Darkness 86%

A one-armed warrior hunts a deadly mist, spurned by men and drawn to a stranger's secrets.

by Demi Winters 2025

4.19

16k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🦾 Disabled Warrior 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pillars of Creation

by Terry Goodkind • 2001

Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.

3.71

61k+

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🛡️ Immune To Magic 💔 Betrayer Love Interest

The Pillars of Creation 86%

Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.

by Terry Goodkind 2001

3.71

61k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🛡️ Immune To Magic 💔 Betrayer Love Interest

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

Of Killers and Kings 86%

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

by Will Wight 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo • 2023

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

4.10

184k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell

Hell Bent 86%

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

by Leigh Bardugo 2023

4.10

184k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell

To Break a Dark Cage

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2024

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

3.98

648

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🖤 Loving The Villain 🔮 Witch Transformation

To Break a Dark Cage 86%

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2024

3.98

648 ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🖤 Loving The Villain 🔮 Witch Transformation

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