🏙️ Fantasy City-State

Richly imagined sovereign cities serve as the entire world, where politics, culture, and magic concentrate within walls that define civilization itself.

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+

🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem

Darien 90%

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

🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem

A Shadow in Summer

by Daniel Abraham • 2006

In a city that enslaves ideas, a hidden prince must foil a plot to free one, or the world unravels.

3.64

14k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🏯 Eastern-Inspired Fantasy ⚡ Costly Magic

A Shadow in Summer 89%

In a city that enslaves ideas, a hidden prince must foil a plot to free one, or the world unravels.

by Daniel Abraham 2006

3.64

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🏯 Eastern-Inspired Fantasy ⚡ Costly Magic

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 89%

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

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City

City of Stairs 89%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City

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 89%

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

Cursor's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2006

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

4.37

72k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero

Cursor's Fury 89%

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.37

72k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero

Gagner la guerre

by Jean-Philippe Jaworski • 2009

He won the war for Ciudalia. Now the republic's masters will collect what he truly owes.

4.46

3k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

Gagner la guerre 89%

He won the war for Ciudalia. Now the republic's masters will collect what he truly owes.

by Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009

4.46

3k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

A Dance of Chaos

by David Dalglish • 2015

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

4.23

2k+

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict

A Dance of Chaos 89%

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

by David Dalglish 2015

4.23

2k+ ratings

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict

The Silverblood Promise

by James Logan • 2024

A disgraced gambler hunts his father's killer in a city of merchant princes and ancient powers.

3.96

8k+

🕵️ Fantasy Mystery ⚔️ Disgraced Nobleman 🗡️ Criminal Underworld

The Silverblood Promise 89%

A disgraced gambler hunts his father's killer in a city of merchant princes and ancient powers.

by James Logan 2024

3.96

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Fantasy Mystery ⚔️ Disgraced Nobleman 🗡️ Criminal Underworld

Shorefall

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2020

After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.

4.03

26k+

💰 Heist Fantasy ⚙️ Magitech 🕉️ Ancient Gods Return

Shorefall 89%

After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2020

4.03

26k+ ratings

💰 Heist Fantasy ⚙️ Magitech 🕉️ Ancient Gods Return

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 89%

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 Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson • 2011

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

4.19

294k+

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure

The Alloy of Law 89%

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

by Brandon Sanderson 2011

4.19

294k+ ratings

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure

A Drop of Corruption

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2025

A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.

4.47

50k+

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🕵️ Sherlockian Duo

A Drop of Corruption 89%

A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2025

4.47

50k+ ratings

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🕵️ Sherlockian Duo

The Price of Valour

by Django Wexler • 2015

A woman colonel must mutiny against a coup and fight supernatural assassins to save her city.

4.25

9k+

⚔️ Flintlock Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎖️ Burden Of Command

The Price of Valour 88%

A woman colonel must mutiny against a coup and fight supernatural assassins to save her city.

by Django Wexler 2015

4.25

9k+ ratings

⚔️ Flintlock Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎖️ Burden Of Command

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 88%

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

A Crown of Swords

by Robert Jordan • 1996

Scarred and paranoid, Rand al'Thor conquers Illian while his allies hunt a cure for a dying world.

4.07

188k+

👑 Reluctant Ruler 💔 Traumatized Hero 🎲 Reluctant Hero

A Crown of Swords 88%

Scarred and paranoid, Rand al'Thor conquers Illian while his allies hunt a cure for a dying world.

by Robert Jordan 1996

4.07

188k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Ruler 💔 Traumatized Hero 🎲 Reluctant Hero

The Scar

by China Miéville • 2002

Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.

4.19

35k+

🏴‍☠️ Floating City 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🦴 Body Horror

The Scar 88%

Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.

by China Miéville 2002

4.19

35k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Floating City 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🦴 Body Horror

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 88%

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

The Broken Kingdoms

by N.K. Jemisin • 2010

A blind artist who sees magic shelters a wounded god while a killer hunts immortals.

4.14

40k+

🖤 Fallen God 🏛️ God Politics 💫 Mortal And Divine Love

The Broken Kingdoms 88%

A blind artist who sees magic shelters a wounded god while a killer hunts immortals.

by N.K. Jemisin 2010

4.14

40k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen God 🏛️ God Politics 💫 Mortal And Divine Love

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

A Dance of Ghosts 88%

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

by David Dalglish 2014

4.16

2k+ ratings

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett • 1989

A dragon is burning Ankh-Morpork, and the drunk, demoralized Night Watch is the city's only hope.

4.34

239k+

🤣 Comic Fantasy 🛡️ City Watch Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor

Guards! Guards! 88%

A dragon is burning Ankh-Morpork, and the drunk, demoralized Night Watch is the city's only hope.

by Terry Pratchett 1989

4.34

239k+ ratings

🤣 Comic Fantasy 🛡️ City Watch Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor

Sword Catcher

by Cassandra Clare • 2023

Magically remade into a prince's double, an orphan learns the underworld already knows his secret.

3.82

56k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Royal Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Sword Catcher 88%

Magically remade into a prince's double, an orphan learns the underworld already knows his secret.

by Cassandra Clare 2023

3.82

56k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Royal Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Traitor Queen

by Trudi Canavan • 2012

Kidnapped by a hidden sisterhood, a magician's son must answer for his father's broken promise.

4.04

16k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 🏴 Hidden Rebellion

The Traitor Queen 88%

Kidnapped by a hidden sisterhood, a magician's son must answer for his father's broken promise.

by Trudi Canavan 2012

4.04

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 🏴 Hidden Rebellion

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 88%

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

The Hod King

by Josiah Bancroft • 2019

In a city of masks, a spy probes a colosseum's rot, forbidden to touch the duchess he married.

4.43

14k+

⚙️ Airship Adventure 🎭 Undercover Identity ✊ Slave Rebellion

The Hod King 88%

In a city of masks, a spy probes a colosseum's rot, forbidden to touch the duchess he married.

by Josiah Bancroft 2019

4.43

14k+ ratings

⚙️ Airship Adventure 🎭 Undercover Identity ✊ Slave Rebellion

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers

Strange the Dreamer 88%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers

Bloodhound

by Tamora Pierce • 2009

A guard and her scent hound pursue counterfeiters through a port ruled by a crime queen.

4.28

40k+

🕵️ Fantasy Police 💰 Counterfeit Conspiracy 🐕 Dog Companion

Bloodhound 88%

A guard and her scent hound pursue counterfeiters through a port ruled by a crime queen.

by Tamora Pierce 2009

4.28

40k+ ratings

🕵️ Fantasy Police 💰 Counterfeit Conspiracy 🐕 Dog Companion

Captain's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2007

A young captain must survive his treacherous senate and turn wolf-like invaders into allies.

4.37

71k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir

Captain's Fury 88%

A young captain must survive his treacherous senate and turn wolf-like invaders into allies.

by Jim Butcher 2007

4.37

71k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir

Battle Ground

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

4.43

50k+

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family

Battle Ground 88%

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family

A Dance of Shadows

by David Dalglish • 2012

Veldaren's vigilante cowed its thieves. A killer, a crusader, and invaders now burn it all down.

4.12

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🌙 Vigilante Justice

A Dance of Shadows 88%

Veldaren's vigilante cowed its thieves. A killer, a crusader, and invaders now burn it all down.

by David Dalglish 2012

4.12

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🌙 Vigilante Justice

Blood and Empire

by James Maxwell • 2025

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

4.34

670

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy

Blood and Empire 88%

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.34

670 ratings

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

4.16

56k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact

Foundryside 88%

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018

4.16

56k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact

First Lord's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2009

An insectile horde consumes Alera. A young First Lord must unite old enemies for a last stand.

4.40

67k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare

First Lord's Fury 88%

An insectile horde consumes Alera. A young First Lord must unite old enemies for a last stand.

by Jim Butcher 2009

4.40

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan • 1992

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

4.29

264k+

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic

The Shadow Rising 88%

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

by Robert Jordan 1992

4.29

264k+ ratings

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero

The Flaw in All Magic 88%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero

The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson • 1995

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

4.16

94k+

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

The Diamond Age 88%

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

by Neal Stephenson 1995

4.16

94k+ ratings

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

Saint's Blood

by Sebastien de Castell • 2016

Iron masks. Dying Saints. A scarred magistrate fights to stop a new god from rising.

4.25

11k+

🗡️ Swashbuckling Fantasy ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Saint's Blood 88%

Iron masks. Dying Saints. A scarred magistrate fights to stop a new god from rising.

by Sebastien de Castell 2016

4.25

11k+ ratings

🗡️ Swashbuckling Fantasy ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

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 88%

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

The Widow's Fate

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.

4.59

2k+

🏰 Political Intrigue 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

The Widow's Fate 88%

A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023

4.59

2k+ ratings

🏰 Political Intrigue 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson • 2012

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

4.37

133k+

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist

The Emperor's Soul 88%

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

by Brandon Sanderson 2012

4.37

133k+ ratings

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist

The Strength of the Few

by James Islington • 2025

Across three mirror worlds, he can stop extinction only by commanding the dead.

4.30

115k+

🪞 Parallel Worlds 🏛️ Roman Fantasy 🖤 Found Family

The Strength of the Few 88%

Across three mirror worlds, he can stop extinction only by commanding the dead.

by James Islington 2025

4.30

115k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Worlds 🏛️ Roman Fantasy 🖤 Found Family

Making Money

by Terry Pratchett • 2007

Forced to run the Royal Bank, a reformed conman faces empty vaults and a murderous family.

4.27

78k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💰 Financial Satire 🃏 Con-Man Protagonist

Making Money 88%

Forced to run the Royal Bank, a reformed conman faces empty vaults and a murderous family.

by Terry Pratchett 2007

4.27

78k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💰 Financial Satire 🃏 Con-Man Protagonist

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 88%

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

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

The Bonehunters

by Steven Erikson • 2006

Trapped in a burning city, a forsaken army digs through ancient tunnels toward daylight and revenge.

4.49

46k+

🎖️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Archaeological Fantasy 🔥 Siege Warfare

The Bonehunters 88%

Trapped in a burning city, a forsaken army digs through ancient tunnels toward daylight and revenge.

by Steven Erikson 2006

4.49

46k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Archaeological Fantasy 🔥 Siege Warfare

Academ's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2005

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

4.27

74k+

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👦 Zero To Hero

Academ's Fury 88%

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

by Jim Butcher 2005

4.27

74k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👦 Zero To Hero

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 88%

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

Hero, Traitor, Daughter

by Morgan Rice • 2017

Powerless in a rival's dungeon, a rebel watches her city fall to an invading fleet.

3.94

823

🎭 Multi Pov Fantasy 👑 Rival Queens 💔 Forbidden Love

Hero, Traitor, Daughter 88%

Powerless in a rival's dungeon, a rebel watches her city fall to an invading fleet.

by Morgan Rice 2017

3.94

823 ratings

🎭 Multi Pov Fantasy 👑 Rival Queens 💔 Forbidden Love

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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