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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+
A Path Begins Summary
A Path Begins 89%
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
Vathek
by William Beckford • 1786
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
3.23
7k+
Vathek Summary
Vathek 88%
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
by William Beckford 1786
3.23
7k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 88%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
The Books of Enoch
by Joseph B. Lumpkin
Angel rebellion, forbidden knowledge, and a mortal who sat on a throne next to God.
4.16
2k+
The Books of Enoch Summary
The Books of Enoch 88%
Angel rebellion, forbidden knowledge, and a mortal who sat on a throne next to God.
by Joseph B. Lumpkin
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Library of Shadows
by Mikkel Birkegaard • 2010
His father's death reveals a secret: the family bookshop shelters readers who can influence minds.
3.38
4k+
The Library of Shadows Summary
The Library of Shadows 88%
His father's death reveals a secret: the family bookshop shelters readers who can influence minds.
by Mikkel Birkegaard 2010
3.38
4k+ ratings
The Bible Code
by Michael Drosnin • 1997
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
2.88
2k+
The Bible Code Summary
The Bible Code 88%
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
by Michael Drosnin 1997
2.88
2k+ ratings
Ink and Bone
by Rachel Caine • 2015
A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.
3.96
32k+
Ink and Bone Summary
Ink and Bone 88%
A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.
by Rachel Caine 2015
3.96
32k+ ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 88%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya • 2007
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
3.81
6k+
The Slynx Summary
The Slynx 88%
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
by Tatyana Tolstaya 2007
3.81
6k+ ratings
A Tale of Magic...
by Chris Colfer • 2019
A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.
4.26
28k+
A Tale of Magic... Summary
A Tale of Magic... 88%
A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.
by Chris Colfer 2019
4.26
28k+ ratings
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
4.07
9k+
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes 88%
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
by Bernard Werber 1996
4.07
9k+ ratings
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno
by Valerio Evangelisti • 1998
A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.
3.78
391
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno Summary
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno 88%
A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.
by Valerio Evangelisti 1998
3.78
391 ratings
The High Lord
by Trudi Canavan • 2002
A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.
4.14
64k+
The High Lord Summary
The High Lord 87%
A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.
by Trudi Canavan 2002
4.14
64k+ ratings
The Monk
by Matthew Gregory Lewis • 1796
A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.
3.86
35k+
The Monk Summary
The Monk 87%
A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.
by Matthew Gregory Lewis 1796
3.86
35k+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 87%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ ratings
Light Mage
by Laurie Forest • 2018
Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.
4.20
6k+
Light Mage Summary
Light Mage 87%
Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.
by Laurie Forest 2018
4.20
6k+ ratings
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 2008
Barcelona, 1920s: a dying novelist's patron wants a book that remakes the world, payable in blood.
4.02
186k+
The Angel's Game Summary
The Angel's Game 87%
Barcelona, 1920s: a dying novelist's patron wants a book that remakes the world, payable in blood.
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2008
4.02
186k+ ratings
Beneath the Rising
by Premee Mohamed • 2020
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
3.44
1k+
Beneath the Rising Summary
Beneath the Rising 87%
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
by Premee Mohamed 2020
3.44
1k+ ratings
Wormwood
by G.P. Taylor • 2004
When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.
3.10
2k+
Wormwood Summary
Wormwood 87%
When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.
by G.P. Taylor 2004
3.10
2k+ ratings
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
by Sara Gran • 2022
A grieving dealer and a seductive librarian chase a legendary sex grimoire that grants any wish.
3.55
7k+
The Book of the Most Precious Substance Summary
The Book of the Most Precious Substance 87%
A grieving dealer and a seductive librarian chase a legendary sex grimoire that grants any wish.
by Sara Gran 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
Isis Unveiled
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky • 1877
Every ancient civilization shared one hidden science that modern labs and churches both missed.
4.05
1k+
Isis Unveiled Summary
Isis Unveiled 87%
Every ancient civilization shared one hidden science that modern labs and churches both missed.
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1877
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Law Is for All
by Aleister Crowley • 1975
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
4.25
384
The Law Is for All Summary
The Law Is for All 87%
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
by Aleister Crowley 1975
4.25
384 ratings
Happy Hour in Hell
by Tad Williams • 2013
An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.
3.68
4k+
Happy Hour in Hell Summary
Happy Hour in Hell 87%
An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.
by Tad Williams 2013
3.68
4k+ ratings
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
Eve of Snows Summary
Eve of Snows 87%
A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.
by L. James Rice 2018
4.03
196 ratings
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+
Wizard and Glass Summary
Wizard and Glass 87%
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
Priestess of the White
by Trudi Canavan • 2005
Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.
3.89
18k+
Priestess of the White Summary
Priestess of the White 87%
Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.
by Trudi Canavan 2005
3.89
18k+ ratings
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+
Damned Souls and a Sangria Summary
Damned Souls and a Sangria 87%
The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.
by Annette Marie 2020
4.48
9k+ ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 87%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
The Astral Library
by Kate Quinn • 2026
Her identity stolen, Alix discovers a library where the desperate vanish into any novel.
3.57
62k+
The Astral Library Summary
The Astral Library 87%
Her identity stolen, Alix discovers a library where the desperate vanish into any novel.
by Kate Quinn 2026
3.57
62k+ ratings
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke • 2020
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
4.21
501k+
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi 87%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Faith
by Richard Swan • 2023
A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.
4.26
8k+
The Tyranny of Faith Summary
The Tyranny of Faith 87%
A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.
by Richard Swan 2023
4.26
8k+ ratings
The Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker • 1986
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
4.08
70k+
The Hellbound Heart Summary
The Hellbound Heart 87%
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
by Clive Barker 1986
4.08
70k+ ratings
The Book That Broke the World
by Mark Lawrence • 2024
A slave girl's book loops through time and fractures the library that keeps all worlds apart.
3.99
16k+
The Book That Broke the World Summary
The Book That Broke the World 87%
A slave girl's book loops through time and fractures the library that keeps all worlds apart.
by Mark Lawrence 2024
3.99
16k+ ratings
The High King's Tomb
by Kristen Britain • 2007
A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.
4.26
18k+
The High King's Tomb Summary
The High King's Tomb 87%
A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.
by Kristen Britain 2007
4.26
18k+ ratings
The Library of Babel
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1941
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
4.30
12k+
The Library of Babel Summary
The Library of Babel 87%
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1941
4.30
12k+ ratings
Dark Renaissance
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2025
He taught Shakespeare to be daring. A spy and blasphemer, Marlowe was murdered at twenty-nine.
3.95
2k+
Dark Renaissance Summary
Dark Renaissance 87%
He taught Shakespeare to be daring. A spy and blasphemer, Marlowe was murdered at twenty-nine.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2025
3.95
2k+ ratings
Black Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2020
A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.
4.17
56k+
Black Sun Summary
Black Sun 87%
A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.
by Rebecca Roanhorse 2020
4.17
56k+ ratings
The Sinner and the Scholar
by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023
A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.
3.79
2k+
The Sinner and the Scholar Summary
The Sinner and the Scholar 87%
A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.
by Lana Pecherczyk 2023
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Dirty Streets of Heaven
by Tad Williams • 2012
A soul vanishes on his watch. Now Heaven and Hell both want answers from one angel.
3.74
10k+
The Dirty Streets of Heaven Summary
The Dirty Streets of Heaven 87%
A soul vanishes on his watch. Now Heaven and Hell both want answers from one angel.
by Tad Williams 2012
3.74
10k+ ratings
The Red Lion
by Mária Szepes • 1946
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
4.47
1k+
The Red Lion Summary
The Red Lion 87%
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
by Mária Szepes 1946
4.47
1k+ ratings
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+
The Emperor's Soul Summary
The Emperor's Soul 87%
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
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+
The Lost Abbey Summary
The Lost Abbey 87%
Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.
by Jeff Wheeler 2016
4.14
2k+ ratings
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
4.09
204k+
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves 87%
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000
4.09
204k+ ratings
Demons
by Michael S. Heiser • 2020
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
4.34
872
Demons Summary
Demons 87%
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
by Michael S. Heiser 2020
4.34
872 ratings
Cursed
by Benedict Jacka • 2012
A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.
4.08
21k+
Cursed Summary
Cursed 87%
A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.
by Benedict Jacka 2012
4.08
21k+ ratings
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco • 1980
A medieval abbey's first death draws a friar into a library that murders to guard a forbidden text.
4.14
398k+
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose 87%
A medieval abbey's first death draws a friar into a library that murders to guard a forbidden text.
by Umberto Eco 1980
4.14
398k+ ratings
Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull • 2006
When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.
4.14
179k+
Fablehaven Summary
Fablehaven 87%
When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.
by Brandon Mull 2006
4.14
179k+ ratings
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy
by Gary Wayne • 2014
A 6,000-year plot: fallen angels, giant offspring, and the bloodlines now engineering the final age.
4.15
394
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy Summary
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy 87%
A 6,000-year plot: fallen angels, giant offspring, and the bloodlines now engineering the final age.
by Gary Wayne 2014
4.15
394 ratings
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble
by Annette Marie • 2019
A bookworm accidentally binds a demon, then hides him from the guild that would execute her.
4.31
15k+
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble Summary
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble 87%
A bookworm accidentally binds a demon, then hides him from the guild that would execute her.
by Annette Marie 2019
4.31
15k+ ratings
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
Tersias the Oracle Summary
Tersias the Oracle 87%
A blind prophet, a cursed box, and a doomsday comet set occult London ablaze.
by G.P. Taylor 2004
3.18
653 ratings
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