Godpunk Fantasy Books | Summaries & Audio

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

4.31

102k+

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Mistborn 92%

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Shades in Shadow

by N.K. Jemisin • 2015

Imprisoned gods and cunning survivors clash in a dark fantasy of power, pain, and self-definition.

4.05

3k+

⛓️ Imprisoned Deity 🌑 Godpunk ⚖️ Gods And Mortals 🩸 Cycles Of Abuse 🏚️ Found Family

Shades in Shadow 91%

Imprisoned gods and cunning survivors clash in a dark fantasy of power, pain, and self-definition.

by N.K. Jemisin 2015

4.05

3k+ ratings

⛓️ Imprisoned Deity 🌑 Godpunk ⚖️ Gods And Mortals 🩸 Cycles Of Abuse 🏚️ Found Family

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 🎨 Magical Art 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

The Broken Kingdoms 90%

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 🎨 Magical Art 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

Sunbringer

by Hannah Kaner • 2024

To stop a fire god's return, a godkiller must defend the tyrant she swore to kill.

3.87

23k+

🗡️ Gods As Weapons ⛓️ God-Human Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Costly Rebellion 🌑 Grim Fantasy

Sunbringer 90%

To stop a fire god's return, a godkiller must defend the tyrant she swore to kill.

by Hannah Kaner 2024

3.87

23k+ ratings

🗡️ Gods As Weapons ⛓️ God-Human Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Costly Rebellion 🌑 Grim Fantasy

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 👻 Haunted Hero ⚔️ God-Killing

Saint's Blood 90%

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 👻 Haunted Hero ⚔️ God-Killing

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 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Of Killers and Kings 90%

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 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Transcendence and Rebellion

by Michael G. Manning • 2019

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

4.48

1k+

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

Transcendence and Rebellion 89%

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

by Michael G. Manning 2019

4.48

1k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

The Hero of Ages

by Brandon Sanderson • 2014

A god of destruction walks free, and a scholar's lost faith is the world's last hope.

4.56

609k+

🪨 Hard Magic 🙏 Crisis Of Faith ✨ Divine Ascension ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🌍 Dying World

The Hero of Ages 89%

A god of destruction walks free, and a scholar's lost faith is the world's last hope.

by Brandon Sanderson 2014

4.56

609k+ ratings

🪨 Hard Magic 🙏 Crisis Of Faith ✨ Divine Ascension ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🌍 Dying World

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 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

Promise of Blood 89%

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 🏯 Siege Warfare 🇫🇷 French Revolution Fantasy

Candle & Crow

by Kevin Hearne • 2024

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

4.34

3k+

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

Candle & Crow 89%

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

by Kevin Hearne 2024

4.34

3k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

Star Mother

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2021

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

4.12

13k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

Star Mother 89%

Bearing the Sun's star, she wakes centuries later with a hunted demigod as her only guide.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2021

4.12

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy ✨ Cosmic Romance ☀️ God Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⏳ Time Displacement

Godkiller

by Hannah Kaner • 2023

A godkiller, a girl hiding a god, and a fallen knight journey to a dead city of shrines.

3.86

59k+

🙏 Gods And Mortals ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🎭 Deception

Godkiller 89%

A godkiller, a girl hiding a god, and a fallen knight journey to a dead city of shrines.

by Hannah Kaner 2023

3.86

59k+ ratings

🙏 Gods And Mortals ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🎭 Deception

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson • 2014

A soldier guards the king he loathes. A scholar hides among killers. Ancient storms are waking.

4.76

499k+

🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⚔️ Magical Warfare 🗡️ Dueling Culture

Words of Radiance 89%

A soldier guards the king he loathes. A scholar hides among killers. Ancient storms are waking.

by Brandon Sanderson 2014

4.76

499k+ ratings

🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⚔️ Magical Warfare 🗡️ Dueling Culture

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 ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

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 ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

Fury of the Queen

by A.E. Rayne • 2022

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

4.67

1k+

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

Fury of the Queen 89%

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

by A.E. Rayne 2022

4.67

1k+ ratings

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

Small Gods

by Terry Pratchett • 1992

A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.

4.32

135k+

🎭 Religious Satire 🤝 God And Mortal Duo ⛓️ Oppressive Theocracy 🙏 Reluctant Prophet ⚖️ Reason Vs Faith

Small Gods 89%

A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.

by Terry Pratchett 1992

4.32

135k+ ratings

🎭 Religious Satire 🤝 God And Mortal Duo ⛓️ Oppressive Theocracy 🙏 Reluctant Prophet ⚖️ Reason Vs Faith

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+

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Black Sun 89%

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

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2023

Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.

4.6

461

🌱 Progression Fantasy 🐙 Cosmic Horror 🌑 Shadow Magic 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero

Shadow Slave 89%

Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.

by Guiltythree 2023

4.6

461 ratings

🌱 Progression Fantasy 🐙 Cosmic Horror 🌑 Shadow Magic 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero

Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson • 2020

An enemy god seizes the ancient tower stronghold with a shattered knight trapped inside.

4.58

247k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Wartime Ethics 🤝 Diplomatic Quest 🏰 Siege Survival ⚗️ Magical Innovation

Rhythm of War 89%

An enemy god seizes the ancient tower stronghold with a shattered knight trapped inside.

by Brandon Sanderson 2020

4.58

247k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Wartime Ethics 🤝 Diplomatic Quest 🏰 Siege Survival ⚗️ Magical Innovation

The Spear Cuts Through Water

by Simon Jimenez • 2022

Two outcasts carry a dying moon goddess across an empire, hunted by her monstrous sons.

4.14

25k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🛡️ Escort Quest 🖤 Allies To Lovers 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Spear Cuts Through Water 89%

Two outcasts carry a dying moon goddess across an empire, hunted by her monstrous sons.

by Simon Jimenez 2022

4.14

25k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🛡️ Escort Quest 🖤 Allies To Lovers 🧠 Telepathic Bond

Trapped

by Kevin Hearne • 2012

A Druid's apprentice needs her binding rite. The gods have turned Olympus into a trap.

4.27

46k+

🏛️ Mythological Mashup ⚔️ God Slayer 🧙 Mentor And Apprentice 🏰 Fae Court Politics 🐕 Animal Companion

Trapped 89%

A Druid's apprentice needs her binding rite. The gods have turned Olympus into a trap.

by Kevin Hearne 2012

4.27

46k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Mashup ⚔️ God Slayer 🧙 Mentor And Apprentice 🏰 Fae Court Politics 🐕 Animal Companion

Shadows of Self

by Brandon Sanderson • 2015

A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.

4.26

212k+

🎯 Flintlock Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 🙏 Divine Manipulation 💎 Hard Magic System

Shadows of Self 89%

A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.

by Brandon Sanderson 2015

4.26

212k+ ratings

🎯 Flintlock Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 🙏 Divine Manipulation 💎 Hard Magic System

Waybound

by Will Wight • 2023

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

4.62

24k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Waybound 89%

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

by Will Wight 2023

4.62

24k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Enoch Primordial

by Brian Godawa • 2012

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

4.27

1k+

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga ⚔️ Cosmic War 🔮 Reluctant Prophet

Enoch Primordial 89%

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

by Brian Godawa 2012

4.27

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga ⚔️ Cosmic War 🔮 Reluctant Prophet

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson • 2009

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

4.29

296k+

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond 🙏 Reluctant God ⚔️ Sentient Sword

Warbreaker 89%

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

by Brandon Sanderson 2009

4.29

296k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond 🙏 Reluctant God ⚔️ Sentient Sword

Last of the Wilds

by Trudi Canavan • 2006

Plague among winged people drives a priestess to the immortal healer the gods condemned.

4.06

15k+

🛐 Religious Fantasy 💚 Healer Protagonist 💔 Forbidden Romance ♾️ Immortal Characters ⚡ Questioning Divinity

Last of the Wilds 89%

Plague among winged people drives a priestess to the immortal healer the gods condemned.

by Trudi Canavan 2006

4.06

15k+ ratings

🛐 Religious Fantasy 💚 Healer Protagonist 💔 Forbidden Romance ♾️ Immortal Characters ⚡ Questioning Divinity

Faithbreaker

by Hannah Kaner • 2025

A scarred warrior's found family hunts a fire god whose war threatens to consume their world.

4.07

11k+

🕯️ Dying Gods 🙏 Faith As Magic System 🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Faithbreaker 89%

A scarred warrior's found family hunts a fire god whose war threatens to consume their world.

by Hannah Kaner 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🕯️ Dying Gods 🙏 Faith As Magic System 🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Wintersteel

by Will Wight • 2020

A sacred artist devours his rivals through a tournament whose prize can execute Monarchs.

4.68

33k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Relentless Protagonist 🌱 Underdog Hero

Wintersteel 89%

A sacred artist devours his rivals through a tournament whose prize can execute Monarchs.

by Will Wight 2020

4.68

33k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Relentless Protagonist 🌱 Underdog Hero

Весна незнаемая

by Елизавета Дворецкая • 2002

A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.

3.42

🏛️ Slavic Mythology ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🌍 Mythic Quest

Весна незнаемая 88%

A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.

by Елизавета Дворецкая 2002

3.42

12 ratings

🏛️ Slavic Mythology ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🌍 Mythic Quest

The Lost Metal

by Brandon Sanderson • 2022

A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.

4.48

123k+

🤠 Fantasy Western 👥 Found Family 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Bittersweet 🌌 Cosmere

The Lost Metal 88%

A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.

by Brandon Sanderson 2022

4.48

123k+ ratings

🤠 Fantasy Western 👥 Found Family 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌅 Bittersweet 🌌 Cosmere

The Hands of the Emperor

by Victoria Goddard • 2019

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

4.40

4k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

The Hands of the Emperor 88%

A bureaucrat invites his lonely god-emperor on holiday, and the mask of divinity begins to slip.

by Victoria Goddard 2019

4.40

4k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 📜 Bureaucratic Hero ✨ God And Mortal Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Friendship

The Primal Hunter 8

by Zogarth • 2024

Jake Thayne returns to a besieged Earth, where the enemy has already weaponized his rage.

4.57

10k+

🎮 Litrpg Progression 💥 System Apocalypse 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🙏 Divine Patronage 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Primal Hunter 8 88%

Jake Thayne returns to a besieged Earth, where the enemy has already weaponized his rage.

by Zogarth 2024

4.57

10k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg Progression 💥 System Apocalypse 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🙏 Divine Patronage 👑 Reluctant Leader

Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson • 1999

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

3.94

140k+

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

Gardens of the Moon 88%

An empire unleashes an ancient tyrant to capture a city, while gods gamble on a thief's luck.

by Steven Erikson 1999

3.94

140k+ ratings

🛡️ Epic Military Fantasy 👑 Meddling Gods 🗡️ Assassin Intrigue 🌋 Ancient Gods Awaken 🔥 Mage Warfare

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 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

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 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

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 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🦅 Crow Magic

Fevered Star 88%

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 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🦅 Crow Magic

Samsara

by Saksham Garg • 2022

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

3.43

2k+

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

Samsara 88%

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

by Saksham Garg 2022

3.43

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

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 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

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 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

The Gods We Obey

by Auryn Hadley • 2022

Her god is fading. A temple tyrant outlaws consent. Her polycule becomes the rebellion.

4.56

2k+

✨ Divine Lovers ⚖️ Temple Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌑 Dark And Sensual

The Gods We Obey 88%

Her god is fading. A temple tyrant outlaws consent. Her polycule becomes the rebellion.

by Auryn Hadley 2022

4.56

2k+ ratings

✨ Divine Lovers ⚖️ Temple Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌑 Dark And Sensual

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha

by Amish Tripathi

Blue-throated by a strange elixir, a mountain chief becomes the prophesied savior of a rigid empire.

4.23

3k+

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🔱 Mythic Fantasy ⚗️ Science Meets Myth 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Forbidden Love

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha Summary

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha 88%

Blue-throated by a strange elixir, a mountain chief becomes the prophesied savior of a rigid empire.

by Amish Tripathi

4.23

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🔱 Mythic Fantasy ⚗️ Science Meets Myth 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Forbidden Love

Hammered

by Kevin Hearne • 2011

To survive Odin's wrath, a Druid assembles a crew of immortal misfits to kill Thor.

4.21

57k+

🏛️ Mythology Mashup ⚡ Norse Gods 🗡️ Motley Crew Heist 😏 Snarky Banter 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick

Hammered 88%

To survive Odin's wrath, a Druid assembles a crew of immortal misfits to kill Thor.

by Kevin Hearne 2011

4.21

57k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythology Mashup ⚡ Norse Gods 🗡️ Motley Crew Heist 😏 Snarky Banter 🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick

The Malevolent Eight

by Sebastien de Castell • 2025

Seven outlaw mages wage war on angels and demons to stop a divine apocalypse.

4.14

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist Fantasy 🖤 Antihero Ensemble 🤡 Irreverent Humor 😇 Angels And Demons

The Malevolent Eight 88%

Seven outlaw mages wage war on angels and demons to stop a divine apocalypse.

by Sebastien de Castell 2025

4.14

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist Fantasy 🖤 Antihero Ensemble 🤡 Irreverent Humor 😇 Angels And Demons

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect

by Natsume Akatsuki • 2016

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

4.16

799

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family 🦸 Goddess In Disguise 🤪 Absurdist Humor

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect 88%

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

by Natsume Akatsuki 2016

4.16

799 ratings

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family 🦸 Goddess In Disguise 🤪 Absurdist Humor

Defiance of the Fall 11

by TheFirstDefier • 2023

A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.

4.51

6k+

🗡️ Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🌌 Realm Hopping 🏛️ Dungeon Delving

Defiance of the Fall 11 88%

A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.

by TheFirstDefier 2023

4.51

6k+ ratings

🗡️ Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🌌 Realm Hopping 🏛️ Dungeon Delving

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman • 2001

A grieving ex-con drives for a one-eyed grifter raising an army of forgotten gods.

4.10

995k+

🏚️ Forgotten Gods 🛣️ Road Trip Odyssey 👻 Dead Wife Returns 🕷️ Trickster Gods 🌙 Dark Roadside Americana

American Gods 88%

A grieving ex-con drives for a one-eyed grifter raising an army of forgotten gods.

by Neil Gaiman 2001

4.10

995k+ ratings

🏚️ Forgotten Gods 🛣️ Road Trip Odyssey 👻 Dead Wife Returns 🕷️ Trickster Gods 🌙 Dark Roadside Americana

Lord of the Mysteries Volume 1

by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei • 2021

A botched ritual, a gray fog, two strangers: suddenly a transmigrated clerk is everyone's god.

4.56

5k+

🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy ⬆️ Progression Fantasy 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🃏 Secret Society ⚡ Reluctant God

Lord of the Mysteries Volume 1 88%

A botched ritual, a gray fog, two strangers: suddenly a transmigrated clerk is everyone's god.

by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2021

4.56

5k+ ratings

🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy ⬆️ Progression Fantasy 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🃏 Secret Society ⚡ Reluctant God

Spectyr

by Philippa Ballantine • 2011

Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.

3.88

2k+

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🖤 Psychic Bond 👹 Gods Are Monsters 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🔍 Supernatural Detectives

Spectyr 88%

Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.

by Philippa Ballantine 2011

3.88

2k+ ratings

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🖤 Psychic Bond 👹 Gods Are Monsters 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🔍 Supernatural Detectives

The Captain

by Will Wight • 2023

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

4.27

10k+

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

The Captain 88%

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

by Will Wight 2023

4.27

10k+ ratings

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

The Crimson Campaign

by Brian McClellan • 2014

Betrayed behind enemy lines, a field marshal must march his army home to save the republic.

4.35

43k+

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy ⚔️ Military Campaign 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Father-Son Conflict ⚡ Gods Among Mortals

The Crimson Campaign 88%

Betrayed behind enemy lines, a field marshal must march his army home to save the republic.

by Brian McClellan 2014

4.35

43k+ ratings

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy ⚔️ Military Campaign 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Father-Son Conflict ⚡ Gods Among Mortals

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+

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

Priestess of the White 88%

Chosen by gods as their immortal champion, a healer hides forbidden love as holy war looms.

by Trudi Canavan 2005

3.89

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist 🏛️ Temple Politics 💭 Memory Magic

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge

by Beth Cato • 2023

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

3.87

6k+

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage 🕊️ Divine Possession ⚔️ Wartime Veterans

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge 88%

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

by Beth Cato 2023

3.87

6k+ ratings

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage 🕊️ Divine Possession ⚔️ Wartime Veterans

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