⏳ Immortality'S Price

Stories that explore the hidden costs of living forever—the loneliness, moral erosion, and unbearable weight of watching everything mortal fade. These books ask whether eternal life is a gift or a curse.

The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves • 2024

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

3.30

10k+

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior

The Book of Elsewhere 89%

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

by Keanu Reeves 2024

3.30

10k+ ratings

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior

The God of Endings

by Jacqueline Holland • 2023

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

3.81

13k+

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian

The God of Endings 88%

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

by Jacqueline Holland 2023

3.81

13k+ ratings

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

by Claire North • 2014

Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.

4.03

101k+

🕰️ Time Loop Narrative 🔁 Immortal Protagonist 🧠 Memory As Burden

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 88%

Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.

by Claire North 2014

4.03

101k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Narrative 🔁 Immortal Protagonist 🧠 Memory As Burden

The Light of All That Falls

by James Islington • 2019

A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.

4.40

42k+

🔄 Predestination Paradox 🖤 Immortal Atonement 🕰️ Time Prison

The Light of All That Falls 88%

A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.

by James Islington 2019

4.40

42k+ ratings

🔄 Predestination Paradox 🖤 Immortal Atonement 🕰️ Time Prison

How to Stop Time / The Humans / The Radleys

by Matt Haig

He's 400 years old. His society forbids love. Then a colleague recognizes him from a past life.

3.33

🐢 Slow Aging 🕵️ Secret Societies 🏝️ Solitude

How to Stop Time / The Humans / The Radleys Summary

How to Stop Time / The Humans / The Radleys 88%

He's 400 years old. His society forbids love. Then a colleague recognizes him from a past life.

by Matt Haig

3.33

21 ratings

🐢 Slow Aging 🕵️ Secret Societies 🏝️ Solitude

Healer

by F. Paul Wilson • 1976

An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.

4.19

596

🧬 Alien Symbiosis 🙏 Reluctant Messiah ⏳ Immortal Protagonist

Healer 87%

An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.

by F. Paul Wilson 1976

4.19

596 ratings

🧬 Alien Symbiosis 🙏 Reluctant Messiah ⏳ Immortal Protagonist

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab • 2020

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

4.16

1.5M+

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 87%

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

by V.E. Schwab 2020

4.16

1.5M+ ratings

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Ian Edginton • 2008

Dorian Gray stays young while his portrait ages: a supernatural bargain that devours his soul.

4.17

60k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🌟 Wish Gone Wrong 💀 Moral Corruption

The Picture of Dorian Gray 87%

Dorian Gray stays young while his portrait ages: a supernatural bargain that devours his soul.

by Ian Edginton 2008

4.17

60k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🌟 Wish Gone Wrong 💀 Moral Corruption

A Short Stay in Hell

by Steven L. Peck • 2011

After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.

4.15

70k+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 👻 Afterlife Horror 🔢 Mathematical Horror

A Short Stay in Hell 87%

After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.

by Steven L. Peck 2011

4.15

70k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Horror 👻 Afterlife Horror 🔢 Mathematical Horror

Why We Die

by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2024

100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.

4.03

3k+

🧬 Aging Biology 🧫 Cellular Senescence ⚡ Mitochondria

Why We Die 87%

100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.

by Venki Ramakrishnan 2024

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧬 Aging Biology 🧫 Cellular Senescence ⚡ Mitochondria

The Magnificence of Death

by Rhea Rainwater • 2025

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

3.95

2k+

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine

The Magnificence of Death 87%

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

by Rhea Rainwater 2025

3.95

2k+ ratings

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

by Anne Rice • 2016

Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.

3.80

10k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🧬 Science Fantasy 🩸 Vampire Origin Myth

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis 87%

Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.

by Anne Rice 2016

3.80

10k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🧬 Science Fantasy 🩸 Vampire Origin Myth

The Queen of the Damned

by Anne Rice • 1988

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

3.93

163k+

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions

The Queen of the Damned 87%

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

by Anne Rice 1988

3.93

163k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions

The Fountain

by Casey Scieszka • 2026

An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.

3.84

2k+

🧬 Immortal Protagonist 📖 Literary Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The Fountain 87%

An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.

by Casey Scieszka 2026

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧬 Immortal Protagonist 📖 Literary Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The West Wind

by Alexandria Warwick • 2023

A devout bladesmith rescues a cursed god, follows him into Under where debts are carved in blood.

3.57

6k+

🧚 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Cursed Immortal 💫 God And Mortal Romance

The West Wind 87%

A devout bladesmith rescues a cursed god, follows him into Under where debts are carved in blood.

by Alexandria Warwick 2023

3.57

6k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Cursed Immortal 💫 God And Mortal Romance

The Tale of the Body Thief

by Anne Rice • 1992

A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.

3.77

93k+

🔄 Body Swap 🩸 Vampire Antihero ⏳ Immortality Burden

The Tale of the Body Thief 87%

A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.

by Anne Rice 1992

3.77

93k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 🩸 Vampire Antihero ⏳ Immortality Burden

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

Mistborn 87%

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

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

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

🖤 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Religious War ✨ Immortal Protagonist

The Philosopher's Stone

by Colin Wilson • 1969

A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.

3.92

748

🌑 Cosmic Horror 🦑 Eldritch Gods 🧠 Consciousness Expansion

The Philosopher's Stone 87%

A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.

by Colin Wilson 1969

3.92

748 ratings

🌑 Cosmic Horror 🦑 Eldritch Gods 🧠 Consciousness Expansion

Virtually Human

by Martine Rothblatt • 2014

Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.

3.51

182

🧠 Mind Uploading 💾 Digital Immortality 🔮 Transhumanism

Virtually Human 87%

Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.

by Martine Rothblatt 2014

3.51

182 ratings

🧠 Mind Uploading 💾 Digital Immortality 🔮 Transhumanism

The Red Lion

by Mária Szepes • 1946

An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.

4.47

1k+

🧪 Alchemical Journey 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⏳ Curse Of Immortality

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

🧪 Alchemical Journey 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⏳ Curse Of Immortality

The Worm at the Core

by Sheldon Solomon • 2015

Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.

4.10

2k+

🧠 Existential Psychology 💀 Fear Of Death 🪦 Death Denial

The Worm at the Core 87%

Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.

by Sheldon Solomon 2015

4.10

2k+ ratings

🧠 Existential Psychology 💀 Fear Of Death 🪦 Death Denial

Heavens on Earth

by Michael Shermer • 2018

The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.

3.88

626

🧠 Near-Death Experiences 💀 Mortality Salience 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Heavens on Earth 87%

The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.

by Michael Shermer 2018

3.88

626 ratings

🧠 Near-Death Experiences 💀 Mortality Salience 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

The Magician of Tiger Castle

by Louis Sachar • 2025

A Renaissance magician must erase a princess's love for a scribe before the wedding banquet.

3.53

9k+

🏛️ Renaissance Fantasy 🏰 Court Intrigue 🧙 Court Magician

The Magician of Tiger Castle 87%

A Renaissance magician must erase a princess's love for a scribe before the wedding banquet.

by Louis Sachar 2025

3.53

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Renaissance Fantasy 🏰 Court Intrigue 🧙 Court Magician

Hacking Darwin

by Jamie Metzl • 2019

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

3.97

4k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science

Hacking Darwin 87%

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

by Jamie Metzl 2019

3.97

4k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science

Life Is Short

by Dean Rickles • 2022

Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.

3.24

327

📜 Existential Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💀 Mortality And Meaning

Life Is Short 87%

Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.

by Dean Rickles 2022

3.24

327 ratings

📜 Existential Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💀 Mortality And Meaning

Ghosts of the Shadow Market

by Cassandra Clare • 2019

An immortal monk scours a shadow market for the lost child who could heal a bloodline.

4.26

42k+

🏪 Magical Black Market 🫂 Found Family 💫 Immortal Love

Ghosts of the Shadow Market 87%

An immortal monk scours a shadow market for the lost child who could heal a bloodline.

by Cassandra Clare 2019

4.26

42k+ ratings

🏪 Magical Black Market 🫂 Found Family 💫 Immortal Love

The Oath of the Vayuputras

by Amish Tripathi • 2013

Shiva must destroy the elixir of immortality, but its defenders will take all he loves.

3.84

73k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Vengeful Grief

The Oath of the Vayuputras 87%

Shiva must destroy the elixir of immortality, but its defenders will take all he loves.

by Amish Tripathi 2013

3.84

73k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Vengeful Grief

The Red Winter

by Cameron Sullivan • 2026

An immortal magician hunts the Beast that stole his lover and now curses their son.

3.98

8k+

🖤 Doomed Queer Love 🔥 Inner Demon 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

The Red Winter 87%

An immortal magician hunts the Beast that stole his lover and now curses their son.

by Cameron Sullivan 2026

3.98

8k+ ratings

🖤 Doomed Queer Love 🔥 Inner Demon 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

Twilight and Philosophy

by Rebecca Housel • 2009

A vampire romance whose real subject is free will, personhood, and the cost of forever.

4.41

23k+

🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧛 Vampire Studies ✊ Feminist Criticism

Twilight and Philosophy 87%

A vampire romance whose real subject is free will, personhood, and the cost of forever.

by Rebecca Housel 2009

4.41

23k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧛 Vampire Studies ✊ Feminist Criticism

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

Last of the Wilds 87%

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

Darth Plagueis

by James Luceno • 2012

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

4.2

37k+

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice

Darth Plagueis 87%

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

by James Luceno 2012

4.2

37k+ ratings

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice

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+

✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚡ Science And Mystery

Les Thanatonautes 87%

Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.

by Bernard Werber 1996

4.07

9k+ ratings

✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚡ Science And Mystery

The Witch's Daughter

by Paula Brackston • 2008

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

3.66

44k+

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic

The Witch's Daughter 87%

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

by Paula Brackston 2008

3.66

44k+ ratings

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic

Slow Gods

by Claire North • 2025

A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.

4.00

5k+

🚀 Philosophical Space Opera 👤 Immortal Outsider 🌌 Elegiac

Slow Gods 87%

A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.

by Claire North 2025

4.00

5k+ ratings

🚀 Philosophical Space Opera 👤 Immortal Outsider 🌌 Elegiac

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice • 1976

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

4.02

656k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire

Interview with the Vampire 86%

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

by Anne Rice 1976

4.02

656k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire

The Devil's Concubine

by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

3.82

471

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer

The Devil's Concubine 86%

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

by Ángeles Goyanes 2011

3.82

471 ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab • 2025

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

3.88

218k+

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Summary

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 86%

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

by V.E. Schwab 2025

3.88

218k+ ratings

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love

Come of Age

by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018

More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.

4.25

173

🪦 Death And Dying 🔍 Cultural Criticism ⏳ Limits And Endings

Come of Age 86%

More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.

by Stephen Jenkinson 2018

4.25

173 ratings

🪦 Death And Dying 🔍 Cultural Criticism ⏳ Limits And Endings

Fledgling

by Octavia E. Butler • 2005

Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.

3.79

40k+

🧬 Biological Vampires ☀️ Daylight Vampire 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist

Fledgling 86%

Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.

by Octavia E. Butler 2005

3.79

40k+ ratings

🧬 Biological Vampires ☀️ Daylight Vampire 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist

La Peau de chagrin

by Honoré de Balzac • 1831

A ruined young man in Paris receives a magic skin: every wish fulfilled, a shorter life.

3.67

12k+

🎭 Faustian Bargain 💀 Cost Of Desire 👤 Unattainable Woman

La Peau de chagrin 86%

A ruined young man in Paris receives a magic skin: every wish fulfilled, a shorter life.

by Honoré de Balzac 1831

3.67

12k+ ratings

🎭 Faustian Bargain 💀 Cost Of Desire 👤 Unattainable Woman

Disquiet Gods

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2024

After centuries of exile, a fallen hero and his daughter must slay a sleeping god.

4.56

15k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror Sf ✨ Literary Space Opera ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One

Disquiet Gods 86%

After centuries of exile, a fallen hero and his daughter must slay a sleeping god.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2024

4.56

15k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror Sf ✨ Literary Space Opera ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde • 1890

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

4.14

1.9M+

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life

The Picture of Dorian Gray 86%

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1890

4.14

1.9M+ ratings

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life

The Science and Technology of Growing Young

by Sergey Young • 2021

Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.

3.96

538

🔬 Longevity Science ⏳ Aging As A Disease 🚀 Radical Life Extension

The Science and Technology of Growing Young Summary

The Science and Technology of Growing Young 86%

Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.

by Sergey Young 2021

3.96

538 ratings

🔬 Longevity Science ⏳ Aging As A Disease 🚀 Radical Life Extension

Anima Rising

by Christopher Moore • 2025

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

4.05

6k+

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse

Anima Rising 86%

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

by Christopher Moore 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse

Memnoch the Devil

by Anne Rice • 1995

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

3.76

87k+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy

Memnoch the Devil 86%

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

by Anne Rice 1995

3.76

87k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy

The Hidden Hindu

by Akshat Gupta • 2020

A captive immortal's memories span India's epics, igniting a hunt for books that grant eternal life.

3.88

5k+

🕉️ Hindu Myth Retelling ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🔍 Techno-Thriller Quest

The Hidden Hindu 86%

A captive immortal's memories span India's epics, igniting a hunt for books that grant eternal life.

by Akshat Gupta 2020

3.88

5k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Myth Retelling ♾️ Immortal Protagonist 🔍 Techno-Thriller Quest

Howling Dark

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2019

An exiled lord leads mercenaries into dark space, seeking a world to end the alien war.

4.34

29k+

🌑 Dark Space Opera ⚗️ Science Fantasy Blend 👑 Immortal Tyrant

Howling Dark 86%

An exiled lord leads mercenaries into dark space, seeking a world to end the alien war.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2019

4.34

29k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Space Opera ⚗️ Science Fantasy Blend 👑 Immortal Tyrant

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

Shades in Shadow 86%

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

Clockwork Princess

by Cassandra Clare • 2013

Her fiancé is dying. His best friend secretly loves her. The cure demands her surrender.

4.55

479k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏙️ Victorian London 💔 Love Triangle

Clockwork Princess 86%

Her fiancé is dying. His best friend secretly loves her. The cure demands her surrender.

by Cassandra Clare 2013

4.55

479k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏙️ Victorian London 💔 Love Triangle

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