🕶️ Secret Underworld

Criminal networks and shadowy power structures operate below society's notice, drawing characters into dangerous ecosystems governed by their own ruthless codes of honor.

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 89%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers • 2018

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

3.61

2k+

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

The Lifters 88%

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

by Dave Eggers 2018

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Neverwhere

by Neil Gaiman • 1996

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

4.16

564k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero 🤝 Found Family 😇 Fallen Angel

Neverwhere 88%

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

by Neil Gaiman 1996

4.16

564k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero 🤝 Found Family 😇 Fallen Angel

Trollhunters

by Guillermo del Toro • 2015

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

3.69

3k+

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

Trollhunters 88%

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

by Guillermo del Toro 2015

3.69

3k+ ratings

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

Reliquary

by Douglas Preston • 1997

When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.

4.04

51k+

🧬 Genetic Horror 🏚️ Underground Society 🦴 Body Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Reliquary 88%

When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.

by Douglas Preston 1997

4.04

51k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Horror 🏚️ Underground Society 🦴 Body Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull • 2007

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

4.19

135k+

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Secret Society Intrigue

Rise of the Evening Star 88%

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

by Brandon Mull 2007

4.19

135k+ ratings

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Secret Society Intrigue

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 88%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

The Mime Order

by Samantha Shannon • 2015

Hunted by the state, a psychic must survive a brutal tournament to rule a supernatural underworld.

4.22

44k+

🔮 Psychic Abilities ✊ Underground Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family 💀 Immortal Love Interest

The Mime Order 87%

Hunted by the state, a psychic must survive a brutal tournament to rule a supernatural underworld.

by Samantha Shannon 2015

4.22

44k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Abilities ✊ Underground Resistance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family 💀 Immortal Love Interest

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 ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 87%

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 ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Word of Honour

by Michael Pryor • 2008

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

4.14

550

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏛️ Alternate History ⚡ Magic With A Cost 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

Word of Honour 87%

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

by Michael Pryor 2008

4.14

550 ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏛️ Alternate History ⚡ Magic With A Cost 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

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 🔍 Undercover Mission 🏙️ Corrupt City

Bloodhound 87%

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 🔍 Undercover Mission 🏙️ Corrupt City

Something from the Nightside

by Simon R. Green • 2003

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

3.78

26k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

Something from the Nightside 87%

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

by Simon R. Green 2003

3.78

26k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

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 87%

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

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+

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

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

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Peace Talks

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Harry Dresden's brother needs rescuing, and the peace summit he attends is interrupted by a Titan.

4.23

56k+

🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🧛 Vampire Family Secrets 👴 Generational Conflict ⚔️ Summit Under Attack 🌋 Looming Apocalypse

Peace Talks 87%

Harry Dresden's brother needs rescuing, and the peace summit he attends is interrupted by a Titan.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.23

56k+ ratings

🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🧛 Vampire Family Secrets 👴 Generational Conflict ⚔️ Summit Under Attack 🌋 Looming Apocalypse

Super Gene

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

4.18

358

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting 🥷 Secret Identity 💪 Underdog Hero

Super Gene 87%

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017

4.18

358 ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting 🥷 Secret Identity 💪 Underdog Hero

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 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Hell Bent 87%

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 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 87%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Witches of Scotland Book 3

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

Captured in a parallel world, a witch is drained of life by enemies with larger plans.

4.26

3k+

🌀 Astral Projection 🌐 Parallel Worlds 👥 Found Family 🕯️ Secret Societies 🔗 Psychic Connection

The Witches of Scotland Book 3 87%

Captured in a parallel world, a witch is drained of life by enemies with larger plans.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

4.26

3k+ ratings

🌀 Astral Projection 🌐 Parallel Worlds 👥 Found Family 🕯️ Secret Societies 🔗 Psychic Connection

The City & the City

by China Miéville • 2009

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

3.90

80k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The City & the City 87%

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

by China Miéville 2009

3.90

80k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

Rosemary and Rue

by Seanan McGuire • 2009

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

3.78

40k+

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Rosemary and Rue 87%

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

by Seanan McGuire 2009

3.78

40k+ ratings

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy • 2007

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

4.18

73k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Skulduggery Pleasant 87%

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

by Derek Landy 2007

4.18

73k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

More than Enough

by Dave Ramsey • 2002

A powerless former Guardian must stop a resurrected demon from opening the gate to hell.

4.08

3k+

🛡️ Spiritual Warfare ✝️ Faith Based Fantasy 🕶️ Hidden World 😤 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Demon Hunting

More than Enough 87%

A powerless former Guardian must stop a resurrected demon from opening the gate to hell.

by Dave Ramsey 2002

4.08

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Spiritual Warfare ✝️ Faith Based Fantasy 🕶️ Hidden World 😤 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Demon Hunting

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Gregor the Overlander 87%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Blood Rites

by Jim Butcher • 2004

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

4.29

140k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Blood Rites 87%

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.29

140k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Turns of Fate 87%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Small Favor

by Jim Butcher • 2008

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

4.43

118k+

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Small Favor 87%

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

by Jim Butcher 2008

4.43

118k+ ratings

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

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+

🕵️ Supernatural Noir 🔍 Supernatural Detective 👼 Heavenly Conspiracy 💋 Femme Fatale 💔 Forbidden Love

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

🕵️ Supernatural Noir 🔍 Supernatural Detective 👼 Heavenly Conspiracy 💋 Femme Fatale 💔 Forbidden Love

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 87%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Everblaze

by Shannon Messenger • 2014

Forced to heal a pyrokinetic, Sophie discovers her true enemies wear the faces of friends.

4.46

64k+

🏰 Hidden Magical World 💕 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Enemies 💔 Betrayal By Family ⚔️ Secret Rebellion

Everblaze 87%

Forced to heal a pyrokinetic, Sophie discovers her true enemies wear the faces of friends.

by Shannon Messenger 2014

4.46

64k+ ratings

🏰 Hidden Magical World 💕 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Enemies 💔 Betrayal By Family ⚔️ Secret Rebellion

Changes

by Jim Butcher • 2010

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

4.51

124k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

Changes 87%

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

by Jim Butcher 2010

4.51

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 87%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

Death Masks

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

4.29

149k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

Death Masks 87%

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.29

149k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

The Courting of Bristol Keats

by Mary E. Pearson • 2024

Lured by a fae gift, a woman is bound to a scarred king's hunt for a hidden portal.

3.66

22k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤝 Fae Bargain 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Suppressed Power

The Courting of Bristol Keats 87%

Lured by a fae gift, a woman is bound to a scarred king's hunt for a hidden portal.

by Mary E. Pearson 2024

3.66

22k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤝 Fae Bargain 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Suppressed Power

The Song Rising

by Samantha Shannon • 2017

A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.

4.20

29k+

🔮 Persecuted Psychics 👁️ Surveillance State ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🏙️ Dystopian London 💫 Interspecies Romance

The Song Rising 87%

A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.

by Samantha Shannon 2017

4.20

29k+ ratings

🔮 Persecuted Psychics 👁️ Surveillance State ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🏙️ Dystopian London 💫 Interspecies Romance

False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

False Value 87%

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Summer Knight

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

4.26

165k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Summer Knight 87%

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.26

165k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

107k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Cold Days 87%

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012

4.47

107k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Bell Between Worlds 87%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

Turn Coat

by Jim Butcher • 2009

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

4.44

113k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Turn Coat 87%

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

by Jim Butcher 2009

4.44

113k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Solo leveling - light Novel 2

by Chugong

An E-rank hunter's game-like leveling turns him into a rising threat that guilds and monsters covet.

4.51

6k+

🎮 LitRPG 💀 Necromancer 👥 Shadow Army 🔥 Dungeon Diving 🕶️ Solo Hunter

Solo leveling - light Novel 2 87%

An E-rank hunter's game-like leveling turns him into a rising threat that guilds and monsters covet.

by Chugong

4.51

6k+ ratings

🎮 LitRPG 💀 Necromancer 👥 Shadow Army 🔥 Dungeon Diving 🕶️ Solo Hunter

Flashback

by Shannon Messenger • 2018

Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.

4.32

47k+

🧝‍♀️ Elf Fantasy 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Shadow Magic ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Flashback 87%

Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.

by Shannon Messenger 2018

4.32

47k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Elf Fantasy 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Shadow Magic ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

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

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Fool Moon

by Jim Butcher • 2001

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

3.97

214k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf 🩸 Inherited Curse 🕴️ FBI Conspiracy

Fool Moon 86%

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

by Jim Butcher 2001

3.97

214k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf 🩸 Inherited Curse 🕴️ FBI Conspiracy

The City of Ember

by Jeanne DuPrau • 2003

An underground city's lights are dying. Two kids follow torn directions to the world above.

3.90

301k+

🏙️ Underground City 🌅 Hopeful Dystopia 🔍 Kid Detectives 🔐 Cryptic Instructions 😠 Corrupt Leaders

The City of Ember 86%

An underground city's lights are dying. Two kids follow torn directions to the world above.

by Jeanne DuPrau 2003

3.90

301k+ ratings

🏙️ Underground City 🌅 Hopeful Dystopia 🔍 Kid Detectives 🔐 Cryptic Instructions 😠 Corrupt Leaders

The Shadowhunter's Codex

by Cassandra Clare • 2013

Half-angel warriors pass down their demon-hunting manual, arguing over every rule in the margins.

3.90

40k+

📖 In-World Handbook ✍️ Annotated Marginalia 🌃 Hidden Magical World 👼 Angelic Warriors 📜 Lore And Legend

The Shadowhunter's Codex 86%

Half-angel warriors pass down their demon-hunting manual, arguing over every rule in the margins.

by Cassandra Clare 2013

3.90

40k+ ratings

📖 In-World Handbook ✍️ Annotated Marginalia 🌃 Hidden Magical World 👼 Angelic Warriors 📜 Lore And Legend

White Night

by Jim Butcher • 2007

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

4.38

128k+

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

White Night 86%

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

by Jim Butcher 2007

4.38

128k+ ratings

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Battle Ground 86%

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by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

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Chase the Dark 86%

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by Annette Marie 2014

4.17

14k+ ratings

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Three expendable operatives must stop a megachurch pastor from resurrecting an ancient sleeping god.

4.18

11k+

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The Apocalypse Codex 86%

Three expendable operatives must stop a megachurch pastor from resurrecting an ancient sleeping god.

by Charles Stross 2012

4.18

11k+ ratings

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