50 Books like Queen's Peril

Aurora Rising

by Amie Kaufman • 2019

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

4.09

75k+

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Aurora Rising 93%

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

by Amie Kaufman 2019

4.09

75k+ ratings

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

The Stone's Heart

by Jessica Thorne • 2019

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

4.10

450

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Stone's Heart 93%

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

by Jessica Thorne 2019

4.10

450 ratings

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Key

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2013

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

3.90

7k+

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

The Key 93%

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2013

3.90

7k+ ratings

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

Revan

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2011

A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.

4.01

25k+

🖤 Fallen Hero Redemption 🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Sith Empire 🧩 Lost Memory Quest 🔥 Dark Side Corruption

Revan 93%

A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2011

4.01

25k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Hero Redemption 🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Sith Empire 🧩 Lost Memory Quest 🔥 Dark Side Corruption

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 93%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Path of Ascension 8 92%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I

by Darryl Anka • 2017

She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.

4.53

150

🪐 Science Fantasy ⭐ Chosen One 🔮 Parallel Realities ⚔️ Resistance Rebellion 🌌 Cosmic Mystery

Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary

Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 92%

She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.

by Darryl Anka 2017

4.53

150 ratings

🪐 Science Fantasy ⭐ Chosen One 🔮 Parallel Realities ⚔️ Resistance Rebellion 🌌 Cosmic Mystery

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey • 2011

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

4.31

325k+

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Leviathan Wakes 92%

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

by James S.A. Corey 2011

4.31

325k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

The Queen's Wing

by Jessica Thorne • 2018

A pilot princess marries a stranger king on an alien world. The assassins arrive before the wedding.

3.90

1k+

🏛️ Political Marriage 👸 Reluctant Princess 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine

The Queen's Wing 92%

A pilot princess marries a stranger king on an alien world. The assassins arrive before the wedding.

by Jessica Thorne 2018

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Marriage 👸 Reluctant Princess 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine

The Arbitrator

by Max Nowaz • 2016

To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.

4.24

19k+

🪐 Space Colonialism 💉 Addict Protagonist 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🦎 Shape-Shifting Identity 🕵️ Sleeper Agent

The Arbitrator 92%

To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.

by Max Nowaz 2016

4.24

19k+ ratings

🪐 Space Colonialism 💉 Addict Protagonist 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🦎 Shape-Shifting Identity 🕵️ Sleeper Agent

Fantasy of Frost

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

4.18

12k+

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Fantasy of Frost 92%

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015

4.18

12k+ ratings

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Star Wars

by Mike Chen • 2022

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

4.13

11k+

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

Star Wars 92%

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

by Mike Chen 2022

4.13

11k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

Exodus

by Peter F. Hamilton • 2024

A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.

4.25

6k+

🔮 Ancient Alien Tech 👑 Immortal Politics 🎭 Long Con Betrayal 🌍 Planetary Catastrophe 🚀 Generational Arkship

Exodus 92%

A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.

by Peter F. Hamilton 2024

4.25

6k+ ratings

🔮 Ancient Alien Tech 👑 Immortal Politics 🎭 Long Con Betrayal 🌍 Planetary Catastrophe 🚀 Generational Arkship

The Poisoner's Enemy

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

4.52

6k+

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

The Poisoner's Enemy 92%

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.52

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown • 2014

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

4.27

823k+

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Red Rising 92%

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

by Pierce Brown 2014

4.27

823k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer • 2012

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

4.12

1.0M+

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Cinder 92%

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

by Marissa Meyer 2012

4.12

1.0M+ ratings

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Memento

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

4.29

8k+

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

Memento 92%

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.29

8k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

Realm of Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

3.91

3k+

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Realm of Knights 92%

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Star Wars

by Timothy Zahn • 1991

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

4.18

104k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Star Wars 92%

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

by Timothy Zahn 1991

4.18

104k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Legacy of the Force

by Aaron Allston • 2006

A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.

3.89

9k+

🖤 Fallen Hero Arc 🌌 Political Space Opera 🐍 Mentor As Corrupter 💔 Family Betrayal 🗡️ Coming Of Age Quest

Legacy of the Force 92%

A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.

by Aaron Allston 2006

3.89

9k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Hero Arc 🌌 Political Space Opera 🐍 Mentor As Corrupter 💔 Family Betrayal 🗡️ Coming Of Age Quest

Star Wars

by Michael A. Stackpole • 1999

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

3.98

14k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Star Wars 92%

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

by Michael A. Stackpole 1999

3.98

14k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 92%

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 Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage 92%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 92%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

Edge of Victory I

by Greg Keyes • 2001

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

3.84

8k+

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

Edge of Victory I 92%

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

by Greg Keyes 2001

3.84

8k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

The Stars, Like Dust

by Isaac Asimov • 1951

A student and a heiress seek a rebellion and a hidden document to topple a star empire.

3.74

27k+

🪐 Space Politics 🚀 Galactic Rebellion 📜 Hidden Document 🎭 Masks And Deception 😨 Paranoid Suspense

The Stars, Like Dust 92%

A student and a heiress seek a rebellion and a hidden document to topple a star empire.

by Isaac Asimov 1951

3.74

27k+ ratings

🪐 Space Politics 🚀 Galactic Rebellion 📜 Hidden Document 🎭 Masks And Deception 😨 Paranoid Suspense

A Hole in the Sky

by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021

On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.

3.79

1k+

🚀 Generation Ship 👑 Hidden Heir ⚙️ Forbidden Technology 🤖 AI Companion 💀 Ritualized Death

A Hole in the Sky 92%

On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.

by Peter F. Hamilton 2021

3.79

1k+ ratings

🚀 Generation Ship 👑 Hidden Heir ⚙️ Forbidden Technology 🤖 AI Companion 💀 Ritualized Death

Storm Glass

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

4.21

19k+

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Storm Glass 92%

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.21

19k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 92%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Into the Void

by Tim Lebbon • 2013

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

3.65

15k+

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Into the Void 91%

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

by Tim Lebbon 2013

3.65

15k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Trading in Danger

by Elizabeth Moon • 2003

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

4.00

16k+

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

Trading in Danger 91%

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

by Elizabeth Moon 2003

4.00

16k+ ratings

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

Cage of Deceit

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2015

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

4.12

3k+

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

Cage of Deceit 91%

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2015

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

Morrighan

by Mary E. Pearson • 2016

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

3.92

13k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Morrighan 91%

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

by Mary E. Pearson 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Storm from the Shadows

by David Weber • 2009

Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.

4.15

5k+

🚢 Space Fleet Combat 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🎭 Shadowy Puppet Masters 🎖️ Military Command 👑 Arrogant Galactic Power

Storm from the Shadows 91%

Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.

by David Weber 2009

4.15

5k+ ratings

🚢 Space Fleet Combat 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🎭 Shadowy Puppet Masters 🎖️ Military Command 👑 Arrogant Galactic Power

The Angel Experiment

by James Patterson • 2005

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

4.07

234k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run 🧪 Evil Laboratory 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Angel Experiment 91%

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

by James Patterson 2005

4.07

234k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run 🧪 Evil Laboratory 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Last Watch

by J.S. Dewes • 2021

Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.

3.97

12k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🫂 Found Family 👑 Disgraced Royalty ⚔️ Reluctant Commander 🌌 Cosmic Collapse

The Last Watch 91%

Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.

by J.S. Dewes 2021

3.97

12k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🫂 Found Family 👑 Disgraced Royalty ⚔️ Reluctant Commander 🌌 Cosmic Collapse

Shards of Earth

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

4.18

35k+

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Shards of Earth 91%

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021

4.18

35k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie • 2013

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

3.99

120k+

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Ancillary Justice 91%

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

by Ann Leckie 2013

3.99

120k+ ratings

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Winner's Curse

by Marie Rutkoski • 2014

The general's daughter bought a slave. Now her heart belongs to her enemy.

3.94

115k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Slave Rebellion 🏚️ Occupied Territory

The Winner's Curse 91%

The general's daughter bought a slave. Now her heart belongs to her enemy.

by Marie Rutkoski 2014

3.94

115k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Slave Rebellion 🏚️ Occupied Territory

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

Shadow Fall 91%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 91%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 91%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

I Am Number Four

by Pittacus Lore • 2010

Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.

3.93

353k+

🔥 Power Awakening 👽 Alien Refugees 💕 Alien-Human Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Found Family

I Am Number Four 91%

Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.

by Pittacus Lore 2010

3.93

353k+ ratings

🔥 Power Awakening 👽 Alien Refugees 💕 Alien-Human Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Found Family

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness • 2008

On a world of broadcast thoughts, a boy meets a quiet girl and a violent pursuit ignites.

3.97

205k+

🚀 Planet Colonization 🔍 Lost Colony Secrets 🏃 Relentless Pursuer 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion 🌑 Bleak Coming Of Age

The Knife of Never Letting Go 91%

On a world of broadcast thoughts, a boy meets a quiet girl and a violent pursuit ignites.

by Patrick Ness 2008

3.97

205k+ ratings

🚀 Planet Colonization 🔍 Lost Colony Secrets 🏃 Relentless Pursuer 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion 🌑 Bleak Coming Of Age

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 91%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Cruel Crown

by Victoria Aveyard • 2016

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

3.60

44k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

Cruel Crown 91%

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

by Victoria Aveyard 2016

3.60

44k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

Sanctuary

by Caryn Lix • 2018

A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.

3.89

2k+

🚀 Space Prison ⚡ Teens With Powers 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👾 Alien Assimilation

Sanctuary 91%

A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.

by Caryn Lix 2018

3.89

2k+ ratings

🚀 Space Prison ⚡ Teens With Powers 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👾 Alien Assimilation

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3.75

2k+

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Lockstep 91%

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by Karl Schroeder 2014

3.75

2k+ ratings

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A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

4.64

431

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Wrath and Ruin 91%

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by James Maxwell 2025

4.64

431 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey • 2011

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

4.31

325k+

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

Leviathan Wakes 91%

A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.

by James S.A. Corey 2011

4.31

325k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🕵️ Noir Detective 🦠 Alien Virus 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Perspectives

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