📜 Dark Bargains

Stories where characters strike dangerous deals with forces they can't fully control — pacts with demons, fae, or fate itself, where every gain exacts an unforeseen toll.

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

Hell Bent 90%

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

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Legacy of Blood 89%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Beneath the Rising

by Premee Mohamed • 2020

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

3.44

1k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship

Beneath the Rising 89%

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

by Premee Mohamed 2020

3.44

1k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting

All's Well 89%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain

The Kingdom of Back 89%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain

Empire of Demons

by Sara C. Roethle • 2021

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

4.60

721

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

Empire of Demons 89%

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

by Sara C. Roethle 2021

4.60

721 ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

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

Cold Days 89%

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

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.12

9k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains

Weavingshaw 89%

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains

Vathek

by William Beckford • 1786

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

3.23

7k+

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain

Vathek 89%

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

by William Beckford 1786

3.23

7k+ ratings

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age

The Book of Lost Things 89%

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age

We Sold Our Souls

by Grady Hendrix • 2018

Her ex-bandmate sold their souls for fame. Now the bill is due at her motel job.

3.69

34k+

🎸 Heavy Metal Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🎵 Music As Magic

We Sold Our Souls 89%

Her ex-bandmate sold their souls for fame. Now the bill is due at her motel job.

by Grady Hendrix 2018

3.69

34k+ ratings

🎸 Heavy Metal Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🎵 Music As Magic

The Whispering Trees

by J.A. White • 2015

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

4.18

3k+

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost

The Whispering Trees 89%

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

by J.A. White 2015

4.18

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost

An Artificial Night

by Seanan McGuire • 2010

A changeling PI follows missing children into a fae nightmare where ancient games turn deadly.

4.18

21k+

🦋 Changeling Protagonist 🔍 Fae Detective 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale

An Artificial Night 89%

A changeling PI follows missing children into a fae nightmare where ancient games turn deadly.

by Seanan McGuire 2010

4.18

21k+ ratings

🦋 Changeling Protagonist 🔍 Fae Detective 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale

Her Soul for Revenge

by Harley Laroux • 2021

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

4.24

60k+

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Her Soul for Revenge 89%

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

by Harley Laroux 2021

4.24

60k+ ratings

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Contortionist

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

3.89

6k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain

The Contortionist 89%

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

3.89

6k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain

The Deathless One

by Emma Hamm • 2025

A murdered princess bargains with a captive god: life for service, revenge for them both.

3.43

5k+

🌑 Dark Romantasy ⛓️ Dark God Romance 🌙 Reluctant Witch

The Deathless One 88%

A murdered princess bargains with a captive god: life for service, revenge for them both.

by Emma Hamm 2025

3.43

5k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Romantasy ⛓️ Dark God Romance 🌙 Reluctant Witch

Where the Dark Stands Still

by A.B. Poranek • 2024

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

4.03

33k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon

Where the Dark Stands Still 88%

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

by A.B. Poranek 2024

4.03

33k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon

Six Scorched Roses

by Carissa Broadbent • 2023

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

4.23

172k+

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine

Six Scorched Roses 88%

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

by Carissa Broadbent 2023

4.23

172k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine

The Crimes of Alice

by Erin Bedford • 2018

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

4.10

210

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance

The Crimes of Alice 88%

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

by Erin Bedford 2018

4.10

210 ratings

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance

Angel Down

by Daniel Kraus • 2025

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

4.06

16k+

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong

Angel Down 88%

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

by Daniel Kraus 2025

4.06

16k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong

Cuentos desde Interior

by Melissa Albert • 2021

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death

Cuentos desde Interior 88%

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

by Melissa Albert 2021

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death

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 88%

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

Small Favors

by Erin A. Craig • 2021

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

4.00

24k+

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend

Small Favors 88%

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

by Erin A. Craig 2021

4.00

24k+ ratings

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend

The Nightmare in Him

by Suzanne Wright • 2024

A hunted witch sells her soul to an ancient monster, and his price is her claim as his consort.

4.15

4k+

🌑 Dark Paranormal Romance 👹 Monster Romance 🔗 Fated Bond

The Nightmare in Him 88%

A hunted witch sells her soul to an ancient monster, and his price is her claim as his consort.

by Suzanne Wright 2024

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Paranormal Romance 👹 Monster Romance 🔗 Fated Bond

The Book of Bill

by Alex Hirsch • 2024

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

4.53

12k+

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings

The Book of Bill 88%

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

by Alex Hirsch 2024

4.53

12k+ ratings

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

Never, Never 88%

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

The Court that Bleeds Gold

by Zara Storm • 2024

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

3.87

3k+

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

The Court that Bleeds Gold 88%

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

by Zara Storm 2024

3.87

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

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

Happy Hour in Hell 88%

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

Brimstone Angels

by Erin M. Evans • 2011

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

4.06

2k+

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil'S Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Brimstone Angels 88%

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

by Erin M. Evans 2011

4.06

2k+ ratings

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil'S Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kingdom of the Cursed

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2021

A witch enters Hell to avenge her twin, bound to a demon prince hiding darker truths.

4.08

222k+

🖤 Demonic Court Intrigue ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 😈 Devil Love Interest

Kingdom of the Cursed 88%

A witch enters Hell to avenge her twin, bound to a demon prince hiding darker truths.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2021

4.08

222k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Court Intrigue ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 😈 Devil Love Interest

Alchemy of Secrets

by Stephanie Garber • 2025

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

3.84

69k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains

Alchemy of Secrets 88%

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

by Stephanie Garber 2025

3.84

69k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

4.08

108

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse

To Those Willing to Drown 88%

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

by Mark Matthews 2025

4.08

108 ratings

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse

Black Magic Sanction

by Kim Harrison • 2010

Shunned and imprisoned by her coven, a witch must become the demon they fear to survive.

4.37

49k+

🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🧙‍♀️ Witch Outcast

Black Magic Sanction 88%

Shunned and imprisoned by her coven, a witch must become the demon they fear to survive.

by Kim Harrison 2010

4.37

49k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🧙‍♀️ Witch Outcast

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

Wings of Sorrow 88%

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

When I Was Death

by Alexis Henderson • 2026

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

3.63

1k+

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss

When I Was Death 88%

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

by Alexis Henderson 2026

3.63

1k+ ratings

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss

Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2020

To find her twin's killer, a witch bargains with a demon prince she was taught to fear.

3.86

364k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Gothic Witch Fantasy 🔥 Demon Bargain

Kingdom of the Wicked 88%

To find her twin's killer, a witch bargains with a demon prince she was taught to fear.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2020

3.86

364k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Gothic Witch Fantasy 🔥 Demon Bargain

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Well of Witches 88%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

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

Turns of Fate 88%

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

The Will and the Wilds

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2020

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

3.91

11k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond

The Will and the Wilds 88%

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2020

3.91

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond

The Second Death of Locke

by V.L. Bovalino • 2025

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

3.86

29k+

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

The Second Death of Locke 88%

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

by V.L. Bovalino 2025

3.86

29k+ ratings

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin

by Caroline Peckham • 2023

The emperor's gaze falls on a Fae healer's sister. Fae cannot lie, but gods will trade.

4.24

3k+

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin 88%

The emperor's gaze falls on a Fae healer's sister. Fae cannot lie, but gods will trade.

by Caroline Peckham 2023

4.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies

Fablehaven 88%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies

The Unseelie Duke

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2023

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

4.05

2k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain

The Unseelie Duke 88%

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2023

4.05

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain

Curse of the Akkeri

by Sara C. Roethle • 2019

With a friend poisoned, three outcasts must decide: stay or warn a city of invasion.

4.49

1k+

⚔️ Epic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Curse of the Akkeri 88%

With a friend poisoned, three outcasts must decide: stay or warn a city of invasion.

by Sara C. Roethle 2019

4.49

1k+ ratings

⚔️ Epic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Damned Souls and a Sangria

by Annette Marie • 2020

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

4.48

9k+

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals

Damned Souls and a Sangria 88%

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.48

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals

The Unseelie Exile

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2025

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

4.15

361

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance

The Unseelie Exile 88%

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2025

4.15

361 ratings

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance

Throne of the Fallen

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2023

She paints a cursed throne for a demon prince and becomes his game's most dangerous prize.

3.96

114k+

🖤 Demon Romance 🏰 Fae Court Politics 👑 Hidden Royalty

Throne of the Fallen 88%

She paints a cursed throne for a demon prince and becomes his game's most dangerous prize.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2023

3.96

114k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Romance 🏰 Fae Court Politics 👑 Hidden Royalty

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

Changes 88%

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

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins • 2015

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

4.06

82k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror

The Library at Mount Char 88%

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

by Scott Hawkins 2015

4.06

82k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets

The Lightning Tree 88%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets

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