🐉 Heroes And Monsters

Stories that pit extraordinary champions against terrifying creatures, exploring the thin line between valor and monstrosity in worlds where both coexist.

Beowulf

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 2014

Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.

3.90

12k+

📜 Epic Poem ⚔️ Heroic Legend 👹 Monster Slayer 🐉 Dragon Slayer 🛡️ Warrior Honor

Beowulf 89%

Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2014

3.90

12k+ ratings

📜 Epic Poem ⚔️ Heroic Legend 👹 Monster Slayer 🐉 Dragon Slayer 🛡️ Warrior Honor

Our Dark Duet

by Victoria Schwab • 2017

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

4.12

62k+

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Our Dark Duet 89%

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

by Victoria Schwab 2017

4.12

62k+ ratings

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Monster Manual

by Wizards of the Coast • 2014

The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.

4.56

6k+

📖 Monster Compendiums 🎲 Tabletop Rpgs 🧰 Game Master Tools ⚔️ Encounter Design 🕳️ Dungeon Crawling

Monster Manual 88%

The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.

by Wizards of the Coast 2014

4.56

6k+ ratings

📖 Monster Compendiums 🎲 Tabletop Rpgs 🧰 Game Master Tools ⚔️ Encounter Design 🕳️ Dungeon Crawling

Beowulf

by Unknown • 1000

A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.

3.50

350k+

🏛️ Heroic Epic 🗡️ Monster Slayer 💀 Glory And Doom 🌅 Elegiac Tone ❄️ Northern Legend

Beowulf 88%

A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.

by Unknown 1000

3.50

350k+ ratings

🏛️ Heroic Epic 🗡️ Monster Slayer 💀 Glory And Doom 🌅 Elegiac Tone ❄️ Northern Legend

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 88%

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

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia • 2009

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

4.07

30k+

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

Monster Hunter International 88%

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

by Larry Correia 2009

4.07

30k+ ratings

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

Baptism of Fire

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1996

Dreams send a witcher across a kingdom at war, gathering misfit allies who become family.

4.26

147k+

🫂 Found Family 🌲 Slavic Folklore 🐺 Monster Hunter ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

Baptism of Fire 88%

Dreams send a witcher across a kingdom at war, gathering misfit allies who become family.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996

4.26

147k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌲 Slavic Folklore 🐺 Monster Hunter ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

4k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise 88%

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014

3.68

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

Writing Fantasy Heroes

by Jason M. Waltz • 2008

Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.

3.87

215

✍️ Fantasy Writing ⚔️ Heroic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Heroes 🔄 Trope Subversion 🌀 Mythic Structure

Writing Fantasy Heroes 88%

Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.

by Jason M. Waltz 2008

3.87

215 ratings

✍️ Fantasy Writing ⚔️ Heroic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Heroes 🔄 Trope Subversion 🌀 Mythic Structure

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

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles

by Will Wight • 2015

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

4.32

899

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice 🏹 Monster Hunting 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles 87%

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

by Will Wight 2015

4.32

899 ratings

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice 🏹 Monster Hunting 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King • 2022

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

4.09

351k+

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Fairy Tale 87%

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

by Stephen King 2022

4.09

351k+ ratings

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Los superhéroes y la filosofía

by Tom Morris • 2001

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

3.84

965

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Hero Myth 🎭 Personal Identity

Los superhéroes y la filosofía 87%

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

by Tom Morris 2001

3.84

965 ratings

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Hero Myth 🎭 Personal Identity

Grendel

by John Gardner • 1971

Deathless and despised, a monster wages war on the hall whose stories made him evil.

3.69

43k+

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 👹 Monster Protagonist 📖 Literary Retelling 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Outsider Narrator

Grendel 87%

Deathless and despised, a monster wages war on the hall whose stories made him evil.

by John Gardner 1971

3.69

43k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 👹 Monster Protagonist 📖 Literary Retelling 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Outsider Narrator

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5

by Fuse • 2015

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

4.57

2k+

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family ✨ Miraculous Resurrection 😈 Demon Lord Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 Summary

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 87%

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

by Fuse 2015

4.57

2k+ ratings

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family ✨ Miraculous Resurrection 😈 Demon Lord Protagonist

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wind Through the Keyhole 87%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Last Wish

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1993

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

4.14

423k+

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility 💫 Fated Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

The Last Wish 87%

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993

4.14

423k+ ratings

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility 💫 Fated Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

Farmer Giles of Ham

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1999

A lazy farmer and a magic sword must outwit a dragon before it plunders the village.

3.9

13k+

🃏 Humorous Fantasy 🤷 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Magical Sword 🐉 Talking Dragon ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

Farmer Giles of Ham 87%

A lazy farmer and a magic sword must outwit a dragon before it plunders the village.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1999

3.9

13k+ ratings

🃏 Humorous Fantasy 🤷 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Magical Sword 🐉 Talking Dragon ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

The Son of Neptune

by Robert Venditti • 2017

An amnesiac demigod hunted by Gorgons finds a Roman camp and a prophecy to free Death.

4.52

38k+

📖 Graphic Adaptation 🧠 Amnesiac Hero 🏛️ Roman Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 📜 Quest Prophecy

The Son of Neptune 87%

An amnesiac demigod hunted by Gorgons finds a Roman camp and a prophecy to free Death.

by Robert Venditti 2017

4.52

38k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Adaptation 🧠 Amnesiac Hero 🏛️ Roman Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 📜 Quest Prophecy

Greek Mythology

by Liv Albert • 2021

A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.

4.24

3k+

🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology 🏛️ Classical Myths 📖 Mythology Reference ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Legends

Greek Mythology 87%

A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.

by Liv Albert 2021

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology 🏛️ Classical Myths 📖 Mythology Reference ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Legends

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams • 1988

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

3.97

79k+

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

The Dragonbone Chair 87%

A dreamy scullion hunts a fabled sword across a freezing land as a fallen king's shadow rises.

by Tad Williams 1988

3.97

79k+ ratings

🗡️ Unlikely Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice 💀 Ancient Evil Awakens ⚔️ Legendary Weapon Quest 👑 Brother Against Brother

Trapped

by Kevin Hearne • 2012

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

4.27

46k+

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

Trapped 87%

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

by Kevin Hearne 2012

4.27

46k+ ratings

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

The Hobbit

by Jane Johnson • 2012

Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.

4.62

26k+

🎨 Film Production Art 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎥 Fantasy Film Companion 🦶 Reluctant Hero 🧙 Wizard Mentor

The Hobbit 87%

Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.

by Jane Johnson 2012

4.62

26k+ ratings

🎨 Film Production Art 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎥 Fantasy Film Companion 🦶 Reluctant Hero 🧙 Wizard Mentor

Of Killers and Kings

by Will Wight • 2020

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

4.26

3k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Of Killers and Kings 87%

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

by Will Wight 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

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

Sky's End

by Marc J. Gregson • 2024

To rescue his kidnapped sister, a fallen heir enters a brutal gauntlet of sky-serpent hunters.

4.21

5k+

🏹 Monster Hunting Trials 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Competition ✊ Class Rebellion 🏝️ Floating Islands

Sky's End 87%

To rescue his kidnapped sister, a fallen heir enters a brutal gauntlet of sky-serpent hunters.

by Marc J. Gregson 2024

4.21

5k+ ratings

🏹 Monster Hunting Trials 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Competition ✊ Class Rebellion 🏝️ Floating Islands

A Time of Dread

by John Gwynne • 2018

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Time of Dread 87%

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

by John Gwynne 2018

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

Cul-de-sac Carnage

by James A. Hunter • 2025

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

4.45

2k+

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Cul-de-sac Carnage 87%

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

by James A. Hunter 2025

4.45

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2022

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

4.56

3k+

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

Shadow Slave 87%

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

by Guiltythree 2022

4.56

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

The Bark of the Bog Owl

by Jonathan Rogers • 2004

They hunted for a warrior king. The prophecy was always about a boy who tended sheep.

4.29

6k+

📖 Biblical Retellings 🔮 Allegorical Fantasy 🐑 Unlikely Heroes ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

The Bark of the Bog Owl 87%

They hunted for a warrior king. The prophecy was always about a boy who tended sheep.

by Jonathan Rogers 2004

4.29

6k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Retellings 🔮 Allegorical Fantasy 🐑 Unlikely Heroes ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Siege and Sacrifice

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A branded vessel must walk into a god-monster and make her own heart the weapon.

4.24

6k+

🔥 Spirit Summoning 💀 Monster Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🌌 Ethereal Plane 🏛️ Lost Civilization

Siege and Sacrifice 87%

A branded vessel must walk into a god-monster and make her own heart the weapon.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

4.24

6k+ ratings

🔥 Spirit Summoning 💀 Monster Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🌌 Ethereal Plane 🏛️ Lost Civilization

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 87%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1937

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

4.30

4.5M+

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🗝️ Unlikely Thief

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 87%

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.30

4.5M+ ratings

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🗝️ Unlikely Thief

The Power of Myth

by Joseph Campbell • 1988

Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.

4.26

54k+

🌍 Comparative Mythology 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypes 🧭 Spiritual Quest

The Power of Myth 87%

Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.

by Joseph Campbell 1988

4.26

54k+ ratings

🌍 Comparative Mythology 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypes 🧭 Spiritual Quest

When Among Crows

by Veronica Roth • 2024

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

3.72

30k+

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

When Among Crows 87%

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

by Veronica Roth 2024

3.72

30k+ ratings

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

Contention

by Sean Oswald • 2024

Earth becomes a cosmic RPG. One man must power-level his family before the apocalypse timer ends.

4.51

3k+

🌐 System Apocalypse ⬆️ Progression Fantasy 🛡️ Reluctant Champion 👥 Found Family 🏗️ Base Building

Contention 87%

Earth becomes a cosmic RPG. One man must power-level his family before the apocalypse timer ends.

by Sean Oswald 2024

4.51

3k+ ratings

🌐 System Apocalypse ⬆️ Progression Fantasy 🛡️ Reluctant Champion 👥 Found Family 🏗️ Base Building

The Primal Hunter 8

by Zogarth • 2024

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

4.57

10k+

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

The Primal Hunter 8 87%

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

by Zogarth 2024

4.57

10k+ ratings

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

Saint's Blood

by Sebastien de Castell • 2016

Iron masks. Dying Saints. A scarred magistrate fights to stop a new god from rising.

4.25

11k+

🗡️ Swashbuckling Fantasy ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Hero ⚔️ God-Killing

Saint's Blood 87%

Iron masks. Dying Saints. A scarred magistrate fights to stop a new god from rising.

by Sebastien de Castell 2016

4.25

11k+ ratings

🗡️ Swashbuckling Fantasy ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Hero ⚔️ God-Killing

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2023

In the Dream Realm, raw power means nothing. Good thing Sunny never had any.

4.54

935

🎯 Progression Fantasy 📖 Light Novels 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Fantasy

Shadow Slave 87%

In the Dream Realm, raw power means nothing. Good thing Sunny never had any.

by Guiltythree 2023

4.54

935 ratings

🎯 Progression Fantasy 📖 Light Novels 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Fantasy

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

599k+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Eye of the World 87%

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

by Robert Jordan 1990

4.19

599k+ ratings

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams • 1990

Nightmares drive scullion and troll across a frozen world, bearing a cursed sword to a hidden haven.

4.10

53k+

🗡️ Lowborn Hero ⚔️ Cursed Black Sword 🧝 Ancient Fae ❄️ Snowbound Quest 🏰 Hidden Sanctuary

Stone of Farewell 87%

Nightmares drive scullion and troll across a frozen world, bearing a cursed sword to a hidden haven.

by Tad Williams 1990

4.10

53k+ ratings

🗡️ Lowborn Hero ⚔️ Cursed Black Sword 🧝 Ancient Fae ❄️ Snowbound Quest 🏰 Hidden Sanctuary

The Night Hunt

by Alexandra Christo • 2023

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

3.58

4k+

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

The Night Hunt 87%

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

by Alexandra Christo 2023

3.58

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

Wintersteel

by Will Wight • 2020

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

4.68

33k+

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

Wintersteel 87%

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

by Will Wight 2020

4.68

33k+ ratings

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

Crossroads of Ravens

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2024

Saved from execution, a young witcher inherits a manor, a monster trade, and a blood feud.

4.03

19k+

🗡️ Mentor And Apprentice 👹 Monster Hunting 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🌲 Slavic Folklore

Crossroads of Ravens 87%

Saved from execution, a young witcher inherits a manor, a monster trade, and a blood feud.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2024

4.03

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Mentor And Apprentice 👹 Monster Hunting 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🌲 Slavic Folklore

Ruin

by John Gwynne • 2015

A blacksmith's son, a stolen starstone, an army of fallen angels: the Banished Lands' last hope.

4.50

36k+

🫂 Found Family 🐺 Animal Companion 🏰 Siege Warfare 👼 Fallen Angels 🏺 Ancient Relics

Ruin 87%

A blacksmith's son, a stolen starstone, an army of fallen angels: the Banished Lands' last hope.

by John Gwynne 2015

4.50

36k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🐺 Animal Companion 🏰 Siege Warfare 👼 Fallen Angels 🏺 Ancient Relics

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

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

4.31

102k+

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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

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Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire 86%

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

by Marcus Alexander 2014

4.50

159 ratings

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Sword of Destiny

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1992

Geralt of Rivia kills monsters for coin. A sorceress and a lost child shatter his solitude.

4.27

226k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Slavic Folklore Fantasy 🌟 Child Of Destiny 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌧️ Melancholic Fantasy

Sword of Destiny 86%

Geralt of Rivia kills monsters for coin. A sorceress and a lost child shatter his solitude.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1992

4.27

226k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Slavic Folklore Fantasy 🌟 Child Of Destiny 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌧️ Melancholic Fantasy

Dragons of Winter Night

by Margaret Weis • 1985

Scattered across a dragon-scorched world, heroes hunt legendary weapons as winter and war close in.

4.15

55k+

🎲 D&D Fantasy 🐉 Dragon War 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🔮 Corrupted Mage

Dragons of Winter Night 86%

Scattered across a dragon-scorched world, heroes hunt legendary weapons as winter and war close in.

by Margaret Weis 1985

4.15

55k+ ratings

🎲 D&D Fantasy 🐉 Dragon War 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🔮 Corrupted Mage

Minecraft

by Mojang AB • 2017

A retiring adventurer hands you his illustrated field notes on every creature in Minecraft.

4.56

387

🎮 Video Game Bestiary 🗺️ Fictional Field Guide 📓 Explorer's Journal 📖 Creature Compendium ⛏️ Minecraft Universe

Minecraft 86%

A retiring adventurer hands you his illustrated field notes on every creature in Minecraft.

by Mojang AB 2017

4.56

387 ratings

🎮 Video Game Bestiary 🗺️ Fictional Field Guide 📓 Explorer's Journal 📖 Creature Compendium ⛏️ Minecraft Universe

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