🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy

Fantasy worlds built on the rich mythology of Korea, where fox spirits, celestial beings, and ancient curses drive stories of magic and fate.

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

by Axie Oh • 2022

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

4.08

98k+

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Summary

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea 91%

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

by Axie Oh 2022

4.08

98k+ ratings

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

The Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Court Politics

The Demon and the Light 91%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Court Politics

Nine Tailed

by Jayci Lee • 2024

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

3.82

5k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

Nine Tailed 90%

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

by Jayci Lee 2024

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

The Floating World

by Axie Oh • 2025

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

3.76

10k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

The Floating World 89%

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.76

10k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

The God and the Gwisin

by Sophie Kim • 2025

A ghost healer's fated soulmate is a trickster god with centuries of love she cannot remember.

4.17

4k+

🇰🇷 Korean Mythology 💫 Fated Soulmates 🔁 Reincarnation Romance 🔪 Murder Mystery 👻 Ghost Heroine

The God and the Gwisin 89%

A ghost healer's fated soulmate is a trickster god with centuries of love she cannot remember.

by Sophie Kim 2025

4.17

4k+ ratings

🇰🇷 Korean Mythology 💫 Fated Soulmates 🔁 Reincarnation Romance 🔪 Murder Mystery 👻 Ghost Heroine

The God and the Gumiho

by Sophie Kim • 2024

A fallen trickster god and a gumiho who despise each other must hunt a nightmare demon.

4.04

12k+

🏙️ Korean Urban Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Identity ⭐ Star Crossed Lovers

The God and the Gumiho 88%

A fallen trickster god and a gumiho who despise each other must hunt a nightmare demon.

by Sophie Kim 2024

4.04

12k+ ratings

🏙️ Korean Urban Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Identity ⭐ Star Crossed Lovers

Three Shattered Souls

by Mai Corland • 2025

Four fugitives. Five cursed relics. One of them must die to end the war.

4.07

11k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐲 Korean Mythology 🫂 Found Family 💔 Doomed Love 👑 Reluctant Queen

Three Shattered Souls 88%

Four fugitives. Five cursed relics. One of them must die to end the war.

by Mai Corland 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🐲 Korean Mythology 🫂 Found Family 💔 Doomed Love 👑 Reluctant Queen

Princess Bari

by Hwang Sok-yong • 2007

Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.

3.72

2k+

📜 Mythic Retelling 🌀 Shamanic Journey 💔 Generational Trauma 👧 Abandoned Child 🤝 Found Family

Princess Bari 88%

Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.

by Hwang Sok-yong 2007

3.72

2k+ ratings

📜 Mythic Retelling 🌀 Shamanic Journey 💔 Generational Trauma 👧 Abandoned Child 🤝 Found Family

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo • 2024

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

3.98

32k+

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest 🔍 Supernatural Detective 💕 Found Family

The Fox Wife 88%

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

by Yangsze Choo 2024

3.98

32k+ ratings

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest 🔍 Supernatural Detective 💕 Found Family

Six Crimson Cranes

by Elizabeth Lim • 2021

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

4.17

106k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

Six Crimson Cranes 88%

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

by Elizabeth Lim 2021

4.17

106k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

Historias de fantasmas de Japón

by Lafcadio Hearn • 2011

A collection of Japanese ghost stories: love, vengeance, and the dead who refuse to stay buried.

4.20

2k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore 👻 Asian Ghost Stories 💔 Self-Sacrifice 🕊️ Love Beyond Death 👹 Vengeful Spirits

Historias de fantasmas de Japón 87%

A collection of Japanese ghost stories: love, vengeance, and the dead who refuse to stay buried.

by Lafcadio Hearn 2011

4.20

2k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore 👻 Asian Ghost Stories 💔 Self-Sacrifice 🕊️ Love Beyond Death 👹 Vengeful Spirits

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 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 87%

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 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Her Radiant Curse

by Elizabeth Lim • 2023

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

4.17

11k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Her Radiant Curse 87%

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

by Elizabeth Lim 2023

4.17

11k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Night of the Dragon

by Julie Kagawa • 2020

A half-kitsune and her demon-possessed swordsman race for a wish that could end the world.

4.31

10k+

🦊 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Trickster Heroine 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance

Night of the Dragon 87%

A half-kitsune and her demon-possessed swordsman race for a wish that could end the world.

by Julie Kagawa 2020

4.31

10k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Trickster Heroine 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance

The Dragon's Promise

by Elizabeth Lim • 2022

A princess enters a dragon court to deliver a cursed pearl and is claimed as payment.

3.77

37k+

🏮 East Asian Folklore 🐉 Dragon Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 💎 Cursed Artifact 🕊️ Magical Companion

The Dragon's Promise 87%

A princess enters a dragon court to deliver a cursed pearl and is claimed as payment.

by Elizabeth Lim 2022

3.77

37k+ ratings

🏮 East Asian Folklore 🐉 Dragon Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 💎 Cursed Artifact 🕊️ Magical Companion

King Foretold

by Jayci Lee • 2025

At a war academy, a fox spirit falls for the king whose prophecy demands her death.

3.92

777

🐉 Korean Mythology 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Training Academy 👑 Hidden Heir

King Foretold 87%

At a war academy, a fox spirit falls for the king whose prophecy demands her death.

by Jayci Lee 2025

3.92

777 ratings

🐉 Korean Mythology 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Training Academy 👑 Hidden Heir

Blue Bamboo

by Osamu Dazai • 1993

Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.

3.71

3k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🎭 Frame Story 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🌳 Enchanted Forest

Blue Bamboo 87%

Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.

by Osamu Dazai 1993

3.71

3k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🎭 Frame Story 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🌳 Enchanted Forest

A Magical Girl Retires

by Park Seolyeon • 2022

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

3.54

12k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

A Magical Girl Retires 87%

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

by Park Seolyeon 2022

3.54

12k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa • 2018

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

4.00

26k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow of the Fox 87%

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

by Julie Kagawa 2018

4.00

26k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow Forest

by Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

2k+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest 87%

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

by Matt Haig 2007

3.97

2k+ ratings

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

A Forgery of Fate

by Elizabeth Lim • 2025

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

4.15

11k+

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

A Forgery of Fate 87%

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

by Elizabeth Lim 2025

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

The Girl in the Tower

by Katherine Arden • 2017

A witch-girl in boy's disguise rides into the Russian winter and a sorcerer's deadly game.

4.35

114k+

🐻 Russian Folklore 🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🔥 Witch Hunt 👻 Old Gods And Spirits

The Girl in the Tower 87%

A witch-girl in boy's disguise rides into the Russian winter and a sorcerer's deadly game.

by Katherine Arden 2017

4.35

114k+ ratings

🐻 Russian Folklore 🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🔥 Witch Hunt 👻 Old Gods And Spirits

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

Unravel the Dusk

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

3.77

29k+

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Unravel the Dusk 87%

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

3.77

29k+ ratings

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Bride of the Sea

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

3.68

1k+

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🐚 Cross-World Romance

Bride of the Sea 87%

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

by Emma Hamm 2018

3.68

1k+ ratings

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🐚 Cross-World Romance

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

3.86

162k+

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist 🌿 Animist Worldview 🕯️ Ritual And Routine

The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary

The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.86

162k+ ratings

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist 🌿 Animist Worldview 🕯️ Ritual And Routine

The Burning God

by R.F. Kuang • 2020

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

4.27

177k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Burning God 86%

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

by R.F. Kuang 2020

4.27

177k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Soul of the Sword

by Julie Kagawa • 2019

A half-kitsune must enter her love's soul to cast out the ancient demon wearing his body.

4.05

13k+

🏯 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Bittersweet

Soul of the Sword 86%

A half-kitsune must enter her love's soul to cast out the ancient demon wearing his body.

by Julie Kagawa 2019

4.05

13k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Bittersweet

Four Ruined Realms

by Mai Corland • 2025

Five outcasts take a job to kill a king and learn the king hired them himself.

4.04

19k+

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 😈 Morally Gray

Four Ruined Realms 86%

Five outcasts take a job to kill a king and learn the king hired them himself.

by Mai Corland 2025

4.04

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 😈 Morally Gray

Cuentos

by Jacob Grimm • 1812

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

4.23

222k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🐸 Transformation Curse ⚠️ Cautionary Tales

Cuentos 86%

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

by Jacob Grimm 1812

4.23

222k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🐸 Transformation Curse ⚠️ Cautionary Tales

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 86%

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 Unicorn

by Peter S. Beagle • 1968

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

4.16

124k+

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

The Last Unicorn 86%

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

by Peter S. Beagle 1968

4.16

124k+ ratings

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1]

by singNsong • 2018

His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.

4.71

10k+

🎮 LitRPG Apocalypse 🧠 Foreknowledge Survival 🤝 Brains And Brawn Duo 🫂 Found Family In Crisis ✨ Constellations As Gods

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1] Summary

전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1] 86%

His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.

by singNsong 2018

4.71

10k+ ratings

🎮 LitRPG Apocalypse 🧠 Foreknowledge Survival 🤝 Brains And Brawn Duo 🫂 Found Family In Crisis ✨ Constellations As Gods

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

5k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 86%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Narrow Road Between Desires

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2023

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

4.03

35k+

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy 🌿 Quiet Fantasy

The Narrow Road Between Desires 86%

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2023

4.03

35k+ ratings

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy 🌿 Quiet Fantasy

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

by A.S. Byatt • 1994

A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.

3.85

5k+

🖋️ Literary Fairy Tales 🔄 Fairy Tale Subversion 📖 Nested Narratives 🪔 Wishes And Consequences 🏛️ Modern Meets Myth

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye Summary

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye 86%

A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.

by A.S. Byatt 1994

3.85

5k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Fairy Tales 🔄 Fairy Tale Subversion 📖 Nested Narratives 🪔 Wishes And Consequences 🏛️ Modern Meets Myth

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2017

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

4.80

17k+

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple 💗 Devotion 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Heaven Official's Blessing 86%

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017

4.80

17k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple 💗 Devotion 🩹 Hurt Comfort

The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden • 2017

A girl sees spirits in Russia. A priest's crusade will wake something older than winter.

4.08

239k+

🪆 Russian Folklore 📖 Literary Fantasy 💀 Death And The Maiden 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛪ Medieval Russia

The Bear and the Nightingale 86%

A girl sees spirits in Russia. A priest's crusade will wake something older than winter.

by Katherine Arden 2017

4.08

239k+ ratings

🪆 Russian Folklore 📖 Literary Fantasy 💀 Death And The Maiden 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛪ Medieval Russia

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo • 2020

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

3.90

46k+

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

The Empress of Salt and Fortune 86%

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

by Nghi Vo 2020

3.90

46k+ ratings

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

The Ghost Bride

by Yangsze Choo • 2013

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

3.81

38k+

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey 👻 Spirit Possession 💕 Love Triangle

The Ghost Bride 86%

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

by Yangsze Choo 2013

3.81

38k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey 👻 Spirit Possession 💕 Love Triangle

전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4]

by singNsong • 2019

His world becomes the novel only he finished. Every page he remembers could save a life.

4.73

4k+

🎮 System Apocalypse 📖 Meta Fiction 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔄 Regressor Protagonist

전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4] Summary

전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4] 86%

His world becomes the novel only he finished. Every page he remembers could save a life.

by singNsong 2019

4.73

4k+ ratings

🎮 System Apocalypse 📖 Meta Fiction 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔄 Regressor Protagonist

The Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale • 2003

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

4.15

149k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

The Goose Girl 86%

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

by Shannon Hale 2003

4.15

149k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

Tales from Watership Down

by Richard Adams • 1996

The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.

3.84

10k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 📚 Stories Within Stories 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy 🦊 Trickster Hero 👑 Female Leadership

Tales from Watership Down 86%

The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.

by Richard Adams 1996

3.84

10k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 📚 Stories Within Stories 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy 🦊 Trickster Hero 👑 Female Leadership

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3

by Chugong • 2021

To wake his comatose mother, a shadow-wielding hunter must conquer a hundred-floor demon castle.

4.50

5k+

📈 Weak To Strong 💀 Necromancer Protagonist ⚡ Overpowered Hero 🎮 Progression Fantasy 🚪 Dungeon Crawler

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 86%

To wake his comatose mother, a shadow-wielding hunter must conquer a hundred-floor demon castle.

by Chugong 2021

4.50

5k+ ratings

📈 Weak To Strong 💀 Necromancer Protagonist ⚡ Overpowered Hero 🎮 Progression Fantasy 🚪 Dungeon Crawler

The Drowning Faith

by R.F. Kuang • 2020

An immortal prince serves his colonizers and loves the one shaman they demand he destroy.

4.50

30k+

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The Drowning Faith 86%

An immortal prince serves his colonizers and loves the one shaman they demand he destroy.

by R.F. Kuang 2020

4.50

30k+ ratings

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by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

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Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 86%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2023

3.76

14k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

The Raven's Ballad

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

4.24

928

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The Raven's Ballad 86%

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

by Emma Hamm 2018

4.24

928 ratings

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Spinning Silver

by Naomi Novik • 2018

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

4.18

154k+

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Spinning Silver 86%

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

by Naomi Novik 2018

4.18

154k+ ratings

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by Heather Fawcett • 2018

A demon-bound girl races her witch enemy to a fallen star that could resurrect the dead.

4.00

2k+

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All the Wandering Light 86%

A demon-bound girl races her witch enemy to a fallen star that could resurrect the dead.

by Heather Fawcett 2018

4.00

2k+ ratings

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

3.72

30k+

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When Among Crows 86%

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

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