🏝️ Magical Exile

A character is cast out from the magical world they once belonged to, forced to navigate loss, identity, and survival on the margins. These stories resonate with anyone who has felt severed from where they belong.

Fate of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2023

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

4.05

529

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🔓 Prison Break 🖤 Internal Demons

Fate of the Argosi 90%

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.05

529 ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🔓 Prison Break 🖤 Internal Demons

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony • 1977

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

3.92

48k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

A Spell for Chameleon 90%

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

by Piers Anthony 1977

3.92

48k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

The Banished of Muirwood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2015

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

The Banished of Muirwood 89%

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

by Jeff Wheeler 2015

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

The Lost Abbey

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

4.14

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

The Lost Abbey 89%

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 89%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 89%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 89%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Charmcaster

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

4.21

8k+

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family 🏃 Mage Outcast 🌑 Cursed Magic

Charmcaster 89%

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.21

8k+ ratings

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family 🏃 Mage Outcast 🌑 Cursed Magic

The High Lord

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

4.14

64k+

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Class Divide ⚔️ Epic Battle

The High Lord 88%

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.14

64k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Class Divide ⚔️ Epic Battle

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 88%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

An Inheritance of Magic

by Benedict Jacka • 2023

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

4.09

5k+

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

An Inheritance of Magic 88%

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

by Benedict Jacka 2023

4.09

5k+ ratings

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays 🐈 Cat Companion 🇬🇧 London Fantasy

Landmoor

by Jeff Wheeler • 2003

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

4.16

2k+

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

Landmoor 88%

An exiled elf must claim a crystal to stop immortals destroying his world, or die trying.

by Jeff Wheeler 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Exile ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Immortal Schemers 💀 Magic At A Cost

Spellslinger

by Sebastien de Castell • 2017

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

4.03

20k+

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

Spellslinger 88%

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

by Sebastien de Castell 2017

4.03

20k+ ratings

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

Crimson Reign

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2022

A powerless princess must overthrow a tyrant empress before the magic she stole destroys the world.

3.87

3k+

❄️ Russian-Inspired Fantasy 👸 Exiled Princess ✊ Revolution 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Crimson Reign 88%

A powerless princess must overthrow a tyrant empress before the magic she stole destroys the world.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2022

3.87

3k+ ratings

❄️ Russian-Inspired Fantasy 👸 Exiled Princess ✊ Revolution 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 88%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

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 88%

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

Neverseen

by Shannon Messenger • 2015

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

4.56

60k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

Neverseen 88%

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

by Shannon Messenger 2015

4.56

60k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

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 88%

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 Novice

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

4.08

65k+

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Relentless Bullying

The Novice 88%

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.08

65k+ ratings

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Relentless Bullying

Light Mage

by Laurie Forest • 2018

Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.

4.20

6k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🏺 Magical Artifact

Light Mage 88%

Forbidden magic and a cruel binding drive a young witch into an enemy prince's arms.

by Laurie Forest 2018

4.20

6k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🏺 Magical Artifact

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

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

4.21

926

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

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 88%

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

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

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

The Rose Field

by Philip Pullman • 2025

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

3.57

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

The Rose Field 88%

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

by Philip Pullman 2025

3.57

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

Soulbinder

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

Cursed and hunted by his father, an exile finds a monastery that turns outcasts into weapons.

4.23

7k+

🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🌑 Magical Outcasts 🫂 Found Family ⚫ Cursed Magic 🐾 Animal Companion

Soulbinder 88%

Cursed and hunted by his father, an exile finds a monastery that turns outcasts into weapons.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.23

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🌑 Magical Outcasts 🫂 Found Family ⚫ Cursed Magic 🐾 Animal Companion

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 88%

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

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 88%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

Silver Road

by James Maxwell • 2016

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

4.26

6k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐺 Shape-Shifter Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔮 Prophecy And Doom

Silver Road 88%

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.26

6k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐺 Shape-Shifter Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔮 Prophecy And Doom

Flashback

by Shannon Messenger • 2018

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

4.32

47k+

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

Flashback 88%

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

by Shannon Messenger 2018

4.32

47k+ ratings

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

Mistress of All Evil

by Serena Valentino • 2017

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

3.97

20k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Mistress of All Evil 88%

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

by Serena Valentino 2017

3.97

20k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson • 2012

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

4.37

133k+

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 👑 Palace Intrigue 🤝 Unlikely Bond

The Emperor's Soul 88%

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

by Brandon Sanderson 2012

4.37

133k+ ratings

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 👑 Palace Intrigue 🤝 Unlikely Bond

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 88%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling • 1999

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban. Dementors guard Hogwarts. Harry Potter is the target.

4.58

4.9M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🎭 Hidden Identity

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Summary

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 88%

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban. Dementors guard Hogwarts. Harry Potter is the target.

by J.K. Rowling 1999

4.58

4.9M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🎭 Hidden Identity

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher • 2020

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

4.05

70k+

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Summary

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 88%

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

by T. Kingfisher 2020

4.05

70k+ ratings

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

The Court of Mortals

by A.J. Lancaster • 2020

A reluctant lord fights scandal and succession war to keep the exiled fae steward she loves.

4.20

4k+

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🏰 Living Magical Estate 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader ⚡ Exiled Fae Prince

The Court of Mortals 88%

A reluctant lord fights scandal and succession war to keep the exiled fae steward she loves.

by A.J. Lancaster 2020

4.20

4k+ ratings

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🏰 Living Magical Estate 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader ⚡ Exiled Fae Prince

The Pillars of Creation

by Terry Goodkind • 2001

Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.

3.71

61k+

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🛡️ Immune To Magic 💔 Betrayer Love Interest 👑 Secret Lineage 🗣️ Dark Inner Voice

The Pillars of Creation 88%

Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.

by Terry Goodkind 2001

3.71

61k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🛡️ Immune To Magic 💔 Betrayer Love Interest 👑 Secret Lineage 🗣️ Dark Inner Voice

The Crimson Crown

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2012

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

4.46

47k+

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

The Crimson Crown 88%

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2012

4.46

47k+ ratings

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

The Fall of the Readers

by Django Wexler • 2017

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

4.21

1k+

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 💔 Mentor Betrayal

The Fall of the Readers 88%

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

by Django Wexler 2017

4.21

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 💔 Mentor Betrayal

Crow's Revenge

by Marcus Alexander • 2008

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

4.21

541

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Crow's Revenge 88%

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

by Marcus Alexander 2008

4.21

541 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

The Secret Commonwealth

by Philip Pullman • 2019

Her dæmon gone, Lyra follows a murdered botanist's journal toward a desert city of lost souls.

4.03

64k+

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🤝 Found Family 🍂 Loss Of Wonder 🌫️ Melancholic Quest

The Secret Commonwealth 88%

Her dæmon gone, Lyra follows a murdered botanist's journal toward a desert city of lost souls.

by Philip Pullman 2019

4.03

64k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🤝 Found Family 🍂 Loss Of Wonder 🌫️ Melancholic Quest

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

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

3.77

511

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

The Bell Between Worlds 88%

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

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

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

Magyk

by Angie Sage • 2005

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

3.86

125k+

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

Magyk 88%

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

by Angie Sage 2005

3.86

125k+ ratings

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

Solstice of the Drowned Empire

by Frankie Diane Mallis • 2022

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

4.24

2k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 💫 Forbidden Romance

Solstice of the Drowned Empire 88%

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

by Frankie Diane Mallis 2022

4.24

2k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 💫 Forbidden Romance

Queenslayer

by Sebastien de Castell • 2019

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

4.18

6k+

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

Queenslayer 88%

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

by Sebastien de Castell 2019

4.18

6k+ ratings

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Two Witches and a Whiskey 88%

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Shadowblack

by Sebastien de Castell • 2017

A branded exile escorts a blindfolded girl home to an academy infected by her affliction.

4.12

11k+

🏜️ Frontier Fantasy 🖤 Marked Outcast 👥 Found Family 🃏 Mentor Apprentice 🐿️ Snarky Animal Sidekick

Shadowblack 88%

A branded exile escorts a blindfolded girl home to an academy infected by her affliction.

by Sebastien de Castell 2017

4.12

11k+ ratings

🏜️ Frontier Fantasy 🖤 Marked Outcast 👥 Found Family 🃏 Mentor Apprentice 🐿️ Snarky Animal Sidekick

Children of the Lost

by David Whitley • 2010

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

3.82

192

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

Children of the Lost 88%

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

by David Whitley 2010

3.82

192 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 88%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

by J.K. Rowling • 2016

What the famous boy never learned: his professors were fighting harder battles than any Dark Lord.

4.21

49k+

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Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies Summary

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies 88%

What the famous boy never learned: his professors were fighting harder battles than any Dark Lord.

by J.K. Rowling 2016

4.21

49k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🐺 Werewolf Curse 🎭 Secret Magical Identity 💔 Duty Over Love 📖 Bittersweet Backstories

The Inquisition

by Taran Matharu • 2016

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

4.30

24k+

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The Inquisition 88%

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

by Taran Matharu 2016

4.30

24k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companion 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Noble Heir 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

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The Wishing Spell 88%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Words of the Wandering

by D.E. Night • 2020

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

4.44

277

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

The Words of the Wandering 88%

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

by D.E. Night 2020

4.44

277 ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

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