🔬 Weather Manipulation

The deliberate control of atmospheric conditions, whether through technology or supernatural means, raising questions about power over the natural world.

Tide of War

by David R Petriello • 2018

Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.

3.39

🌦️ Weather And Warfare 🌫️ Battlefield Conditions 📊 Historical Climatology 🗺️ Military Geography 🌍 Environmental History

Tide of War 88%

Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.

by David R Petriello 2018

3.39

23 ratings

🌦️ Weather And Warfare 🌫️ Battlefield Conditions 📊 Historical Climatology 🗺️ Military Geography 🌍 Environmental History

The Breath of the Gods

by Simon Winchester • 2025

Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.

3.79

616

🧱 Microhistories 🌬️ Atmospheric Science 🌍 Climate And Civilization 🌪️ Forces Of Nature 📖 Popular Science

The Breath of the Gods 87%

Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.

by Simon Winchester 2025

3.79

616 ratings

🧱 Microhistories 🌬️ Atmospheric Science 🌍 Climate And Civilization 🌪️ Forces Of Nature 📖 Popular Science

The Final Warning

by James Patterson • 2008

Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.

3.85

74k+

🧬 Genetic Experiments 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Climate Crisis Action ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🦸 Reluctant Hero

The Final Warning 86%

Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.

by James Patterson 2008

3.85

74k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Experiments 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Climate Crisis Action ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🦸 Reluctant Hero

Termination Shock

by Neal Stephenson • 2021

A billionaire builds a sulfur gun to cool the planet; the world scrambles to destroy it.

3.83

21k+

🌍 Cli-Fi 🌋 Geoengineering 🔫 Techno-Thriller 🎭 Ensemble Cast 🗺️ Dense Worldbuilding

Termination Shock 85%

A billionaire builds a sulfur gun to cool the planet; the world scrambles to destroy it.

by Neal Stephenson 2021

3.83

21k+ ratings

🌍 Cli-Fi 🌋 Geoengineering 🔫 Techno-Thriller 🎭 Ensemble Cast 🗺️ Dense Worldbuilding

The Cradle of Ice

by James Rollins • 2023

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

4.06

5k+

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Ancient Artifact Quest 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Cradle of Ice 85%

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

by James Rollins 2023

4.06

5k+ ratings

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Ancient Artifact Quest 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Ice at the End of the World

by Jon Gertner • 2019

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

4.17

1k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology ⚡ Abrupt Climate Change 🌊 Sea Level Rise

The Ice at the End of the World 85%

Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.

by Jon Gertner 2019

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🌍 Climate Science 🏔️ Glaciology ⚡ Abrupt Climate Change 🌊 Sea Level Rise

A Billion Butterflies

by Jagadish Shukla • 2025

How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.

4.11

296

🧪 Scientific Memoir 🦋 Chaos Theory 🌍 Climate Science 🌧️ Numerical Weather Prediction 🛡️ Science Denialism

A Billion Butterflies 85%

How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.

by Jagadish Shukla 2025

4.11

296 ratings

🧪 Scientific Memoir 🦋 Chaos Theory 🌍 Climate Science 🌧️ Numerical Weather Prediction 🛡️ Science Denialism

Shipwreck Island

by Struan Murray • 2021

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

4.38

567

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy ⚠️ Cursed Power

Shipwreck Island 85%

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

by Struan Murray 2021

4.38

567 ratings

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy ⚠️ Cursed Power

Artificial Wisdom

by Thomas R. Weaver • 2023

His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.

3.91

8k+

🌪️ Climate Thriller 🔮 Near-Future Dystopia 📰 Investigative Journalist 🎭 Manipulated Protagonist 🤖 Rogue AI

Artificial Wisdom 85%

His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.

by Thomas R. Weaver 2023

3.91

8k+ ratings

🌪️ Climate Thriller 🔮 Near-Future Dystopia 📰 Investigative Journalist 🎭 Manipulated Protagonist 🤖 Rogue AI

Waybound

by Will Wight • 2023

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

4.62

24k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Waybound 85%

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

by Will Wight 2023

4.62

24k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 85%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Gone

by Michael Grant • 2008

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

3.87

211k+

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

Gone 85%

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

by Michael Grant 2008

3.87

211k+ ratings

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

Dreadgod

by Will Wight • 2022

He killed a god, stole its power, and now the world's rulers want him dead.

4.62

27k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist 🧠 Psychic Warfare

Dreadgod 84%

He killed a god, stole its power, and now the world's rulers want him dead.

by Will Wight 2022

4.62

27k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist 🧠 Psychic Warfare

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 84%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Windwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2017

Presumed dead, a scarred prince hunts traitors while his allies flee across a war-torn continent.

3.95

23k+

🔮 Elemental Magic ⚓ Seafaring Adventure 👑 Sibling Rivalry 🩸 Corrupted Magic 🏴 Hidden City

Windwitch 84%

Presumed dead, a scarred prince hunts traitors while his allies flee across a war-torn continent.

by Susan Dennard 2017

3.95

23k+ ratings

🔮 Elemental Magic ⚓ Seafaring Adventure 👑 Sibling Rivalry 🩸 Corrupted Magic 🏴 Hidden City

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

La Belle Sauvage 84%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

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

4.06

483k+

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

Graceling 84%

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

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

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

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Furies of Calderon 84%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

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 84%

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

The Uninhabitable Earth

by David Wallace-Wells • 2019

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

3.99

30k+

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

The Uninhabitable Earth 84%

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

by David Wallace-Wells 2019

3.99

30k+ ratings

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

Defiance of the Fall 7

by TheFirstDefier • 2022

Zac Atwood battles factions and cosmic horror in a System-run realm to sever Earth's karmic fate.

4.40

8k+

💥 System Apocalypse 📈 Progression Fantasy 🎲 Rpg Mechanics 🏛️ Factional Intrigue ⏳ Time Manipulation

Defiance of the Fall 7 84%

Zac Atwood battles factions and cosmic horror in a System-run realm to sever Earth's karmic fate.

by TheFirstDefier 2022

4.40

8k+ ratings

💥 System Apocalypse 📈 Progression Fantasy 🎲 Rpg Mechanics 🏛️ Factional Intrigue ⏳ Time Manipulation

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Unsouled 84%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 84%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

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 84%

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

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

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

4.31

102k+

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Mistborn 84%

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

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King • 1982

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

3.91

669k+

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

The Gunslinger 84%

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

by Stephen King 1982

3.91

669k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

Falter

by Bill McKibben • 2019

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

4.00

2k+

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception ☀️ Renewable Energy ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

Falter 84%

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

by Bill McKibben 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception ☀️ Renewable Energy ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

The Fire Eternal

by Chris d'Lacey • 2007

Inside a polar bear, a missing father's soul awakens. The dying Earth needs a dragon's eye.

3.99

15k+

🐉 Dragon Companions 🐻‍❄️ Animal Spirit Guides ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🌊 Inuit Mythology 🌿 Nature Magic

The Fire Eternal 84%

Inside a polar bear, a missing father's soul awakens. The dying Earth needs a dragon's eye.

by Chris d'Lacey 2007

3.99

15k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Companions 🐻‍❄️ Animal Spirit Guides ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🌊 Inuit Mythology 🌿 Nature Magic

Across the Haunted Stars

by Abe Moss • 2022

Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.

4.46

251

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🌌 Dimension Hopping 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Powers ⚗️ Science Fantasy

Across the Haunted Stars 84%

Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.

by Abe Moss 2022

4.46

251 ratings

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🌌 Dimension Hopping 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Powers ⚗️ Science Fantasy

Caesar's Last Breath

by Sam Kean • 2017

Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.

4.25

5k+

🌀 Atmospheric Science 🔬 Periodic Table 📜 Science History 🌍 Geoengineering 🦋 Chaos Theory

Caesar's Last Breath 84%

Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.

by Sam Kean 2017

4.25

5k+ ratings

🌀 Atmospheric Science 🔬 Periodic Table 📜 Science History 🌍 Geoengineering 🦋 Chaos Theory

Ghostwater

by Will Wight • 2018

A sacred artist trapped in a collapsing pocket world must outfight dragons to escape alive.

4.55

36k+

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Fantasy 👁️ Combat Precognition 🐉 Dragon Companion 🤝 Found Family

Ghostwater 84%

A sacred artist trapped in a collapsing pocket world must outfight dragons to escape alive.

by Will Wight 2018

4.55

36k+ ratings

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Fantasy 👁️ Combat Precognition 🐉 Dragon Companion 🤝 Found Family

Unsettled

by Steven E. Koonin • 2021

The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.

4.24

4k+

🤔 Climate Skepticism 💻 Climate Models ❓ Uncertainty In Science ⚖️ Scientific Integrity 📊 Data Literacy

Unsettled 84%

The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.

by Steven E. Koonin 2021

4.24

4k+ ratings

🤔 Climate Skepticism 💻 Climate Models ❓ Uncertainty In Science ⚖️ Scientific Integrity 📊 Data Literacy

The Crimson Skew

by S.E. Grove • 2016

A mapmaker who reads memories must stop a crimson fog before it destroys the last sanctuary.

4.04

2k+

🕰️ Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Sibling Rescue 🌲 Sentient Landscape

The Crimson Skew 84%

A mapmaker who reads memories must stop a crimson fog before it destroys the last sanctuary.

by S.E. Grove 2016

4.04

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Sibling Rescue 🌲 Sentient Landscape

Under a White Sky

by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

4.10

13k+

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

Under a White Sky 84%

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021

4.10

13k+ ratings

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

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 84%

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

Transcendence and Rebellion

by Michael G. Manning • 2019

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

4.48

1k+

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

Transcendence and Rebellion 84%

A godlike entity threatens existence; a family of seers forges a magical prison to cage him.

by Michael G. Manning 2019

4.48

1k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Family Saga 🔮 Burden Of Foresight ⚡ Mortals Vs Gods 👑 Court Intrigue 🏹 Siege Warfare

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Cursed 84%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Battle Ground

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

4.43

50k+

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

Battle Ground 84%

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson • 1995

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

4.16

94k+

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader 🐝 Hive Mind 🕰️ Neovictorian Society

The Diamond Age 84%

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

by Neal Stephenson 1995

4.16

94k+ ratings

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader 🐝 Hive Mind 🕰️ Neovictorian Society

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 84%

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

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 84%

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

Climate Change

by Joseph Romm • 2015

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

4.22

694

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Climate Change 84%

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

by Joseph Romm 2015

4.22

694 ratings

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Cursor's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2006

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

4.37

72k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero ♟️ Strategist Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Cursor's Fury 84%

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.37

72k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero ♟️ Strategist Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Avatar

by Gene Luen Yang • 2012

Fire Lord Zuko asks Aang for one vow: kill him if he ever turns tyrant.

4.30

34k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🌏 Colonial Aftermath 👪 Found Family Tested 👑 Young Ruler's Burden ⚖️ Idealism Vs Reality

Avatar 84%

Fire Lord Zuko asks Aang for one vow: kill him if he ever turns tyrant.

by Gene Luen Yang 2012

4.30

34k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🌏 Colonial Aftermath 👪 Found Family Tested 👑 Young Ruler's Burden ⚖️ Idealism Vs Reality

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2023

Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.

4.6

461

🌱 Progression Fantasy 🐙 Cosmic Horror 🌑 Shadow Magic 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero

Shadow Slave 84%

Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.

by Guiltythree 2023

4.6

461 ratings

🌱 Progression Fantasy 🐙 Cosmic Horror 🌑 Shadow Magic 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero

Defiance of the Fall 11

by TheFirstDefier • 2023

A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.

4.51

6k+

🗡️ Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🌌 Realm Hopping 🏛️ Dungeon Delving

Defiance of the Fall 11 84%

A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.

by TheFirstDefier 2023

4.51

6k+ ratings

🗡️ Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🌌 Realm Hopping 🏛️ Dungeon Delving

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 84%

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 Heat Will Kill You First

by Jeff Goodell • 2023

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4.29

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4.02

92k+ ratings

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