18 best-selling audiobook books like She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan

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She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

By: Shelley Parker-Chan

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Two-time British Fantasy Award WinnerAstounding Award WinnerLambda Literary Award FinalistHugo Awar…

"I can do this. I can learn. I can survive."

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"I can do this. I can learn. I can survive."

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"Pure emotions are the luxury of children and animals"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"Pure emotions are the luxury of children and animals"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

If you liked the audiobook plot in She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

By: Hannah Kaner

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enj… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"But gods love martyrs."

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"Gods love martyrs. - Kissen"

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"Kissen decided to be more proud than afraid."

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"I want you to do this with me, not for me. - Arren"

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

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2. Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.35

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party.… read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Love and freedom don't coexist."

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

"This is all there is to love? Simply by being in your life, I have added indelibly to its weight?"

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

"Have you been eating sand again?' [Cam asked] 'I haven't eaten sand in months', Nona protested, then more truthfully: 'Weeks,' and more truthfully than that: 'one week."

-Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)

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3. Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.10

Format: 503 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from th… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

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4. This Is How You Lose the Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar

3.88

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before … read more

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  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Atlantis sinks. Serves it right."

-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War

"And everyone is alive, somewhere in time."

-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War

"All the stars are eyes here, always seeking."

-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War

"I would rather break the world than lose you."

-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War

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5. The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

By: R.F. Kuang

4.37

Format: 658 pages, Hardcover

In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atroc… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"What you don't get to do is to remain neutral."

-R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

"He had the mathematics of fighting down to a science."

-R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

"He made some gestures with his hands that clarified nothing."

-R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

"Our dead don't leave us. They'll hunt you as long as you let them."

-R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

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6. Light from Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki

4.06

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian … read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Lindsey Stirling?"

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"I shall make you feel all the joy, the terror in loving who you are."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"A sandwich that is more than a sandwich. Coffee that is more than coffee."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"When you rush, all you are doing is practicing your mistakes at a faster pace."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

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7. Babel

By: R.F. Kuang

4.18

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with stu… read more

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  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It is astounding, in truth, how much of academia’s perceived resource scarcity is artificially constructed."

-R.F. Kuang, Babel

"Grief suffocated. Grief paralysed. Grief was a cruel, heavy boot pressed so hard against his chest that he could not breathe."

-R.F. Kuang, Babel

"languages aren't just made of words. they're modes of looking at the world. They're the keys to civiliation. And that's knowledge worth killing for"

-R.F. Kuang, Babel

"It revealed the sheer dependence of the British, who, astonishingly, could not manage to do basic things like bake bread or get safely from one place to another without words stolen from other countr…"

-R.F. Kuang, Babel

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8. Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.29

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer stru… read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Bones are mediocre."

-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)

"I remember being eighteen."

-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)

"Your only settings were power-vomit and murder"

-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)

"I am sick of roses, and I am horny for revenge."

-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)

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9. A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

By: Samantha Shannon

4.36

Format: 868 pages, Hardcover

In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Or… read more

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  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"We could start by not scorning one another for our beliefs, or lack of them."

-Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

"We could start by not scorning one another for our beliefs, or lack of them." Thrit"

-Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

"Tunuva returned to her watching, knowing that this was the last night she would have everything she wanted in the world, all in one place."

-Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

"Desire had been a madness in her, grounded by a love that had filled her like a breath - as if it had always been meant, written on her soul when it was just a seed."

-Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

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10. The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

By: Tasha Suri

4.34

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

"Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching," (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Oleander Swo… read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Malini, she wanted to say. Wanted to shape that name in her mouth."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"How can you trust me not to ruin everything? Who else do I have to trust but you, Pri?"

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"You are like ink, Malini thought hopelessly. Ink, and all I want is to make poetry of you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"I miss you, she thought, speaking to nothing in the quiet of her heart. I will always miss you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

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11. The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)

By: Tasha Suri

4.13

Format: 533 pages, Paperback

Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy … read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Malini laughed—a glorious laugh like the sound of a blade unsheathed."

-Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)

"Be careful with your tears," her mother added, in a voice of cultivated restraint. "They're blood of the spirit. Weep too much, and it will wear you thin, until your soul is like a bruised flower." H…"

-Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)

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12. Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)

By: Travis Baldree

4.12

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battl… read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

By: Samantha Shannon

4.19

Format: 848 pages, Kindle Edition

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.The House of Berethnet has ru… read more

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  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Margret,"

-Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

"I am not your queen, but I am yours."

-Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

"In darkness, we are naked. Our truest selves"

-Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

"My heart knows your song, as yours knows mine."

-Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

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14. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

By: Shannon Chakraborty

4.27

Format: 483 pages, Hardcover

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and … read more

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  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

By: R.F. Kuang

4.17

Format: 545 pages, ebook

An epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century an… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I don't love you. And I can kill anything."

-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

"Immigrants, we get the job done. (Acknowlegments)"

-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

"War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains."

-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

"Call off your men, or I will summon into existence things that should not be in this world"

-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

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16. Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

By: Xiran Jay Zhao

4.06

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots t… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
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  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"So what am I supposed to do?" "Your worst, of course."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"Besides, don’t you know basic geometry, Strategist Sima?"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"But a mother who has failed me so thoroughly is no mother of mine."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"You don't think girls are afraid?" "Girls... know how to sacrifice."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

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17. Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.21

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword… read more

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  • lesbian
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  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Evidence,"

-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

"Too many words,"

-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

"Harrow said, “But you're God."

-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

"Death first to vultures and scavangers."

-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

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18. She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

By: Shelley Parker-Chan

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Two-time British Fantasy Award WinnerAstounding Award WinnerLambda Literary Award FinalistHugo Awar… read more

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  • lesbian
  • historical fantasy
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I can do this. I can learn. I can survive."

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"Pure emotions are the luxury of children and animals"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"What I want has nothing to do with who wins." -Ouyang"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

"With sufficient competence, there's no need of flattery"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

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19. The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)

By: R.F. Kuang

4.30

Format: 622 pages, Hardcover

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So what happens when we die?"

-R.F. Kuang, The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)

"They’ve all gone completely mad."

-R.F. Kuang, The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)

"You don’t know who you’re dealing with."

-R.F. Kuang, The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)

"Amateurs obsessed over strategy, and professionals obsessed over logistics."

-R.F. Kuang, The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)

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20. The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

By: C.L. Clark

3.82

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover edition for ISBN 9780316542753 Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and rai… read more

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  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"What is war if not a complicated web of mathematics and charm? Luca thought."

-C.L. Clark, The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

"Who needs a god of oceans when I could drown inside your eyes? Who needs a god of grain when I could feast between your thighs?"

-C.L. Clark, The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

"As it whistles through the mountains, as it tickles blades of grass, as it pulls me from my bed, again, the wind, it cries your name."

-C.L. Clark, The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

"Then, still holding the cup, Touraine giggled. This broad-shouldered, muscle-bound ex-soldier, who spent most of her time either glowering or bowing at people, had smirked at her future queen, and no…"

-C.L. Clark, The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

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21. The Faithless (Magic of the Lost, #2)

By: C.L. Clark

4.30

Format: 512 pages, None

In the second installment of C.L. Clark's Magic of the Lost trilogy, soldier Touraine and princess … read more

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  • adult
  • fantasy
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