8 Top fantasy books like The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni

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The Ancestor

By: Danielle Trussoni

3.36

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the Angelology series…

"Every family has its secrets but nothing reveals the truth like DNA"

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

"Every family has its secrets but nothing reveals the truth like DNA"

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

"She is violent only when violence is acted upon her first. When shown kindness, she is kind. That is the way of animals and humans alike."

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

"She is violent only when violence is acted upon her first. When shown kindness, she is kind. That is the way of animals and humans alike."

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

1. The Grip of It

By: Jac Jemc

3.66

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

A chilling literary horror novel about a young couple who purchase and live in a haunted house. Jac… read more

Similar categories in Jac Jemc's The Grip of It book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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2. In the Valley of the Sun

By: Andy Davidson

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Joe Hill, Cormac McCarthy, and classic Anne Rice, a chilling tale of suspense and ho… read more

Similar categories in Andy Davidson's In the Valley of the Sun book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror

3. Kill Creek

By: Scott Thomas

3.54

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

At the end of a dark prairie road, nearly forgotten in the Kansas countryside, lies the Finch House… read more

Similar categories in Scott Thomas's Kill Creek book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

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4. Nestlings

By: Nat Cassidy

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the c… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Nestlings book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"Grief is the space between two states of being: who you were and who you are. It’s an excruciatingly long, unlit hallway. A staircase you have to crawl down, one interminable flight at a time."

-Nat Cassidy, Nestlings

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5. Little Eve

By: Catriona Ward

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

A heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist“A great day is upon us. He is c… read more

Similar categories in Catriona Ward's Little Eve book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
"It is a kind of privilege, to witness the darkness."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

"I don't know which is worse - suffering or the memory of it. Memory, perhaps, because it does not end."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

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6. The Paleontologist

By: Luke Dumas

3.53

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is f… read more

Similar categories in Luke Dumas's The Paleontologist book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"He had understood that, like the site of a nuclear tragedy, the place was uninhabitable for him now."

-Luke Dumas, The Paleontologist

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7. Diavola

By: Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Marie Thorne's Diavola book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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8. The September House

By: Carissa Orlando

3.92

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this c… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Orlando's The September House book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"the stars shone in the sky, reminding me there were calm constants everywhere"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

"Hal was familiar with anger. He preferred it. It was like a warm blanket to him. Something soft, and smelling of home"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

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9. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's The House That Horror Built book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
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10. This Wretched Valley

By: Jenny Kiefer

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Kiefer's This Wretched Valley book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
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11. A Haunting on the Hill

By: Elizabeth Hand

3.35

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand come… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hand's A Haunting on the Hill book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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12. Where the Dead Wait

By: Ally Wilkes

3.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An eerie, atmospheric Polar Gothic following a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate an… read more

Similar categories in Ally Wilkes's Where the Dead Wait book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Why would I want to die last?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

"You make a god of the things you fear or love. What could be more natural than that?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

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13. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

14. The House of Last Resort

By: Christopher Golden

3.20

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The next high concept horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden. Across Italy,… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's The House of Last Resort book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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15. The Return

By: Rachel Harrison

3.38

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An edgy and haunting debut novel about a group of friends who reunite after one of them has returne… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's The Return book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"I want to spread this moment on a cracker and eat it."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"I want to spread this moment on a cracker and eat it’s"

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"It was her coping mechanism - tying ribbons over open wounds."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"You can't erase your past when there are pieces of it scattered inside other people."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

Cover of Red Hands (Ben Walker, #3) by Christopher Golden

16. Red Hands (Ben Walker, #3)

By: Christopher Golden

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a mysterious and devastating bioweapon causes its victims to develop Red Hands, the touch of d… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's Red Hands (Ben Walker, #3) book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
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17. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

By: Sadie Hartmann

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hartmann's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • adult
  • horror
"I love a good story about everyone dying."

-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

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18. The Switch House

By: Tim Meyer

3.53

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

CONGRATULATIONS! You've won a role on LET'S SWITCH HOUSES! Your life is going to change. We promise… read more

Similar categories in Tim Meyer's The Switch House book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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19. When the Reckoning Comes

By: LaTanya McQueen

3.70

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the h… read more

Similar categories in LaTanya McQueen's When the Reckoning Comes book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"What if we clamored and yelled, fought in every way we could? And what if we weren't alone? What if it was all of us together rising? Can you imagine it? Can you imagine what we could do?"

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

"Hush though, and listen. If you’re quiet, you can hear their whispers in the water calling to those left behind. Hush and you can hear them lurking, waiting for the day they can make their return."

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

"You’re a good girl. You’re so good, you’ve let the desire to be it overtake you. It’s defined who you are. …. You’ve always believed being this way was going to somehow save your life, but it’s stole…"

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

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20. The Ancestor

By: Danielle Trussoni

3.36

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the Angelology series… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • gothic
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Every family has its secrets but nothing reveals the truth like DNA"

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

"She is violent only when violence is acted upon her first. When shown kindness, she is kind. That is the way of animals and humans alike."

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

"Those who came before us, with their family names and genetic legacies, with their physical peculiarities, whether it be albino skin or brown eyes—none of this mattered. Family was who we loved and w…"

-Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

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21. A Mask of Flies

By: Matthew Lyons

3.80

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons is a crime horror novel which blends It Follows and The Outsider, … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Lyons's A Mask of Flies book and Danielle Trussoni's The Ancestor

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult

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Andy Davidson

4.23

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3.94

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