5 must-read retellings books like The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas

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The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

By: Sherry Thomas

4.08

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in DisguiseAll her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the…

"But if the Wall kept proving itself useless, why did more of it get built?"

-Sherry Thomas, The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

If you liked the retellings plot in The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) by Renée Ahdieh

1. Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)

By: Renée Ahdieh

3.60

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she'd been raised for one purpose… read more

Similar categories in Renée Ahdieh's Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy

2. The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan

By: Cameron Dokey

3.00

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike… read more

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3. Paladin (Paladin, #1)

By: None

2.50

Format: 260 pages,

The debut novel from the #1 Fantasy writer on Wattpad is finally here! Brash, cocky, and unbeatable… read more

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4. Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)

By: A.C. Gaughen

2.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Will Scarlet is good at two things: stealing from the rich and keeping secrets - skills that are in… read more

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5. The Red Palace

By: June Hur

4.13

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's The Red Palace book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"We are women,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"There is only you."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"I say with utmost respect,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"Do you not know me, nauri? I am Baek-hyeon."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

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6. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

Cover of Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1) by Melanie Dickerson

7. Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.70

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Where there is wealth and power, there's always someone willing to do anything to take it. Engla… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Dickerson's Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Could her heart be any fuller?"

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"Joy no longer seemed as fragile as it once had."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"The only thing that stops us from being joyful is ourselves."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"How had she ever thought him handsome? He was hideous, his eyes as colorless as his skin."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

Cover of A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1) by Kate Chenli

8. A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1)

By: Kate Chenli

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Chenli's A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.80

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past—and u… read more

Similar categories in Amélie Wen Zhao's Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A sword's purpose may be determined by its wielder, but take the weapon away entirely, and neither the merciful nor the cruel may draw blood with it."

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

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10. Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

By: Cang Wu Bin Bai

4.38

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned Marquis of Jingnin… read more

Similar categories in Cang Wu Bin Bai's Golden Terrace, Vol. 1 book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • china
  • fantasy
"One look at you interfered with the rest of my life."

-Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

"Call me that again, and I may just give up the darkness and turn towards the light for you"

-Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

"Though Fu Shen had to stay in a wheelchair, he was still one of the thorny weapons of the mortal world, not to be offended lightly."

-Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

"...a person who could leave a battlefield in one piece falling into an ambush like this was like a duck inexplicably drowning to death in a bucket of water."

-Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

Cover of The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas

11. The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

By: Sherry Thomas

4.08

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in DisguiseAll her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the… read more

Similar categories in Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • retellings
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • china
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"But if the Wall kept proving itself useless, why did more of it get built?"

-Sherry Thomas, The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

Cover of The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford Trials, #1) by Courtney Milan

12. The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford Trials, #1)

By: Courtney Milan

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Chloe Fong has plans for her life, lists for her days, and absolutely no time for nonsense. Th… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Milan's The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford Trials, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I like all your worst qualities."

-Courtney Milan, The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford Trials, #1)

Cover of West End Earl (Misfits of Mayfair, #2) by Bethany Bennett

13. West End Earl (Misfits of Mayfair, #2)

By: Bethany Bennett

3.82

Format: 377 pages, Mass Market Paperback

While most young ladies attend balls and hunt for husbands, Ophelia Hardwick has spent the last ten… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Bennett's West End Earl (Misfits of Mayfair, #2) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. To Love the Brooding Baron

By: Jentry Flint

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Opposites attract and sparks fly when the vivacious Arabella falls for a baron who lives under the … read more

Similar categories in Jentry Flint's To Love the Brooding Baron book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Siren, the Song, and the Spy

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this second vibrant fantasy from Maggie Tokuda-Hall, companion to her best-selling debut, The Me… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's The Siren, the Song, and the Spy book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Something Spectacular (Something Fabulous, #2) by Alexis  Hall

16. Something Spectacular (Something Fabulous, #2)

By: Alexis Hall

4.04

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

From the USA Today bestselling author of Boyfriend Material comes a riotous Regency romp full of ar… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Hall's Something Spectacular (Something Fabulous, #2) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1) by Amber Chen

17. Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1)

By: Amber Chen

3.73

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying dreams of becoming a world-class engineer like her father, but after h… read more

Similar categories in Amber Chen's Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Mulan and the Jade Emperor (Once Upon a Spell: Legends #1) by Vivienne Savage

18. Mulan and the Jade Emperor (Once Upon a Spell: Legends #1)

By: Vivienne Savage

4.05

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

When an Imperial decree summons the men of her village to war against the north's terrifying beastm… read more

Similar categories in Vivienne Savage's Mulan and the Jade Emperor (Once Upon a Spell: Legends #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Dragon Rising (The Hidden Warrior #1) by M. Lynn

19. Dragon Rising (The Hidden Warrior #1)

By: M. Lynn

3.94

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Sometimes a battle isn't waged on a bloody field. Sometimes it's won within the heart of one girl.… read more

Similar categories in M. Lynn's Dragon Rising (The Hidden Warrior #1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

20. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Traveling with Gentlemen (Tempting Monsters, #1.1) by Kathryn  Moon

21. Traveling with Gentlemen (Tempting Monsters, #1.1)

By: Kathryn Moon

4.07

Format: 97 pages, ebook

This novella takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. I… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Moon's Traveling with Gentlemen (Tempting Monsters, #1.1) book and Sherry Thomas's The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

  • romance
  • fantasy
"Beauty is often a woman's currency. I have no doubt she will display hers. And I will display mine too. And if that distracts her from the rest of me, if she thinks I am a pretty trinket at first, th…"

-Kathryn Moon, Traveling with Gentlemen (Tempting Monsters, #1.1)

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