6 Best mythology books like King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness

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King of Dead Things

By: Nevin Holness

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Legendborn , Neil Gaiman, and Leigh Bardugo, this urban young adult fantasy steeped in …

If you liked the mythology plot in King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
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2. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

By: Kamilah Cole

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more

Similar categories in Kamilah Cole's So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

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3. Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

By: Sunny .

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGB… read more

Similar categories in Sunny .'s Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

3.90

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Tender Beasts book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Baptiste's The Poisons We Drink book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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6. Hearts That Cut (Threads That Bind, #2)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this heart-pounding, much-anticipated sequel to Threads That Bind , Io will face threats even mo… read more

Similar categories in Kika Hatzopoulou's Hearts That Cut (Threads That Bind, #2) book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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7. Bite Risk

By: S.J. Wills

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Last Kids on Earth gets a lupine twist by way of Margaret Peterson Haddix in this eerie middle … read more

Similar categories in S.J. Wills's Bite Risk book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • paranormal
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8. The Diablo's Curse

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Wicked Bargain comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill a… read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Diablo's Curse book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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9. The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1)

By: Vanessa Le

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Las… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Le's The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1) book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
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10. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.89

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult
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11. King of Dead Things

By: Nevin Holness

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Legendborn , Neil Gaiman, and Leigh Bardugo, this urban young adult fantasy steeped in … read more

Similar categories in Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • family
  • contemporary
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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12. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.05

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly… read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • magic
  • fantasy
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13. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
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14. Looking for Smoke

By: K.A. Cobell

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider,… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Cobell's Looking for Smoke book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. 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 Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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16. It Waits in the Forest

By: Sarah Dass

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Unlike the other residents of the small Caribbean Island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not bel… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dass's It Waits in the Forest book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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17. The Blonde Dies First

By: Joelle Wellington

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adul… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Wellington's The Blonde Dies First book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Not for the Faint of Heart

By: Lex Croucher

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author Lex Croucher's second queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Not for the Faint of Heart book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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19. It's Only a Game

By: Kelsea Yu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her f… read more

Similar categories in Kelsea Yu's It's Only a Game book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead by Tess James-Mackey

20. You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead

By: Tess James-Mackey

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The only thing worse than being lost . . . is being found. Keely planned to keep her head down a… read more

Similar categories in Tess James-Mackey's You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • young adult
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

21. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Nevin Holness's King of Dead Things

  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult

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