21 must-read fantasy books like Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima

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Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

By: Cinda Williams Chima

4.01

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

Ever since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos--the human realm of the …

If you liked the fantasy plot in Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima , here is a list of 21 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

Similar categories in Hannah Kaner's Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"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)

Cover of Stardust in Their Veins (Castles in Their Bones, #2) by Laura Sebastian

2. Stardust in Their Veins (Castles in Their Bones, #2)

By: Laura Sebastian

4.10

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

Princesses Beatriz and Daphne have lost their older sister, but their mother's grand scheme of taki… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sebastian's Stardust in Their Veins (Castles in Their Bones, #2) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

By: Susan Dennard

3.68

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more

Similar categories in Susan Dennard's The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

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4. Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

By: Cassandra Clare

3.80

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals … read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Clare's Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Here is the thing you should know about children,"

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"Falconet may be a bit mad." "All the best people are."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"But it is said by the sages that he who desires all, loses all."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"I really don't care that much about retaining the moral high ground."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

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5. A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

By: Hafsah Faizal

3.57

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Why save the world when you can have tea? On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a c… read more

Similar categories in Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"We understand what it's like to grieve with fire and not tears."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"It was hard not to watch Arthie Casimir. The way she worked and schemed, at times as still as stone, other times as restless as a bee. For the most part, Arthie obscured her femininity. She was, afte…"

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

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6. The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Better not start apologizing now my prince," she says. "you'll run out of time to cover it all."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"First flowers, now you don't like pastries?" he asks, studying my frown. "What's next, kittens?"

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"There." I lean across to tuck it behind his ear. "Everything useless around here is beautifully decorated. I wouldn't want you to feel left out."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

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7. Seasparrow (Graceling Realm, #5)

By: Kristin Cashore

4.12

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

The fifth novel in the bestselling and award winning Graceling Realm series focuses on Hava, Queen … read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's Seasparrow (Graceling Realm, #5) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) by Kika Hatzopoulou

8. Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates mus… read more

Similar categories in Kika Hatzopoulou's Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Three bodies, one soul. You go when your sisters need you. No questions asked."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Tolerating wickedness can ensure your survival - but also cause a feeling of slow death."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Because what is art, what is inspiration, if not the deepest, darkest secrets of the artist?"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Io you need to go now," he breathed, eyes large and fearful. "And I promise, the moment I'm better. I'll come find you" "How?" she asked, the word breaking into a sob. How would he ever find her in t…"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

Cover of Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) by Nicki Pau Preto

9. Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

By: Nicki Pau Preto

4.21

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones White Walkers in this dark young adult fantasy about a d… read more

Similar categories in Nicki Pau Preto's Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We go in," Wren said with more confidence than she felt. But that, she had learned, was the way confidence worked."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn’t it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn't it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"He wasn’t disappointed or hurt. He was livid. Let him be. She’d take the rage of the living over the silence of the dead any day."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

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10. A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

By: Scott Reintgen

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

One of Us is Lying meets A Deadly Education in this fantasy thriller that follows six teenage wizar… read more

Similar categories in Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Queen Among the Dead

By: Lesley Livingston

3.38

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

A stunning Celtic YA fantasy adventure set in the ancient kingdom of Eire, inspired by the legend o… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Livingston's Queen Among the Dead book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao

12. 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 Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • 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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13. Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

By: Rati Mehrotra

3.84

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is. Katyani’s role in the kingdom … read more

Similar categories in Rati Mehrotra's Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"You’ve got to learn how to kiss like that,"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"She would not cry in front of this man who had torn her world apart. She would wait for an opportunity and kill him."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"You were bringing me all those flowers when I was sick, like you were wooing me. How could my poor, weak heart resist?"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

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14. Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1)

By: Ivelisse Housman

3.76

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day and night. One, a professional rogue, searches … read more

Similar categories in Ivelisse Housman's Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fairy mischief is just a part of life. Anyone with common sense accepts this and does their best to co-exist, with bribes of milk and shiny things."

-Ivelisse Housman, Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1)

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15. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • adventure
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) by Alexandra Bracken

16. Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

By: Alexandra Bracken

3.90

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunnin… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Bracken's Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"I raised my head and began to walk, letting the chaos in my chest settle and new calmness take hold."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"You do not have to keep the thought of him from your heart, but do not let the love in you harden because of him. He was not worthy."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"Why? I know you think I'm too trusting-too softhearted, or whatever-but where's the bravery in pushing everyone away the second they get too close?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why you took this job, and why you're so worried about Daddy Dearest finding out about it?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

Cover of Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) by Maiya Ibrahim

17. Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

By: Maiya Ibrahim

3.70

Format: 411 pages, ebook

The first book in an epic fantasy series for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal and Elizabeth Lim, … read more

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  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"The truth is the thorn, not the rose."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"It is magic, how words can be deadlier than daggers."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"If you refuse, I will drive this blade through Taha’s heart."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"Yes, Bright Blade, for light not shared is light that is diminished."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

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18. Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

By: Cinda Williams Chima

4.01

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

Ever since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos--the human realm of the … read more

Similar categories in Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1) book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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19. Riven

By: Mindee Arnett

3.77

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An epic, adventurous story of a young mercenary magic-user trying to escape the oppressive island o… read more

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  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow

20. The Girl with No Reflection

By: Keshe Chow

3.44

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new hu… read more

Similar categories in Keshe Chow's The Girl with No Reflection book and Cinda Williams Chima's Children of Ragnarok (Runestone Saga, #1)

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of A Tide of Black Steel (Age of Wrath, #1) by Anthony Ryan

21. A Tide of Black Steel (Age of Wrath, #1)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.35

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new e… read more

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  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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