19 Top fantasy books like The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

Cover of The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

The Deep & Dark Blue

By: Niki Smith

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and …

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1. The Witch Boy

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

3.26

Format: 32 pages,

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to … read more

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2. Salt Magic

By: Hope Larson

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a jealous witch curses her family's well, it's up to Vonceil to set things right in an epic jo… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's Salt Magic book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"...some wounds aren't easy to see."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"I know you feel too big for this place. But when you get out of here, you'll see how small you are in the world."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"Papa always says, you can fix soil, and you can build houses, but there's no point if the land don't have water."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"No one stays young forever. And me? I lost my youth in the battlefield. If I have my way, I'll never leave this country again. Hell, I'll never leave the county. And if you think I'm the kind of man …"

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

Cover of The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

3. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Moth Keeper book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

4. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

5. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Snapdragon book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges

6. Girl Haven

By: Lilah Sturges

3.90

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

When seventh-grader Ash, his crush Eleanor, and their friends are transported to a girls-only imagi… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

7. Basil and Oregano

By: Melissa Capriglione

3.86

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Mix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Tidesong by Wendy  Xu

8. Tidesong

By: Wendy Xu

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming grap… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's Tidesong book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

9. Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) by Jeremy Whitley

10. The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1)

By: Jeremy Whitley

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Kn… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Whitley's The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

11. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

12. Beetle & the Hollowbones

By: Aliza Layne

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin tryi… read more

Similar categories in Aliza Layne's Beetle & the Hollowbones book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

13. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess

14. Dungeon Critters

By: Natalie Riess

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter's Dungeon Critters is a middle-grade graphic novel about a gang of a… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Riess's Dungeon Critters book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

15. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Another Kind by Trevor Bream

16. Another Kind

By: Trevor Bream

4.41

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel. Tucked away in … read more

Similar categories in Trevor Bream's Another Kind book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky

17. Coming Back

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.51

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful graphic novel fantasy romance that follows two young women who have to go on their own … read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Coming Back book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp

18. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

19. The Deep & Dark Blue

By: Niki Smith

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and … read more

Similar categories in Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

20. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2) by Molly Knox Ostertag

21. Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2)

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.53

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The party continues but the problems get bigger in this second installment of this original Dungeon… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2) book and Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer

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