7 best-selling fantasy books like Dazzling by Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

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Dazzling

By: Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Girl with the Louding Voice meets The Water Dancer in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s magical, award-winn…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Dazzling by Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. The Spider King's Daughter

By: Chibundu Onuzo

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a spraw… read more

Similar categories in Chibundu Onuzo's The Spider King's Daughter book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

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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 Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

By: Shubnum Khan

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Rebecca meets The House of Spirits in this sweeping, … read more

Similar categories in Shubnum Khan's The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"It walked to many places in the world and swam through many seas. It moved among men and watched how they lived and how they fought. Men were the same everywhere—power-hungry creatures always engaged…"

-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

"The end always returns to the beginning; the circle always seeks to be whole, and so when the end comes for Meena Begum, she is remembering the river and the way it runs through the village like a pe…"

-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

"There are things that never see light again. They scream and bang at their fate, hoping they will be discovered. A forgotten letter beneath a file, an ivory button in a couch, a handprint against a w…"

-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

"She tries to lie still, but she's forgotten how. On the farm everything had been still. The silence was a complete thing. She could touch it with her fingers, taste it with her mouth, and sit in it l…"

-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

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4. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

Similar categories in Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s A Spell of Good Things book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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5. River East, River West

By: Aube Rey Lescure

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Set against the backdrop of developing modern Chin… read more

Similar categories in Aube Rey Lescure's River East, River West book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They each had puzzle pieces that might never lock into a flat smooth hole."

-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West

"She was alone and grown. And had somehow done the worst thing a Chinese woman could do, whore herself out to a white man"

-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West

"She told her mother the most important, most devastating thing that had happened to her and somehow it had turned into a fight."

-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West

"She still said nothing. You are fifteen and this is living life, she thought. She'd be like Serena or Blair or those girls on TV. Powerful."

-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West

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6. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

Similar categories in Ukamaka Olisakwe's Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. The Middle Daughter

By: Chika Unigwe

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more

Similar categories in Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

Similar categories in Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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9. Chicano Frankenstein

By: Daniel A. Olivas

3.61

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging an… read more

Similar categories in Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The Book of Love

By: Kelly Link

3.50

Format: 628 pages, Hardcover

The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attu… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Link's The Book of Love book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

By: Zeinab Badawi

3.97

Format: 531 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. For too long, Afric… read more

Similar categories in Zeinab Badawi's An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • audiobook
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12. Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

Similar categories in Aiwanose Odafen's We Were Girls Once book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Road to the Country

By: Chigozie Obioma

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his bro… read more

Similar categories in Chigozie Obioma's The Road to the Country book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It has always seemed to him that the world was full of things; that even in one’s loneliest moments, there was often a crowd. But the things one loved remained invisible, hidden amongst the multitude…"

-Chigozie Obioma, The Road to the Country

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15. Gaslight (Philip Taiwo #2)

By: Femi Kayode

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to Kayode's "action-packed and spirited debut" Philip Taiwo returns to solve a mi… read more

Similar categories in Femi Kayode's Gaslight (Philip Taiwo #2) book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

By: Soraya Palmer

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Folktales and spirits animate this lively coming-of-age tale of two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in… read more

Similar categories in Soraya Palmer's The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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18. Dazzling

By: Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Girl with the Louding Voice meets The Water Dancer in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s magical, award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • magical realism
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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19. Ghostroots: Stories

By: 'Pemi Aguda

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom… read more

Similar categories in 'Pemi Aguda's Ghostroots: Stories book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
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20. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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21. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

Similar categories in Damilare Kuku's Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow book and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling

  • africa
  • fiction
  • adult
  • nigeria

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3.87

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A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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Katherine Arden

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Leigh Bardugo

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