17 must-read fantasy books like Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1) by David Alexander Robertson

Cover of Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1) by David Alexander Robertson

Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.72

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly i…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1) by David Alexander Robertson , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

2. Scarborough

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 208 pages,

Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighborhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest ci… read more

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3. The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel

By: None , Mike Wyatt , Alison Kooistra

2.82

Format: 3 pages, Paperback

A mesmerizing blend of vampire thriller and coming-of-age story--now available as a graphic novel. … read more

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4. The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

By: Riad Sattouf

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

The Arab of the Future, the #1 French best-seller, tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's … read more

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5. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

By: Shane Hawk

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to… read more

Similar categories in Shane Hawk's Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology book and David Alexander Robertson's Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1)

  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) by Waubgeshig Rice

6. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

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  • science fiction
  • canada
  • horror
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7. They Called Us Enemy

By: George Takei

4.42

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within Americ… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"The wheel of democracy turns slowly."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Shame is a cruel thing. It should rest on the perpetrators but they don't carry it the way the victims do."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Our Democracy is a Participatory Democracy. Existentially it's dependent on people who cherish the shinning, highest ideals of our Democracy and actively engage in the political process."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

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8. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • canada
Cover of 1984: The Graphic Novel by Fido Nesti

9. 1984: The Graphic Novel

By: Fido Nesti

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always wat… read more

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  • science fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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10. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 4 by James Tynion IV

11. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 4

By: James Tynion IV

4.45

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The origin of Erica Slaughter, monster hunter, is revealed in this volume of the Eisner Award-nomin… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV

12. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5

By: James Tynion IV

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Erica Slaughter strikes out on her own in the bestselling, award-winning series! After a year si… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV

13. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 6

By: James Tynion IV

4.29

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

With the last person in her corner gone and a ruthless agent from the Order of St. George closing i… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman

14. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

By: Neal Shusterman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 7 by James Tynion IV

15. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 7

By: James Tynion IV

4.28

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The final chapter of the Tribulation saga and the decisive showdown between Erica Slaughter and Cut… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
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16. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

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17. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of Lore Olympus: Volume Six (Lore Olympus, #6) by Rachel  Smythe

18. Lore Olympus: Volume Six (Lore Olympus, #6)

By: Rachel Smythe

4.51

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Witness what the gods do after dark in the sixth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining o… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

19. Warrior Girl Unearthed

By: Angeline Boulley

4.34

Format: 396 pages, Hardcover

Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that wa… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • indigenous
"Some friendships can endure anything."

-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed

"Sometimes you need to protect your heart from the pain."

-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed

"Everything is connected. The past. The future. The beginning and ending."

-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed

"You jump, and I'll catch you. Every time. I'm your ride or die, niijiikwe."

-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed

Cover of Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

20. Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

By: Jason Reynolds

4.31

Format: 208 pages, None

Jason Reynolds's Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Tim… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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21. Empire of Wild

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.74

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the YA-crossover hit The Marrow Thieves, a propulsive, stunning and sensuous nov… read more

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  • horror
  • fantasy
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

22. Bad Dreams in the Night

By: Adam Ellis

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , this collection of original hor… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (Lore Olympus, #7) by Rachel  Smythe

23. Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (Lore Olympus, #7)

By: Rachel Smythe

4.49

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a r… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
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24. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

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  • horror
  • fantasy
  • canada
  • indigenous
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

Cover of The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen  Ferguson

25. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

By: Jen Ferguson

4.05

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful stor… read more

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  • young adult
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie

26. If I Go Missing

By: Brianna Jonnie

4.49

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

If I Go Missing is derived from excerpts of a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a do… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor

27. Cold

By: Drew Hayden Taylor

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA tragic plane crash that leaves two women stranded and fighting for the… read more

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  • horror
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of Gutter Child by Jael Richardson

28. Gutter Child

By: Jael Richardson

3.86

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award Cityline Book Club Pick … read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • canada
"What if greatness only happens when we're together, when we don't let them pull us apart?"

-Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

"It takes a particular kind of strength to exist in a world where you are not wanted that doesn't feel like strength at all."

-Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

"When I drew pictures of Mother and me, I used Peach for her and Chestnut for myself. "Why is your skin named after something soft and sweet and mine is something hard and bitter?" "Because you are so…"

-Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

"A girl learns who she is from the woman she sees loving her," Ida says. "She learns what's good and what's lovely about herself, and the further apart she is from that woman, and the more different t…"

-Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

29. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1) by David Alexander Robertson

30. Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.72

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly i… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Visions of the Crow (Dreams) (Volume 1) by Wanda John-Kehewin

31. Visions of the Crow (Dreams) (Volume 1)

By: Wanda John-Kehewin

3.69

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

“Your ancestors have called us to help you.” “I think y'all have the wrong number.” Damon Quinn jus… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics

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Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

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Neal Shusterman

4.14

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4.43

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4.34

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4.65

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4.00

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4.42

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