19 Top fantasy books like The City Beneath the Hidden Stars by Sonya Kudei

Cover of The City Beneath the Hidden Stars by Sonya Kudei

The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

By: Sonya Kudei

2.70

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on an eclectic mix of influences and based on the myths and history of Zagreb, Croatia, The…

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Cover of No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1) by Cadwell Turnbull

1. No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1)

By: Cadwell Turnbull

3.45

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. … read more

Similar categories in Cadwell Turnbull's No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1) book and Sonya Kudei's The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) by Arkady Martine

2. A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

By: Arkady Martine

4.12

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to disco… read more

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  • fantasy
"made in blood, acclaimed in sunlight."

-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

"Released, I am a spear in the hands of the sun."

-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

"An end to empires. An immovable object to crash an impossible force upon, and break it."

-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

"The problem with sending messages was that people responded to them, which meant one had to write more messages in reply."

-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

Cover of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

3. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

By: Roshani Chokshi

3.70

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more

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  • fantasy
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

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4. The Spear Cuts Through Water

By: Simon Jimenez

4.19

Format: 525 pages, Hardcover

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal fa… read more

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  • fantasy
"There is no correct way to shake hands with pain."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"They fought because it was the easiest language they spoke."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"I have lived a long time," she said. "And the longer I live, the more it surprises me, and saddens me, how wise the young must become to live in this world."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"But the truth of the matter was they fought because Jun was grieving and Keema was terrified and Jun was exhilarated and Keema was joyful and Jun was exhausted and Keema was repulsed."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

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5. The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

By: Tasha Suri

4.34

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

"Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching," (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Oleander Swo… read more

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  • fantasy
"Malini, she wanted to say. Wanted to shape that name in her mouth."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"How can you trust me not to ruin everything? Who else do I have to trust but you, Pri?"

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"You are like ink, Malini thought hopelessly. Ink, and all I want is to make poetry of you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"I miss you, she thought, speaking to nothing in the quiet of her heart. I will always miss you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

Cover of Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1) by Claire North

6. Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)

By: Claire North

3.70

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting a… read more

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  • fantasy
"...for it is the poet’s art to make every ear that hears the ancient songs think they have been sung for them alone, the old made new."

-Claire North, Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)

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7. Against All Gods (The Age of Bronze, #1)

By: Miles Cameron

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The gods play their games, looking down on the mortal realm and moving men as pawns. Sacrificing li… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert, #1) by Moses Ose Utomi

8. The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert, #1)

By: Moses Ose Utomi

4.21

Format: 87 pages, Hardcover

Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy’s epic quest to bring wate… read more

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  • fantasy
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9. The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch

By: Mary McMyne

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put h… read more

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  • fantasy
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10. Dragonfall (Dragon Scales, #1)

By: L.R. Lam

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the first in this magical new… read more

Similar categories in L.R. Lam's Dragonfall (Dragon Scales, #1) book and Sonya Kudei's The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

  • fantasy
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11. The Water Witch

By: Jessica Thorne

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

The man smiles at the water witch as he opens the city gates and unleashes the wild sea. All will b… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

12. The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

By: Steve Ryan

4.22

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will… read more

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13. The Monsters We Defy

By: Leslye Penelope

4.12

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to … read more

Similar categories in Leslye Penelope's The Monsters We Defy book and Sonya Kudei's The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
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14. The Shadow Sister

By: Lily Meade

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help f… read more

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  • fantasy
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15. A Song to Drown Rivers

By: Ann Liang

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown … read more

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  • fantasy
"Please,"

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

"His eyes fluttered open, focused on me; it was how he had looked at me in all our time together, across the palace rivers, across the polished floors of his chambers, underneath the moonlight. no mat…"

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

Cover of The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, #1) by R.R. Virdi

16. The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, #1)

By: R.R. Virdi

3.58

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

All legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. … read more

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  • fantasy
"Sometimes people don't need a hand to climb out of weariness and despair. They need an ear. Occasionally, saying the right things. But mostly, many need to be heard more than they need to be talked t…"

-R.R. Virdi, The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, #1)

"Everyone wants their story to matter, and they do. But some people forget that. Everyone wants someone, just that right someone, to listen attentively with wonder and happiness to the greater moments…"

-R.R. Virdi, The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, #1)

Cover of Carved Amidst the Shadows (A Brands of Taelgir Novel, #1) by M.T. Fontaine

17. Carved Amidst the Shadows (A Brands of Taelgir Novel, #1)

By: M.T. Fontaine

4.05

Format: None pages, ebook

When the gods shaped the continent into five kingdoms to be ruled by their progeny, they did not ac… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of The Unbalanced Equation (Hot Mess Trilogy, #1) by H.L. Macfarlane

18. The Unbalanced Equation (Hot Mess Trilogy, #1)

By: H.L. Macfarlane

3.33

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

What do a bad landlord, a family wedding and a rogue Bunsen burner all have in common? After su… read more

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"That’s what I get for agreeing to a date with a hot, blonde blues musician. Named Josh. Ugh, I should have known."

-H.L. Macfarlane, The Unbalanced Equation (Hot Mess Trilogy, #1)

Cover of The City Beneath the Hidden Stars by Sonya Kudei

19. The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

By: Sonya Kudei

2.70

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on an eclectic mix of influences and based on the myths and history of Zagreb, Croatia, The… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Kudei's The City Beneath the Hidden Stars book and Sonya Kudei's The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

20. I Am Not Jessica Chen

By: Ann Liang

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Her Dark Reflection (The Dark Reflection, #1) by Hailey Jade

21. Her Dark Reflection (The Dark Reflection, #1)

By: Hailey Jade

3.84

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

"They called me the Whore Queen. Some even called me the Evil Queen. But they could call me whateve… read more

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  • fantasy

5 Best adult books like The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

Transform Your Habits

Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

Laurah Norton

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

Steve Ryan

4.22

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To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer

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3.93

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