6 best-selling science fiction books like The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2) by Kwame Mbalia

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The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.20

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the batt…

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2) by Kwame Mbalia , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Sweet Home Alaska

By: Carole Estby Dagg

4.23

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

This exciting pioneering story, based on actual events, introduces readers to a fascinating chapter… read more

Similar categories in Carole Estby Dagg's Sweet Home Alaska book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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2. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.55

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

First they found themselves  On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.  Now they must make their way… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You call that poetry?"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

3. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

Similar categories in None's The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

4. Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simp… read more

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5. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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6. The Night Compass (Wilderlore, #4)

By: Amanda Foody

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Barclay and his friends race to find a legendary beast in the Wilderlands before their enemy in thi… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Foody's The Night Compass (Wilderlore, #4) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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7. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was―and still is―the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. La… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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8. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2)

By: B.B. Alston

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestsel… read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.89

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Life is more complicated than right and wrong"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"For power, acceptance, sometimes we do what we never thought we would"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Baba followed me in and lifted his head to the sky. It was like he could taste the sun."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Despite all the pain he caused, I didn't know how to breathe without my brother in this world."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

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11. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #5)

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

What is Amateur Detective Myrtle Hardcastle to do when her beloved governess inherits an estate on … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth C. Bunce's Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #5) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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12. Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)

By: S.D. Smith

4.61

Format: 416 pages, Perfect Paperback

The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this f… read more

Similar categories in S.D. Smith's Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It's like being inside a perfect poem, I think."

-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)

"It's always hard to forgive, but it's never not worth it."

-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)

"We were family then. We are family now. Won't you come home again?"

-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)

"Dear Kyle, you are the great nitwit of the world. Love, Jo Shanks."

-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)

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13. Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this third installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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14. If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

By: Jen St. Jude

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental healt… read more

Similar categories in Jen St. Jude's If Tomorrow Doesn't Come book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"There's nothing to know." Except I'm in love with you, I can never tell you that, and I know you'll be happier without me."

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"We were never just friends, were we?’ I tried to remember. Had there ever been a time when my heart didn’t race around her? When my hands weren’t drawn to her hands? When fighting with her didn’t fee…"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"If I was drowning on land, in oxygen, maybe the floor of the river was the only place I’d be able to breathe. [...] I thought, again, I’m so tired. I’m such a disappointment. I don’t want to do this …"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

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15. Lafayette! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #8)

By: Nathan Hale

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

The Frenchman who changed the course of the American Revolution. Gilbert du Motier became the Ma… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Hale's Lafayette! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #8) book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • middle grade
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16. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7)

By: Rick Riordan

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in … read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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17. Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies

By: Stacey Lee

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Stacey Lee's modern reimagining of a … read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1)

By: J.C. Cervantes

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

J. C. Cervantes's new spin-off from the STORM RUNNER trilogy.Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is t… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #7)

By: Nathan Hale

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A top secret mission needs volunteers. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United Sta… read more

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  • middle grade
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20. Nightbirds (Nightbirds, #1)

By: Kate J. Armstrong

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a dazzling new fantasy world full of whispered secrets and politic… read more

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  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It's easier to hide a thing no one can see."

-Kate J. Armstrong, Nightbirds (Nightbirds, #1)

"Things do need to change - Sayer can see that. She might even believe that she should have a hand in changing them. But she isn't going to do it in plain sight, with all of Simta watching. She is goi…"

-Kate J. Armstrong, Nightbirds (Nightbirds, #1)

"Matilde's life is a thousand layers of secrets. Some live under her skin, conjured up when she needs them. A flicker in her palm, a pair of smoldering wings. Others are buried deep: her fears, her ac…"

-Kate J. Armstrong, Nightbirds (Nightbirds, #1)

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21. The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst (Kingdoms and Empires, #3)

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

4.46

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Long ago, the little Prince of Cloudburst was stolen from the seashore by a Water Sprite. Now, ten … read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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22. Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love

By: Rashin Kheiriyeh

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

“Be a friend to everyone.” Rumi’s words are needed now more than ever. A picture book biography of … read more

Similar categories in Rashin Kheiriyeh's Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love book and Kwame Mbalia's The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

  • middle grade
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23. Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (Arlo Finch, #3)

By: John August

4.14

Format: 336 pages, ebook

“A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder.” —Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling auth… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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24. Alliana, Girl of Dragons (Eva Evergreen, #0)

By: Julie Abe

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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25. Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches (Archibald Finch #1)

By: Michel Guyon

4.08

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

What happened 500 years ago was never supposed to resurface. Exploring his Grandma’s scary manor, … read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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26. The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.20

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the batt… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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27. The Last Dragon on Mars (The Dragonships, #1)

By: Scott Reintgen

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A boy living on Mars unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider in this first book in the sci-fi and fanta… read more

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  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction

22 Best fiction books like The Royal Trials (Last Gate of the Emperor, #2) by Kwame Mbalia

Transform Your Habits

Sweet Home Alaska

Carole Estby Dagg

4.23

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North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

Andrew Peterson

4.55

None

James Riley

None

The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

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The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

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Hera

Jennifer Saint

3.75

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Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)

Sarah Rees Brennan

3.96

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Such Charming Liars

Karen M. McManus

3.83

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