The Witch and the Tsar
By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
3.56
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will ris…
Want to Read $ 4.99"Once war is on men's minds, it festers within, claiming them."-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar
"Whoever came ... did so when their prayers had gone unanswered, when the mortal healers had thrown up their hands. They came in the depths of their despair."-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar
If you liked the fantasy plot in The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore , here is a list of 21 books like this:
1. Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
By: Hannah Kaner
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enj… read more
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- mythology
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"But gods love martyrs."-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"Gods love martyrs. - Kissen"-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"Kissen decided to be more proud than afraid."-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"I want you to do this with me, not for me. - Arren"-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
2. Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
By: Sophie Keetch
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"My name is Morgan. And there aren't enough words for all that I am."-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
"Do not apologize, Lady Morgan. Your decorum leaves a little to be desired, but never have I been able to fault your work. Never apologize for seeking further wisdom, or for being remarkable."-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
3. The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By: Katherine Arden
4.02
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more
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- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts
4. The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
3.84
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more
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- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
5. Medea
By: Eilish Quin
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- witches
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
6. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.02
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and dis… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"How was it that I suddenly had faerie kings, plural, demanding to marry me?"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"I could not tell if he was terrible at drawing cats or if he simply had a terrible cat."-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"Shadow padded up to me and put his head on my knee, all forgiven, as it always is with dogs. If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she'd ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then …"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"And you shall shut yourself away forever in those old stones with your books and your mysteries like a dragon with her hoard, having as little association with the living as possible and emerging onl…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
7. Stone Blind
By: Natalie Haynes
3.82
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
A fresh take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman. They will fear you and flee y… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"Then look."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"The sea gods keep their secrets deep; they always have."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"There is one question that devours me still. Why didn’t I close my eyes?"-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"And the monster? Who is she? She is what happens when someone cannot be saved."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
8. 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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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"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
9. The Weaver and the Witch Queen
By: Genevieve Gornichec
3.88
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to… read more
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- historical fantasy
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- witches
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
10. Lilith
By: Nikki Marmery
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In the tradition of Madeline Miller and Claire North, Lilith is the story of the first woman, who w… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"For women everywhere. Be your own gods. Your Mother commands it."-Nikki Marmery, Lilith
"In time we came to the point that most closely concerned [the women]: that all life is precious, but Creation is a power to be used sparingly, not relentlessly, without care or concern for their heal…"-Nikki Marmery, Lilith
11. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.32
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
12. Thistlefoot
By: GennaRose Nethercott
3.96
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Yaga siblings--Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con a… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"what is a memory if not a ghost?"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Memory, it was nothing but a leash"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"This song is for the goners, whose smiles are dust"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Leaves fell like one thousand small, flaming hands."-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
13. The Witch and the Tsar
By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
3.56
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will ris… read more
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- historical fantasy
- retellings
- russia
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- witches
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"Once war is on men's minds, it festers within, claiming them."-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar
"Whoever came ... did so when their prayers had gone unanswered, when the mortal healers had thrown up their hands. They came in the depths of their despair."-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar
14. Atalanta
By: Jennifer Saint
3.78
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another j…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, ma…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
15. Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
By: Hannah Kaner
3.94
Format: 370 pages, Hardcover
Return to the world of Godkiller in this thrilling sequel to the #1 internationally bestselling fan… read more
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- mythology
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"Some things are done out of love."-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
"Knowledge can bring pain in place of ignorance, terror in place of hope' - Telle"-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
"Some truths are too bright to look at directly, that is why they couch them in paper.' - Scian"-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
"If we commit to violence, when will it stop?’ ‘If we do not,’ countered Elo, ‘will anything change?’ - Elogast"-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
16. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
By: Shannon Chakraborty
4.27
Format: 483 pages, Hardcover
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and … read more
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- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
17. 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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- historical fantasy
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- witches
- adult
- fantasy
18. Neferura
By: Malayna Evans
3.61
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a leg… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"Perhaps you feel you've no choices, or perhaps you believe everything has been decided for you. But when it feels like you have no alternatives, you must create them. If you're creative enough, optio…"-Malayna Evans, Neferura
19. Shield Maiden
By: Sharon Emmerichs
3.69
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines Beowulf from the … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
20. After the Forest
By: Kell Woods
3.81
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- historical fiction
- witches
- adult
- fantasy
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"-Kell Woods, After the Forest
21. Lies We Sing to the Sea
By: Sarah Underwood
3.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon deman… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
