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Chosen One
A hero singled out by prophecy, fate, or power. And the crushing weight of being the world's last hope.
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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · dragons · magic academy
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The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Sarah A. Parker · Fantasy
*“Moonbeam. A moonfall is coming.”* Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor—a staunch beacon from a past…
slow burn · dragons · chosen one
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The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · Fantasy
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her…
enemies to lovers · fae · portal fantasy · chosen one
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Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.
chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy
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Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…
coming of age · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc
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Jade City
Fonda Lee · Fantasy
"Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong…
found family · chosen one · revenge plot
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Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1New York Timesbestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has…
chosen one · quest · high stakes survival
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Legendborn
Tracy Deonn · Fantasy
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape.
dark academia · urban fantasy · found family · chosen one · magic academy
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.
chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot
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The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang · Fantasy
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s…
grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival · dragons
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Blood Over Bright Haven
M. L. Wang · Fantasy
**Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.** An orphan since the age of…
grimdark · political intrigue · quest · morally grey character · chosen one
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Powerless
Lauren Roberts · Fantasy
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.
forbidden romance · dystopian society · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn
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Spark of the Everflame
Penn Cole · Fantasy
A captivating fantasy romance that serves as the first book in the Kindred's Curse Saga.
coming of age · grimdark · revenge plot · chosen one · trauma recovery
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power…
quest · found family · chosen one · dragons
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Two Twisted Crowns
Rachel Gillig · Fantasy
Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.
dark romance · gothic atmosphere · chosen one · twist ending · demons · morally grey character
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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · Sci-Fi
In the year 2044. reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts *really* feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known…
quest · dystopian society · chosen one · heist
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Seek the Traitor's Son
Veronica Roth · Fantasy
quest · chosen one · found family
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Dune
Frank Herbert · Sci-Fi
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where…
space opera · chosen one · quest · political intrigue
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Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives.
dark academia · magic academy · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · dragons
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The Will of the Many
James Islington · Fantasy
The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world, but they do not know everything.
dark academia · chosen one · quest
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Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson After forming a coalition…
chosen one · quest · political intrigue · found family
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon · Fantasy
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed,…
slow burn · found family · chosen one · dragons · quest
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Verity Guild
Mai Corland · Fantasy
High Priestess Kerasea Vestal has spent her life hiding the truth—that she’s the last surviving heir of the magical bloodline the republic…
dark academia · political intrigue · secret identity · chosen one · redemption arc
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Warrior Princess Assassin
Brigid Kemmerer · Fantasy
#1 International Bestseller! Warrior Princess Assassin is... “Your next obsession.” —Hannah Nicole Maehrer • “Addictive... Readers will devour this…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · quest · fae
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One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig · Fantasy
An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare.
dark romance · gothic atmosphere · chosen one · demons · trauma recovery
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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as…
chosen one · quest · magic academy · high stakes survival · found family
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Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · redemption arc · chosen one · quest
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Tortured Souls
Melissa Roehrich · Fantasy
Fate bends to no one except the cursed.
dark romance · chosen one · redemption arc · fated mates
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The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis · Fantasy
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book?
portal fantasy · chosen one · quest · found family
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