Books like Empire of the Dawn
30 fantasy books to read after Empire of the Dawn, by Kristoff, Jay, the closest match first.
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1. Darkdawn
by Kristoff, Jay
- Same author
Mia Corvere has made enemies of the Red Church, the Luminatii legion and her own family. After the games in Godsgrave she is on the run, her mentor is in...
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2. Brigands & Breadknives
by Baldree, Travis
- On the same lists
Return to the fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern Fern has weathered the stillness...
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3. The Incandescent
by Tesh, Emily
- On the same lists
Dr. Sapphire "Saffy" Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood Academy, a prestigious school for young magicians outside London, where she teaches Invocation: the art of summoning demons safely....
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4. The Tainted Cup
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- On the same lists
In the mansion of a rich family in the city of Daretana, a high-ranking imperial official has died with a tree sprouting from his body. Ana Dolabra, a brilliant and...
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5. The Strength of the Few
by Islington, James
- On the same lists
This highly anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and best-selling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history...
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6. King Sorrow
by Hill, Joe
- On the same lists
Joe Hill's dark-academia horror: a group of Oxford students makes a terrible bargain and pays for it.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, a chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult...
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7. A Drop of Corruption
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- On the same lists
In Yarrowdale, a canton at the very edge of the Empire's reach, a Treasury officer has vanished from a locked room, and five days later part of his remains turn...
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8. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by Schwab, V. E.
- On the same lists
From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story...
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9. Katabasis
by Kuang, R. F
- On the same lists
Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two...
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10. Wind and Truth
by Sanderson, Brandon
- On the same lists
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from...
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11. Alchemy of Secrets
by Garber, Stephanie
- On the same lists
The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series: a contemporary fantasy kicking off...
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12. The Sirens
by Hart, Emilia
- On the same lists
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but...
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13. The Devils
by Abercrombie, Joe
- On the same lists
'Abercrombie is in a class of his own' JOE HILL 'An unholy delight' PIERCE BROWN 'Hilarious, profound, tragic, and so thrillingly paced' NICHOLAS EAMES 'An incredibly fun, incredibly action-packed and,...
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14. Water Moon
by Sotto Yambao, Samantha
- On the same lists
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop,...
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15. The Raven Scholar
by Hodgson, Antonia
- On the same lists
The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to uncover the truth....
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16. The River Has Roots
by El-Mohtar, Amal
- On the same lists
Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. 'Oh what is stronger...
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17. Thief of Night
by Black, Holly
- On the same lists
CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOUR SHADOW?The highly-anticipated sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling dark fantasy sensation, Book of Night.________________ Charlie Hall used to be a talented con artist...
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18. Red City
by Lu, Marie
- On the same lists
Magical mob rivalry, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost – set in a glittering, alternate, present-day Los Angeles. Red City is the dark and deadly adult...
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19. The Everlasting
by Harrow, Alix E.
- On the same lists
Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s...
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20. Hemlock & Silver
by Kingfisher, T
- On the same lists
Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.Not to die, but to save— seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life....
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21. Audition for the Fox
by Cahill, Martin
- On the same lists
Nesi is an acolyte who needs a divine patron before she can leave her temple home. After ninety-six failed auditions, she prays to T'sidaan, the Fox of Tricks, who sends...
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22. Wearing the Lion
by Wiswell, John
- On the same lists
Nebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the...
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23. Grave Empire
by Swan, Richard
- On the same lists
Blood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place...
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24. The Book That Held Her Heart
by Lawrence, Mark
- On the same lists
The final volume in the bestselling Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD.The secret war that defines the Library has chosen its...
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25. A Sorceress Comes to Call
by Kingfisher, T
- On the same lists
Cordelia, fourteen, has grown up in a house without closed doors, under the control of her mother, Evangeline, a dangerous enchantress who regularly compels her into total obedience. When Evangeline...
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26. Someone You Can Build a Nest In
by Wiswell, John
- On the same lists
Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor....
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27. The Fox Wife
by Choo, Yangsze
- On the same lists
In Manchuria in 1908, a woman is found frozen in the snow, and the detective Bao is hired to find out who she was. Meanwhile Snow, a fox spirit, hunts...
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28. The Bright Sword
by Grossman, Lev
- On the same lists
Collum, a young and talented knight from the middle of nowhere, travels to Camelot to join the Round Table and meet King Arthur. He arrives two weeks too late: Arthur...
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29. The Familiar
by Bardugo, Leigh
- On the same lists
AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue’ DEBORAH HARKNESS, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches‘Riveting… Leigh Bardugo's characters are so three dimensional...
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30. Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by Klune, T. J.
- On the same lists
Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one.He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to...
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