10 books for fans of Crooked Kingdom
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Hell Bent
Alex Stern • Book 2
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Alex Stern defies Yale's Lethe Society to mount a rescue mission into hell itself, determined to save Darlington from purgatory. Bardugo's sequel dives deeper into occult academia with higher stakes and bloodier consequences.
★ 4.10 Goodreads (183.8K ratings) - 2
Ninth House
Alex Stern • Book 1
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Yale's secret societies practice actual occult rituals, and Alex Stern—sole survivor of a multiple homicide—monitors them for the university. Bardugo crafts a dark academia where privilege literally costs blood.
★ 4.00 Goodreads (407.3K ratings) - 3
Ruin and Rising
Shadow and Bone • Book 3
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Hiding in underground caverns, a weakened Sun Summoner must choose between zealots who worship her as a saint and a broken nation under shadow rule. Bardugo sticks the landing on her complex magic system.
★ 3.97 Goodreads (595.9K ratings) - 4
Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone • Book 1
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When cartographer Alina Starkov manifests rare light-summoning powers crossing the monster-infested Shadow Fold, she becomes both Ravka's salvation and its most valuable prisoner.
★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 5
Queen of Shadows
Throne of Glass • Book 4
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Maas escalates the stakes as Aelin embraces her royal identity, orchestrating elaborate schemes to free her allies while preparing for magical war against tyrannical rule.
★ 4.62 Goodreads (1.4M ratings) - 6
Heir of Fire
Throne of Glass • Book 3
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Maas splits her heroine between continents as Celaena trains in deadly Fae magic while her friends face political machinations and growing darkness in Rifthold.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.6M ratings) - 7
Kingdom of Ash
Throne of Glass • Book 7
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The Throne of Glass saga concludes with Aelin imprisoned and tortured while her fractured army faces impossible odds in the ultimate battle for Erilea's survival.
★ 4.71 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 8
Empire of Storms
Throne of Glass • Book 5
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Aelin must unite kingdoms against Erawan's approaching army while grappling with the full cost of her fire magic and the keys needed to lock away evil forever.
★ 4.63 Goodreads (1.3M ratings) - 9
House of Earth and Blood
Crescent City • Book 1
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Half-fae Bryce Quinlan teams up with fallen angel Hunt Athalar to solve her friends' brutal murders in a modern fantasy world where magic meets nightclub culture.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.2M ratings) - 10
House of Sky and Breath
Crescent City • Book 2
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Bryce and Hunt's relationship deepens as they navigate Asteri politics and interdimensional rebellion. Maas expands her urban fantasy world while delivering emotional character growth and steamy romance.
★ 4.42 Goodreads (845.5K ratings)