10 books for fans of Strange the Dreamer
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Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Daughter of Smoke & Bone • Book 3
by Laini Taylor
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As chimera and seraphim wage war across multiple worlds, Karou and Akiva find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that threatens to destroy everything they've fought to protect. Taylor concludes her trilogy by examining whether love can survive when lovers become enemies in a cosmic war.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (115.9K ratings) - 2
An Ember in the Ashes
An Ember in the Ashes • Book 1
by Sabaa Tahir
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Under a merciless empire modeled on ancient Rome, scholar Laia infiltrates a military academy to save her brother while soldier Elias plots his escape.
★ 4.23 Goodreads (353.3K ratings) - 3
The King of Attolia
The Queen's Thief • Book 3
by Megan Whalen Turner
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The former Thief of Eddis has won his queen and crown, but ruling Attolia means surviving courtiers who see him as weak—a dangerous miscalculation.
★ 4.38 Goodreads (43.5K ratings) - 4
Waybound
Cradle • Book 12
by Will Wight
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Lindon's journey from powerless Unsouled to cosmic warrior reaches its climax as he battles Dreadgods and rival Monarchs for Cradle's future—series finale delivered.
★ 4.62 Goodreads (23.6K ratings) - 5
Crooked Kingdom
Six of Crows • Book 2
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Betrayed and broken after their heist, Kaz's crew faces enemies from all sides while planning their most impossible con yet. Bardugo's finale delivers emotional payoffs and explosive action sequences.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (779.9K ratings) - 6
Skin Game
The Dresden Files • Book 15
by Jim Butcher
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Mab trades Harry's services to pay off a debt, forcing him to assist Nicodemus and the Denarians in an impossible heist targeting Hades' vault. Butcher combines Ocean's Eleven plotting with Dresden Files mythology while exploring Harry's complicated relationship with power and compromise.
★ 4.56 Goodreads (93.2K ratings) - 7
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 4
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Four castles, fifteen days, and warrior gnomes in a floating fortress—what could go wrong? Dinniman amps up both danger and comedy as Carl faces his most challenging dungeon level yet.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (125.6K ratings) - 8
He Who Fights With Monsters 7
He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 7
by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
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For once, Jason finds a kingdom in peril where someone else is handling the saving, leaving him free to rest and recover while monsters ravage the countryside.
★ 4.54 Goodreads (19.5K ratings) - 9
The Two Towers
Middle-earth • Book 3
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While Frodo creeps toward Mount Doom guided by the treacherous Gollum, Aragorn and company defend Rohan at Helm's Deep in Tolkien's war-torn middle volume.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 10
Night Watch
Discworld • Book 29
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Commander Vimes gets thrown back in time to his younger days during Ankh-Morpork's revolution, where he must train his past self while hunting a serial killer—Pratchett's darkest Discworld novel about duty, history, and becoming who you need to be.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (119.5K ratings)