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Readers who enjoyed Tremontaine: Shadowroot: by Joel Derfner, Ellen Kushner, Malinda Lo, Patty Bryant, Racheline Maltese & Alaya Dawn Johnson also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Iron Edge by Lexa Luthor
Spartan warrior, Halcyon, has always placed duty above all else – until one day her true nature as an Omega undoes everything.Thora is a gorgeous female Alpha slave with foreign features, capturing the attention of Halcyon, who must have her. Like all Alphas, Thora is prideful and thinks an Omega owner will be manageable... -
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow much would you give to win the world?Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions... -
The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
The Archer: Book Two in the Arrow of Artemis Series by K. Aten
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief... -
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She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
Shell Game by Benny Lawrence
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either... -
The Heart A Liability by Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsSwordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine , a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 9th episode in the second season of Tremontaine , a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Tessa Gratton... -
A Rushing of Wings by Racheline Maltese, Paul Witcover
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsSwordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 8th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Racheline Maltese and Paul Witcover. Micah and Rafe journey to Highcombe—by way of the Heslop farm—to rescue Will... -
The Siege of Riverside by Tessa Gratton, Karen Lord
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsSwordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series.This is the 2nd episode in the third season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Tessa Gratton... -
The Bridge by Karen Lord, Joel Derfner
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsSwordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series.This is the 3rd episode in the third season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Karen Lord.Kaab realizes Saabim was murdered, but finding the culprit will take time... -
Chosen For Thermopylae by Belinda Harrison
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsHaving decided to remain in Trachis, and leave behind the nomadic life she has always known, Skylar has begun a new life. She and Alexis have settled into a comfortable rhythm, until Alexis makes a request Skylar is not certain she can honour - she wants a child... -
Penhallow Amid Passing Things by Iona Datt Sharma
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsMagic, in common with all things, is passing from this world. In a coastal village in eighteenth-century Cornwall, Penhallow -- an honourable smuggler par excellence -- has more pressing problems. One of her boys has just been hauled up before the magistrates. A mysterious King's messenger has arrived from London... -
Far From Thermopylae by Belinda Harrison
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsIt's time for the Chosen One to stand at Ares' side. Her hatred for the Persians runs deep. She is the fierce warrior Ares has always wanted. The warrior he created after he took her parents and drove a wedge between she and her remaining kin... -
Tremontaine: Shadowroot: by Joel Derfner, Ellen Kushner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsFlashing swords and eerie dreams set the stage for murder in the tenth installment of Tremontaine, the episodic online serial set in the world of Ellen Kushner's beloved Swordpoint. When Tess finds herself plagued by mysterious dreams of her murdered ex-protector, Ben, Kaab vows to solve the mystery. But she may never get the chance, for Reynald is on her trail, with more murder on his mind... -
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season Two by Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsWelcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner’s beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint! A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husband’s dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius on the brink of revolution—when long-buried lies threaten to come to light, betrayal and treachery... -
A Hero's Tale by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Book III of the trilogy, Tamras must make her own hero’s journey. She ventures into the unknown and encounters a more formidable enemy than any she has ever faced. Character is destiny, and the destiny of Tamras and all her people will depend upon choices that come less from the skills she has been taught than from the person she has become, from her own heart... -
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she's far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she's no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she's told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits... -
A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Book II of the trilogy, Tamras’s apprenticeship as a warrior isn’t turning out quite the way she expected. Her unconventional choices lead to her crossing swords, almost literally, with Vintel, the war leader of Merin’s house. She finds herself embroiled in a power struggle she is doomed to lose, but the loss sends her on a journey that will change her destiny and decide the fate of her people... -
Longshadow by Olivia Atwater
Proper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians—but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper.Abigail Wilder’s father may be the Lord Sorcier of England, but that does not mean that society is willing to accept her as a magician... -
Scatter by Molly J. Bragg
When Deputy US Marshal Danielle ‘Danny’ Martin was told she’d gotten a promotion, she expected to be leading her own fugitive retrieval team. Instead, she got transferred to Pontian Florida of all places, and assigned to a Superhero support detail for Focus, a seemingly immortal superhero who is also one of the most famous lesbian icons on the planet... -
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight... -
Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
Returning to Terre d'Ange, Moirin finds the royal family broken. Wracked by unrelenting grief at the loss of his wife, Queen Jehanne, King Daniel is unable to rule. Prince Thierry, leading an expedition to explore the deadly jungles of Terra Nova, is halfway across the world...Categorized as:
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Every Exquisite Thing by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAnna Lightwood, eldest child of Gabriel and Cecily, is mad, bad and dangerously dapper. Every rake has an origin story, though: now under Brother Zachariah’s eye we see Anna’s doomed love story unfold... -
The Faithless by C.L. Clark
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the second installment of C.L. Clark's Magic of the Lost trilogy, soldier Touraine and princess Luca must return to Balladaire to reclaim Luca's throne and to face the consequences of dismantling an empire.The rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal... -
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When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPRThe cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger... -
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin Ancient Ireland – an era of clan wars, petty kings and invasions by raiders from the north. As Christianity tightens its hold, magic and the old ways fight to keep their place in the hearts of the people. Born into this world is Ash, orphaned and maimed, left to die. She is rescued by a clan of badgers and raised to be one of them... -
The Price of Valour by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan... -
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother... -
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth... -
A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"You asked for this, Rain. Let's go capture a pirate."While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves...
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