Chosen One

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Divergent

Veronica Roth · Sci-Fi

‘Divergent’ is the first in a trilogy of dystopian, YA novels by Veronica Roth.

chosen one · dystopian society · coming of age · forbidden romance · high stakes survival

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

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

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

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

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

Kingdom of Ash

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin…

slow burn · chosen one · quest · morally grey character

Scion

James Islington · Sci-Fi

IS BACK Scion introduces James Islington's first ever sci-fi novel in an unmissable new series following the story of Azure, the cybernetically…

space opera · chosen one · survival

Zodiac Academy

Caroline Peckham · Fantasy

**I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae.** But of course there’s…

chosen one · coming of age · found family · slow burn · fae · magic academy · love triangle

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

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

Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · Fantasy

Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood--those with red and those with silver.

dystopian society · enemies to lovers · chosen one

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

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Shauna Lawless · Fantasy

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST DEBUT AT THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS.

historical fiction · chosen one · quest

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

Quicksilver

Callie Hart · Fantasy

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · chosen one · quest

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin · Fantasy

**A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.** IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out…

grimdark · quest · chosen one · morally grey character · revenge plot

Burn of the Everflame

Penn Cole · Fantasy

quest · chosen one

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik · Fantasy

“The dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for.”—Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight Trilogy I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after…

dark academia · enemies to lovers · chosen one · grimdark

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

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