Harmony Knight: Minimal fantasy, mythology, friendship, identity, a quest.
Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
Harmony Knight: Islamic inspired, historical fantasy, mythology — The City of Brass tells a story of magic, segregation and royalty set in the magical city of Daevabad. It draws upon Muslim and Islamic history, with some fantastical mythological elem...
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Harmony Knight: Dragons, sapphic romance, high fantasy, good vs evil — The Priory of the Orange Tree is a 2019 fantasy novel. Shannon describes the novel as a "feminist retelling of Saint George and the Dragon."
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Harmony Knight: Ancient mysteries, queer, thieves — An action packed fantasy series with a corrupt city and a rich history full of almost godlike beings. Sancia Garbo is a master thief in the city of Tevanne who is on her way to her latest job, which...
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Harmony Knight: Inspired by indigenous cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas, queer, pirates, forbidden romance — An epic fantasy novel that focuses on Indigenous characters, settings, and mythologies. The book is a secondary world fantasy; its sett...
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Harmony Knight: High fantasy, found family, ancient enemy — When eccentric explorer, Lady Vincenza 'Vintage' de Grazon, offers Tormalin employment, he sees an easy way out. Even when they are joined by a fugitive witch with a tendency to set things o...
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
Harmony Knight: Dystopian, rebellion, corrupt government, caste systems, magic — A secret rebellion rages. Generations ago a plague ravaged the world. Grey-Stars rose from the ruins, formed the country of Pangaea, and created a society of peace and o...
Hope and Lies by C. H. Lyn
Harmony Knight: ZERO romance (I'm just delusional), ancient China inspired, gods, female rage, CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS — When an orphan gets into an elite military school, she develops a gift for shamanism that lets her call upon the fire powers of a ...
The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
Harmony Knight: Queer, magic school, urban fantasy, mystery, thriller — Estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator — who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Harmony Knight: Mughal India-inspired, arranged marriage, elements of romantasy — A nobleman's daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods.
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Harmony Knight: Quest, horror and sci-fi elements — Kingfisher's latest, Nettle & Bone, Marra is a princess in reserve, sent off to live out her days at a convent in case both her sisters die before giving the all-powerful prince of the neighbori...
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Harmony Knight: (This is not sub-plot romance in a classic sense the style and character relationships are incredibly unique, it's not ‘tropey’ at all) High-stakes, mysterious ancient beings, CHECK TRIGGERS – The Fifth Season is set on a supercontine...
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
Harmony Knight: High/epic fantasy, arranged marriage — Warbreaker tells the story of two sister princesses, Vivenna and Siri, of the country Idris.
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Harmony Knight: Steampunk, mystery, urban fantasy — Amaranthe Lokdon is one of the few female enforcers in the history of the Empire – and an excellent one. After a chance meeting with the young emperor, she is given a difficult assignment: find and ...
