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A glittering, high-stakes magical tournament masks a creeping, shadowy dread in this swashbuckling fantasy. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Gathering of Shadows.
- glamorous
- ominous
- energetic
- thrilling
- 01
A Conjuring of Light
V. E. Schwab
A breathless, shadow-drenched race against time where beloved rogues and broken heroes bleed for a dying world.
- 02
A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab
A swashbuckling, shadowy romp through parallel cities where magic is a living, breathing, and deeply dangerous thing.
- 03
City of Ghosts
Victoria Schwab
A delightfully chilly romp through haunted cobblestone streets that balances genuine spooks with the warmth of an unbreakable friendship.
- 04
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas
A fierce, shadow-drenched reckoning where a broken survivor finally embraces the terrifying fire of her true identity.
- 05
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices)
Cassandra Clare
A sun-drenched, demon-hunting fever dream fueled by forbidden longing and fierce family loyalty.
- 06
Book of Night
Holly Black
A gritty, shadow-drenched descent into a magical underworld where every bad decision comes with a steep, bloody price.
- 07
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas
A sweeping, high-stakes collision of magic, war, and romance that races toward a devastating sacrifice.
- 08
Ruin and Rising
Leigh Bardugo
A breathless, shadow-drenched finale where the crushing weight of god-like power collides with the desperate desire for an ordinary life.
- 09
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
A hallucinatory, grief-fueled puzzle box of bone magic and shattered memories that demands you surrender to its brilliant chaos.
- 10
King of Scars
Leigh Bardugo
A witty, shadow-drenched exploration of the monsters we hide behind a charming smile.
- 11
Chain of Gold
Cassandra Clare
A glittering, demon-haunted romp through Edwardian London fueled by sharp banter and devastating romantic angst.
- 12
Shadow of night
Deborah Harkness
A lush, scholarly plunge into the sights, smells, and shadows of Elizabethan London, wrapped in a sweeping paranormal romance.
