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Books like Fourth Wing

The best books like Fourth Wing are A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Alchemist, and Normal People. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is about war and sacrifice, power and loyalty, love and forbidden desire. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. A Court of Thorns and Roses
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    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Feyre Archeron is nineteen, hunting in winter to feed her family, when she kills a wolf in the forest and is taken by a creature from Prythian — the land of the fae — as payment for a life.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  2. The Alchemist
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    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho · Religion & Spirituality

    The Alchemist is a Brazilian novel first published in 1988 and translated into 80 languages, making it one of the most translated books in history.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  3. Normal People
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    Normal People

    Sally Rooney · Literary fiction

    Normal People follows Connell and Marianne from their small-town Irish secondary school through their years at Trinity College Dublin.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  4. The Black Echo
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    The Black Echo

    Michael Connelly · Mystery

    Harry Bosch is a Los Angeles homicide detective who finds a body in a drainage pipe in the Hollywood Hills.

    Both dig into identity under pressure.

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  5. The Trial
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    The Trial

    Franz Kafka · Literary fiction

    On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, Josef K.

    Both dig into identity under pressure.

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  6. A Court of Mist and Fury
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    A Court of Mist and Fury

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    A Court of Mist and Fury begins where A Court of Thorns and Roses ended: Feyre is back in the Spring Court with Tamlin, but she is not the same person who left.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  7. A Darker Shade of Magic
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    A Darker Shade of Magic

    V.E. Schwab · Fantasy

    A Darker Shade of Magic is set across four parallel versions of London — Red, Grey, White, and the long-destroyed Black — each existing in the same location but separated by the barriers between worlds.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  8. A Game of Thrones
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    A Game of Thrones

    George R.R. Martin · Fantasy

    A Game of Thrones is the first volume of George R.R.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  9. A Little Hatred
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    A Little Hatred

    Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy

    A Little Hatred is the first book in Abercrombie's The Age of Madness trilogy, set in the same world as his First Law trilogy but a generation later.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  10. A Wizard of Earthsea
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    A Wizard of Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin · Fantasy

    A Wizard of Earthsea is Ursula K.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  11. A Wrinkle in Time
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    A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle · Fantasy

    A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg Murry, a prickly, self-doubting teenager whose father — a physicist working on a classified government project — has been missing for years.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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  12. American Gods
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    American Gods

    Neil Gaiman · Fantasy

    American Gods opens with Shadow Moon, a man released from prison days early because his wife has died in a car accident.

    A kindred fantasy read.

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Books like Fourth Wing: quick answers

What are the best books like Fourth Wing?

The best books like Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros are A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Normal People by Sally Rooney, The Black Echo by Michael Connelly, The Trial by Franz Kafka, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Fourth Wing, such as war and sacrifice, power and loyalty, love and forbidden desire.

What should I read after Fourth Wing?

A natural next read after Fourth Wing is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. A kindred fantasy read. Other strong choices are The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Normal People by Sally Rooney, The Black Echo by Michael Connelly.

What books are similar to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros?

Fourth Wing centers on war and sacrifice, power and loyalty, love and forbidden desire. Books with a similar feel include A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Normal People by Sally Rooney, The Black Echo by Michael Connelly, The Trial by Franz Kafka, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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