Latest posts in category: Recommendations - Booksfeed/category/recommendation/book/arom/2023-09-30T03:50:32.532316+00:00More like Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman2023-09-30T03:50:32.532316+00:002023-09-30T03:50:32.532316+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-dungeon-crawler-carl/If you're a fan of the TV series Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman and are looking for more captivating and thrilling stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this article is for you.
We have compiled a list of recommendations, including TV series, movies, books, and even Anime, that are similar in style and tone to Dungeon Crawler Carl. Whether you enjoy the suspenseful and atmospheric storytelling, the intriguing characters, or the thrilling dungeon crawling adventures, these recommendations are sure to satisfy your craving for more.
While primarily focusing on other TV series, we've also included a few books and Anime that share similarities with Dungeon Crawler Carl. So whether you prefer a visual adaptation or prefer to immerse yourself in a book or Anime, there's something on this list for everyone.
The apocalypse will be televised!
Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat has to survive a sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe. It's a dungeon crawl show where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.
The more followers and views you get the bigger your chance of survival gets because of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. That's the only way to truly survive in this game.
They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it's anything but a game.
About the series: Dungeon Crawler Carl is a System Apocolyps, LitRPG series with humor and dark gory elements.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedMore like The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker2023-09-29T03:50:32.526209+00:002023-09-29T03:50:32.526209+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-golem-and-the-jinni/If you enjoyed reading The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker and are looking for more stories with a similar vibe, then you've come to the right place. In this article, we have compiled a list of recommendations in the form of TV series, movies, books, and Anime that are likely to appeal to fans of The Golem and the Jinni.
While the main focus of this list is to provide suggestions that resonate with the themes and atmosphere of the book, we have also included some diverse options to cater to different tastes. These recommendations encompass various genres such as historical fiction, fantasy, magical realism, and more, ensuring that there's something for everyone.
So, whether you were captivated by the historical setting, the richly developed characters, or the blending of myth and reality in The Golem and the Jinni, we believe that this selection of recommendations will offer you an equally immersive and enthralling experience. Let's dive in and discover more tales that evoke the same sense of enchantment and wonder as this beloved novel.
A fascinating encounter between two mythical beings occurs in 19th century America. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi dabbling in dark Kabbalistic magic. When her master, who commissioned her creation, dies on the voyage from Poland, she must navigate a world she does not understand.
Meanwhile, in a bottle at a Manhattan tinsmith's shop, Ahmad, a jinni from the Syrian desert, is released after being trapped for centuries. He is a being of fire, struggling to grasp the ways of people and this unfamiliar place.
Their lives intersect and the connection between these two supernatural entities in the human world unravel a powerful narrative about immigrant life and identity.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedMore like the Black Company books by Glen Cook2023-09-28T03:50:32.548592+00:002023-09-28T03:50:32.548592+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-chronicles-of-the-black-company/If you are a fan of the Black Company books by Glen Cook and are looking for more stories that capture the same dark and gritty atmosphere, then you're in luck. This article provides a list of recommendations that will surely satisfy your craving for similar content.
Most of the recommendations on this list share common elements with the Black Company books, such as a focus on morally ambiguous characters, epic battles, and intricate political intrigue. Whether you prefer TV series, movies, books, or Anime, there's something for everyone here.
While the emphasis is on book recommendations, we've also included other forms of media that have a similar tone and style to the Black Company books. So if you're a fan of the series House and enjoy the complex and intricate storytelling of the Black Company, you're sure to find something that piques your interest on this list.
Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself.
The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead.
Until the prophecy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Red Sister" by Mark Lawrence, then you might enjoy...2023-09-25T03:50:32.498529+00:002023-09-25T03:50:32.498529+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-red-sister/If you enjoyed reading Red Sister by Mark Lawrence and are looking for similar captivating, dark, and thrilling stories, then you're in luck! We have compiled a list of recommendations that we think you will enjoy just as much as Red Sister.
Most of the recommendations on this list fall under the genres of fantasy, action, adventure, and dystopian fiction. They share similar themes of intense world-building, complex characters, and engaging plotlines. Whether you're a fan of epic battles, strong female protagonists, or gripping narratives, these recommendations have got you covered.
In addition to books similar to Red Sister, we have also included TV series, movies, and Anime with similar elements. So if you're up for exploring different mediums but still crave the same exciting elements that Red Sister delivered, you'll find something on our list that will satisfy your appetite for thrilling stories.
In a world where the sun is dying, and the ice is encroaching, one girl named Nona is gifted with a rare talent. Being accused of murder, she finds herself taken to the Convent of Sweet Mercy where girls are raised to become lethal killers.
In this convent, every child shows a spark of potential that can be nurtured, however, Nona's abilities surpass what is considered normal. Her wild spirit and peculiar origins have set her apart and drawn her into great danger.
Amid the harsh lessons of the convent, Nona embarks on a journey to uncover her past and grapple with her unique powers, questioning the purpose of her presence at the Convent of Sweet Mercy.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Study" by Maria V. Snyder, then you might enjoy...2023-09-23T03:08:29.391875+00:002023-09-23T03:08:29.391875+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-study/If you enjoy Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder and are looking for similar thrilling and captivating stories, then you've come to the right place. In this article, we have compiled a list of recommendations including TV series, movies, books, and Anime that you might enjoy if you are a fan of Poison Study.
Most of the recommendations on this list share elements of suspense, adventure, and intrigue that make Poison Study so compelling. Whether it's the complex characters, the intriguing plot twists, or the exploration of moral dilemmas, these recommendations are sure to provide you with a similar sense of excitement and satisfaction.
While our main focus is on TV series, we have also included movies, books, and Anime that have thematic similarities or feature captivating storytelling. So, if you're a fan of Poison Study and are looking for more stories to dive into, keep reading to discover our compelling recommendations.
Yelena is sentenced to death for committing murder, but she is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She gets the opportunity to accept a job with an extraordinarily high chance of death.
She is offered to become the food taster for the commander of Ixia. A person that people are very likely to attempt to assassinate. And Poison is a common assassin method.
The chief of security leaves nothing to chance and deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust, a deadly poison. Only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.
Yelena tries to escape her punishment but she gets tied up in rebel plots and here own newly found magical powers that she can't control.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Reborn: Apocalypse" by L. M. Kerr, then you might enjoy...2022-03-20T10:34:55.524822+00:002022-03-20T10:34:55.524822+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-reborn-apocalypse/Reborn: Apocalypse is a System Apocolyps book where humanity is transported to another realm to compete for survival. Its a good book series so we decided to make a list of recommendations similar to Reborn: Apocalypse.
Most of the recommendations have similar things like being in the System or Post Apocolypse, Fantasy, Wuxia, Progression Fantasy, or LitRPG genres. Or have keywords like magic, time travel/time loop, aliens, games, reincarnation, or material arts in common.
We have mostly book recommendations similar to the Reborn: Apocalypse books. But we have also added some Anime and TV-Show recommendations that have some similarities to the Reborn: Apocalypse book. Some might be less similar, but they should still be in your interest if you like the Reborn: Apocalypse books.
Humanity has been transported to another world where magical superpowers are real. Its a world made of seven layers and the goal is to reach the top, heaven.
Micheal is at the top layer with what little remains of the human population. 10 years has he to get to this point.
Humanity is desperately trying to win a battle against an overpowered enemy.
Humanity loose the battle. They fail.
Micheal witnesses the final moments of the human race before he also dies.
But thanks to a strange artifact that Micheal can't even remember exactly where or when he found he is resurrected. Not only is he resurrected, but time rewinds 10 years until the moment he was first transported into this world.
Micheal now has only one goal. To save humanity. He plans on doing this by using his memories and experience from his previous life.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedMore like 'Ten Realms' by Michael Chatfield. 10+ Recommendations2022-03-05T09:40:34.126202+00:002022-03-05T09:40:34.126202+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-ten-realms/Recommendations similar to the Ten Realms books by Michael Chatfield are what you get in this article. More books that are similar to the Ten Realms books, and also suggestions from other mediums like anime.
Most of the recommendations are in the same genres as the Ten Realms books. LitRPG, Cultivation/Wuxia, Portal Fantasy, and Progression Fantasy. Other closely related genres like Isekai, System Apocolypse, and more like this are also included.
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Erik and Rugrat are both combat veterans, Erik is a combat medic and Rugrat is a Marine Recon sniper. During a mercenary trip guarding some shady copper mine owners, they are caught in an ambush and Erik ends up losing his legs and his arm.
And to top it off, they both get the Two Week Curse.
It's a strange sickness where they get a strange message saying that they have been randomly selected to join the Ten Realms. And that one may choose to ascend the Ten Realms, thereupon making a request to the Gods of the Realms.
People who get this curse dissipates in a bright flash after exactly two weeks.
As the harden veterans they are, they do their best to prepare for what is going to happen. When the two weeks are up they are teleported to a new strange world where people can rank up as in a game and cultivate their internal power.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Defiance of the Fall" by TheFirstDefier, then you might enjoy...2022-02-26T10:38:19.021231+00:002022-02-26T10:38:19.021231+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-defiance-of-the-fall/More recommendations similar to Defiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier (JF Brink) are what you get in this post. So if you want more like the Defiance of the Fall then this is for you.
Most of the recommendations are in the same genres as Defiance of the Fall, LitRPG, System Aplocolypse, and Progression Fantasy. Other closely related genes like cultivation/wuxia, Portal Fantasy, Isekai, Reborn, VRMMO, and more might also be included.
Most of the recommendations are books similar to the Defiance of the Fall but we have also added a few anime suggestions. Some of the books might also not be directly similar, but you are still likely to find them interesting if you like Defiance of the Fall.
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Zac was alone in the middle of the forest when the world changed.The whole planet was introduced to the multiverse by an unfeeling System... or God. A universe where an endless number of races and civilizations fought for power and dominion.
Zac finds himself stuck in the wilderness surrounded by deadly beasts, demons, and worse. Alone, lost and without answers, he must find the means to survive and get stronger in this new cut-throat reality.With only a hatchet for his weapon, he'll have to seek out his family before the world collapses... or die trying.
Defiance of the Fall can be found on Royal Road.
About the series: Defiance of the Fall is in the System Apocalypse, LitRPG, Wuxia, and Progression Fantasy genres. It mixes LitRPG elements with Eastern cultivation. It has class systems, skill systems, endless choices for progression, and town building. Follow Zac as he struggles to stake out a unique path to power as a mortal in a world full of cultivators.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "He Who Fights With Monsters" by Travis Deverell, then you might enjoy...2022-02-13T11:56:16.091316+00:002022-02-13T11:56:16.091316+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-he-who-fights-with-monsters/If you like He Who Fights with Monsters books then keep reading. This article contains a great list of similar recommendations for He Who Fights with Monsters by Travis Deverell aka Shirtaloon.
Most of the recommendations are in the same genre as He Who Fights with Monsters, LitRPG, Portal Fantasy, and Progression Fantasy. Other closely related genes like cultivation/wuxia, System Apocolypse, Isekai, Reborn, VRMMO, and more.
Most of the recommendations are books similar to the He Who Fights with Monsters but we have also added a few anime suggestions.
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Jason wakes up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters.
He will face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters, and that's just the first day. He's going to need courage, he's going to need wit and he's going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he's going to need pants.
Can Jason survive the change from being an office-supplies-store middle manager to becoming a heroic interdimensional adventurer?
We follow Jason as he makes a place for himself in a world that is strange, yet sometimes strangely familiar. From somewhat familiar inhabitants to a magical interface that looks like his RPG games. He will meet everything from crime lords to nobles, monsters to gods on his adventurous path.
You can find He Who Fights With Monsters on Royal Road and on Scribble Hub
About the series: He Who Fights With Monsters is in the Isekai, LitRPG, Portal Fantasy, Progression Fantasy genres with some political intrigue and humor. The progression system combines cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements and plenty of loot. Jason is a laid-back Australia that gains some suspiciously evil powers.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Legend of Eli Monpress" by Rachel Aaron, then you might enjoy...2020-11-20T13:48:08.456584+00:002020-11-20T13:48:08.456584+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-legend-of-eli-monpress/If you liked The Spirit Thief and the other books in The Legend of Eli Monpress series, then this article has a bunch of recommendations for you.
Most of the recommendations are set in a medieval fantasy setting, but a few are also in different settings, but they have main characters with lots of similarities.
Eli Monpress is talented. He's charming. He's is a spirit charmer.He's the greatest thief of his time.
Eli's companions are a swordsman and a demonseed. The swordman is carrying the most powerful magic sword in the world, but he has no magical ability of his own. And the demonseed can step through shadows and punch through walls, which is helpful for a thief.
Every single object has a spirit, and a wizard's power derives from the ability to enter into a mutual contract with these spirits. On the more evil side of the spectrum, wizards can also enslave the spirits.
Eli seems to be able to just talk them into doing what he wants. Like when he once persuaded a dungeon door that it would be much better off without those annoying nails keeping it together.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Completionist Chronicles" by Dakota Krout, then you might enjoy...2020-10-26T12:27:16.897991+00:002020-10-26T12:27:16.897991+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-completionist-chronicles/If you like the Ritualist and the rest of the Completionist Chronicles books then keep reading. This article contains a great list of similar recommendations.
Most of the recommendations are in the same genre as the Completionist Chronicles books, LitRPG, or some closely related genres. But there are some outliers that we added we think you might also enjoy. Most of the recommendations are books similar to the Completionist Chronicles but we have also added a few anime suggestions.
Joe is an army medic that had an accident at work and has become a quadriplegic with no chance of getting healthy again. When he is given the option to permanently transition his consciousness into a virtual world, a game, he takes it.
When he enters the game he is given the option of picking a special class, a ritualist. Its a class with huge potential, but it also has the drawback that if anyone discovers his class, he will be hunted down.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "New Era Online" by Shemer Kuznits, then you might enjoy...2020-09-21T12:27:16.188830+00:002020-09-21T12:27:16.188830+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-new-era-online/If you want more books like Life Reset (New Era Online book1) then keep reading. We have created a list of excellent suggestions for more books and anime with strong similarities to New Era Online.
Some suggestions have the LitRPG genre in common, while others have the main character as a monster aspect in common or the city building part. Some of the recommendations does not have those direct similarities but still feel similar enough to be included on our list.
New Era Online, NEO, is a full immersion virtual reality game.
Oren Berman is among the most powerful and influential players. He is the guild leader of one of the most power full guilds. In NEO the first person to discover a skill gives you the exclusive right to teach others the skill. Oren has some really good exclusive right, and together with being the guild leader he easily lives of what he makes in-game.
But all these changes when he is betrayed by his own guild commanders.
They use a rare item that transforms your character into a monster, permanently. Oren ends up as a level one goblin far into the uncharted monster territory. If Oren starts a new character he will loose his exclusive skills to the guild that betrayed him. What will he do?
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Chicagoland Vampires" by Chloe Neill, then you might enjoy...2020-09-07T12:27:16.887946+00:002020-09-07T12:27:16.887946+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-chicagoland-vampires/If you like Chicagoland Vampires and want more like it then keep reading. We have created a nice list of recommendations that should contain some suggestions for your liking.
In addition to adding recommendations for Books similar to Chicagoland Vampires, we have also added a few Anime and TV-Show suggestions to our list.
Merit was a graduate student until she one night was attacked by a rogue vampire.
She would have been killed if another vampire had not stepped in and saved her.
Her savor was Ethan Sullivan, the master vampire of the Cadogan House. Merit moves into their mansion and has to learn to live as a vampire while someone still is trying to take her life.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Elemental Assassin" by Jennifer Estep, then you might enjoy...2020-07-27T12:27:08.398405+00:002020-07-27T12:27:08.398405+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-elemental-assassin/We have created a huge list of excellent recommendations, and some not so great, for more stories similar to the Elemental Assassin books. Most are other books, but some of the suggestions are from other mediums too, like some anime recommendations.
As we sed, most of our recommendations are excellent, but we have also added some that are not that similar to the Elemental Assassin. They are still great stories, just not that similar. We have added them to give a nudge to look at something slightly different.
Gin Blanco is the Spider, the most feared assassin in the south.
But Gin`s day job is at the Pork Pit, a restaurant she owns with the best barbecue in Ashland.
Gin is both a stone elemental and an ice elemental.
She tries to not use her elemental powers while working as the Spider, but it is handy from time to time.
Gin`s family was murdered when she was thirteen by a notorious fire elemental. A fire elemental that is now the top criminal kingpin in Ashland.
After her family's death Gin ended on the streets but was found by Fletcher Lane, the assassin called the Tin Man. He becomes her mentor and trainer. He helped her to become the superior assassin she is today.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Iron Druid Chronicles" by Kevin Hearne, then you might enjoy...2020-07-20T12:27:08.318819+00:002020-07-20T12:27:08.318819+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-iron-druid-chronicles/The Iron Druid Chronicles, if you want more, then keep reading. We have created a huge list of similar recommendations.
Most recommendations are books similar to The Iron Druid Chronicles books, but we have also added some recommendations from other mediums. We have added Anime recommendations similar to The Iron Druid Chronicles and TV-Show recommendations like The Iron Druid Chronicles.
Atticus O'Sullivan is the last of the Druids, and he runs an occult bookshop in Arizona. He is a handsome, tattooed Irish dude that looks like he is in his early twenties, but in actuality, he is over twenty centuries old.
Atticus is shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. He is giving the dog the same life-extending potions that he takes himself, so his dog is way older than the average seven years a wolfhound gets. When they are not hunting they watch movies and have witty conversations together.
Atticus draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword. The sword is known as Fragarach and it can cut whatever it hits. In this first book, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. He has finally tracked Atticus down.
How is Atticus going to handle a good?
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Kate Daniels" by Ilona Andrews, then you might enjoy...2020-06-29T11:49:11.271984+00:002020-06-29T11:49:11.271984+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-kate-daniels/This is the best list of recommendations similar to the Kate Daniels books that we here at A Fictional Universe could make. Most of our recommendations are other books similar to the Kate Daniels series, but we have also added some similar Anime and TV-Show suggestions.
Most of our recommendations are in the Paranormal and Urban Fantasy genres with some romance in them. They mostly also have strong female lead characters and they include shifters, vampires, and magicians. But some of our recommendations stray outside these boundaries, especially those from other mediums, like our Anime and TV-Show recommendations.
As most of our similar recommendation articles, these suggestions are not in any specific order.
Kate Daniels is a mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical messes left behind by others.
When her guardian is murdered, she gets dragged into a power struggle between two of the stronger factions within Atlanta's magic community. The Masters of the Dead, necromancers who control vampires, and The Pack, a clan of shifters.
They blame each other for a series of bizarre murders.
Kate finds herself the counterpoint in the struggle to normalize their relationship and to stop the murders.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Mercy Thompson" by Patricia Briggs, then you might enjoy...2020-05-18T11:49:13.900671+00:002020-05-18T11:49:13.900671+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-mercy-thompson/We have created the best list of similar recommendations as Mercy Thompson. So if you like Mercy Thompson and want more like it then keep reading.
The Mercy Thompson series is a classic in the urban fantasy genre. Mercy is a stubborn, headstrong, independent, hardworking, thoughtful, and caring shapeshifter. She is friends with both werewolves, vampires, and other magical beings.
Most of our suggestions have som of the same elements as above in common with Mercy Thompson. We have also included a few TV-Shows in our suggestions, but most of them are other similar books.
Mercy "Mercy" Thompson's life is not exactly normal.
Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire.
Mercy's strange connection to these strange creatures of shadow and night is about to get her into some seriously deep water.
Luckily, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Cradle" by Will Wight, then you might enjoy...2020-05-06T11:49:09.987324+00:002020-05-06T11:49:09.987324+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-cradle/If you want more similar to Cradle then this article contains the best list of similar recommendations that we could come up with. Cradle is an excellent cultivation story in the veins of Chinese Xianxia/Wuxia novels.
Most of our recommendations have strong cultivation or Xianxia/Wuxia elements to them. Cradle is strongly inside this genre, so most of the recommendations will also be in this genre.
But not all our suggestions are in the cultivation or Xianxia/Wuxia genres, some have other similarities. But most have powers that are kind of similar to cultivation.
Some of our suggestion has some interesting genre blendings. One such blend is with the LitRPG genre. Read this article you want to read what LitRPG is and get some suggestions. Another interesting genre that one of our suggestions is mixing in is Dungeon Core. Check this article to find out what Dungeon Core is and to get some good recommendations.
We have also added some suggestions from other mediums, mainly from animes. There are lots of Chinese Xianxia and Wuxia movies and TV-Shows, but none of us has much experience with them.
Life energy known as madra is the basis of civilization on the world of Cradle.
Everyone has madra inside themself.
Sacred artist level up their madra by using different forms of training and ingesting elixirs and spirit-fruits.
The common stages of madra levels a person can reach are Copper to Iron, to Jade, and then to Gold. After Gold, who knows what comes next.
Wei Shi Lindon is a member of the Silverfox Clan. They live in hidden Sacred Valley isolated from the rest of the world.
Lindon is an unsouled.
Unsouled is someone unfit to harness the power of madra. Their madra core does not have an affinity for any element. Making them unlikely to advance their madra levels.
Lindon is unwilling to accept his low status. He is determined to do everything he can to prove his worth. He is willing to risk everything to become a sacred artist.
A tragic event unfolds in the valley, an event that makes a diety takes action. This diety shows Lindon a path to advancement, a path that will take him out of the Sacred Valley.
Can Lindon capable to leave the Sacred Valley, and will he, an unsouled, be able to survive outside it?
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Deed of Paksenarrion" by Elizabeth Moon, then you might enjoy...2020-04-29T11:49:10.077241+00:002020-04-29T11:49:10.077241+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-deed-of-paksenarrion/We have made the best list we can of more suggestions like The Deed of Paksenarrion. So keep reading if you want more similar to it.
The Deed of Paksenarrion centers around the life of Paksenarrion, known as Paks, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter.
Paks is a headstrong teenage girl that yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story.
When her father arranges a marriage for her, she decides to flee and take up with a mercenary company.
Through her journeys and hardships in the mercenary company, she comes to realize that she has been gifted as a paladin.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Hollows" by Kim Harrison, then you might enjoy...2020-04-27T11:49:10.175239+00:002020-04-27T11:49:10.175239+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-hollows/This is the best list of similar suggestions to The Hollows series that we could come up with. Most are books but some are in other mediums.
The main similarities between our suggestions are a strong female character, magic, romance, and a modern setting. Of course, there are some exceptions.
Rachel Mariana Morgan is a witch in her twenties. She is a part-owner of Vampiric Charms.
Vampiric Charms is a freelance runner and security service.
The other owners of Vampiric Charms are Ivy Tamwood and Jenks. Ivy Tamwood is a living vampire that will become a full vampire if she dies, and Jenks, a small pixy.
They used to work together at the vampire-run federal Inderland Security (IS). It's a police service for the supernatural.
Rachel, Ivy, and Jenks, decided to start their own company together, Vampiric Charms.
They live and work together from a decommissioned stone church. The church is in the Hollows district of Cincinnati and has an attached garden and graveyard. Rachel specializes in simple herb-based earth magic. The Curch garden is important for Rachels's magic.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Southern Vampire Mysteries", then you might enjoy...2020-04-24T11:49:09.818952+00:002020-04-24T11:49:09.818952+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-southern-vampire-mysteries/If you like the Southern Vampire Mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse books, and want more, then we have the list for you.
Most of our suggestions for more similar to the Southern Vampire Mysteries are other Urban Fantasy books, but some of the suggestions are also in other mediums.
Not all of our recommendations have vampires in them, but most have vampires or other closely related creatures.
Hopefully, you will find some suggestions for your liking.
True Blood has made it possible for the vampire community to reveal its existence to humans. True Blood is a synthetic blood substitute that vampires can survive on.
Sookie Stackhouse is a twenty-something telepathic waitress from Bon Temps, a small town in Louisiana.
She saves Bill Compton, a vampire, and a Civil War Veteran, from Rattrays, a couple of drainers. They were trying to steal his blood for its accelerates healing, increases strength, and improved libido.
Sookie and Bill soon become an item, and Sookie gets dragged into the world of vampires and other supernatural beings.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The First Law" by Joe Abercrombie, then you might enjoy...2020-04-22T11:49:09+00:002020-04-22T11:49:09+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-first-law/If you want more like The First Law by Joe Abercrombie then the list of suggestions we have made is just what you need.
Most of the suggestions are epic fantasy books. Dark and gritty with a fast pace. But there are some exceptions. Some of the epic fantasies are not as dark and gritty, like the Mistborn series, and others are a bit slower and larger, like The Malazan Book of the Fallen series.
We have also found a few suggestions in other mediums, TV-Shows, and anime. Some of those are of course longer out there on the similarity scale.
Murderous conspiracies, old scores ready to be settled, unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters. This is what you will get in The Blade Itself.
In this story, we follow some interesting characters. The infamous barbarian Logen Ninefingers, Captain Jezal dan Luthar, Inquisitor Glokta, and he wizard Bayaz.
Jezal is a nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness. He has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle.
Glokta, a cripple turned torturer, loves cutting treason out of the Union, one confession at a time.
Bayaz is an old man with a terrible temper. He could be the First of the Magi or he could be a spectacular fraud.
Whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glotka a whole lot more difficult.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer, then you might enjoy...2020-04-20T11:49:09.795646+00:002020-04-20T11:49:09.795646+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-twilight-saga/We have created a list of recommendations for similar books like the Twilight Saga. We have also added a few TV-Shows and anime suggestions to.
Most of our suggestions for more like Twilight are teen supernatural romance stories.
Hopefully, some of them will be to your taste.
When Bella Swan moves to the Forks, a small, cloudy and rainy town in Washington, she meets Edward Cullen.
Her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she discovers that the beautiful Edward is a vampire.
They become lovers.
But what Bella doesn't realize is the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful. Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "The Gentleman Bastard" by Scott Lynch, then you might enjoy...2020-04-17T11:49:09+00:002020-04-17T11:49:09+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-the-gentleman-bastard/If you like The Lies of Locke Lamora or the other books in The Gentleman Bastard series and want more like it, then this article is for you.
Most of our suggestions are more books like The Gentleman Bastard series, but there are a few recommendations for movies, TV-Shows and animes like it to. But as we mentioned, most of the recommendations are books.
Thieves, con men, and trickery are some common themes, and most are Epic Fantasy. Most of the books also mainly follow one main character. But there are of course some exceptions to this. Some of the suggestions might also be very different. They are meant to give a slightly new direction to look in. But they should hopefully still be in your taste.
Locke Lamora has a quick wit and a gift for thieving and he is born in the island city of Camorr.
Locke has dodged both death and slavery, but only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains. A man who is neither blind nor a priest, but a con artist of extraordinary talent.
Chains pass his skills on to his carefully selected gang of orphans. A group that is known as the Gentlemen Bastards.
Under Chains guiding hand, Locke grows to lead the Gentlemen Bastards. Together they are pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another.
But Locke is not fully his own man.
A shadowy and ambitious figure known as the Gray King is using him. The Gray King uses Lock and the Gentlemen Bastards as pawns in his play to take control of Camorr's underworld. With a bloody coup threatening to destroy everyone and everything that he cares for, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own game or die trying.
Copyright 2014-2024 A Fictional Universe. All Rights ReservedIf you like "Kitty Norville", then you might enjoy...2020-04-15T11:49:09.810949+00:002020-04-15T11:49:09.810949+00:00https://afictionaluniverse.com/feature/recommendation/book/similar-to-kitty-norville/This article has a good list of similar recommendations to Kitty Norville. So if you want more like Kitty Norville, then this is for you.
Most of the suggestions have supernatural settings wit romance as a strong part of the story. Most of them also contain werewolves or other shapeshifters.
Most of the main characters are female and most of them are shifters.
Kitty Norville is the wolf with the lowest status in her pack. She is submissive to everyone.
She has just realized that she can make it on her own. Working as a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station. This means that she doesn't need the pack so much as she used to.
Or so she thinks...
Kitty ends up getting one sexy werewolf-hunter and a few homicidal undead on her tail.
She may have bitten off more than she can chew?
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