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The Best Of Romantasy

Top picks by year and category. Ranked by Goodreads rating and by our own curated lists, honestly, and updated as the shelf grows.

Best of 2026 (So Far)

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  1. 1Archangel's Eternity book coverArchangel's EternityNalini Singh · ★ 4.6 GoodreadsSpicy
  2. 2Threshing Day book coverThreshing DayRebecca Yarros · ★ 4.5 GoodreadsSpicy
  3. 3Daggerbound book coverDaggerboundT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.5 GoodreadsWarm
  4. 4Vasmora book coverVasmoraKeri Lake · ★ 4.5 GoodreadsVery spicy
  5. 5The Knave and the Moon book coverThe Knave and the MoonRachel Gillig · ★ 4.3 GoodreadsWarm
  6. 6Burn of the Everflame book coverBurn of the EverflamePenn Cole · ★ 4.3 GoodreadsVery spicy
  7. 7Earthbound book coverEarthboundSaara El-Arifi · ★ 4.2 GoodreadsSpicy
  8. 8A Snake Among Swans book coverA Snake Among SwansHannah Kaner · ★ 4.0 GoodreadsWarm
  9. 9Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter book coverAgnes Aubert's Mystical Cat ShelterHeather Fawcett · ★ 3.9 GoodreadsNo spice
  10. 10The Wings That Bind book coverThe Wings That BindBriar Boleyn · ★ 3.9 GoodreadsWarm

The Definitive Lists

All-Time Top 20

By Goodreads average, for books with at least 100 ratings.

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  1. 1A Court of Mist and Fury book coverA Court of Mist and FurySarah J. Maas4.71.5M
  2. 2Crooked Kingdom book coverCrooked KingdomLeigh Bardugo4.6680k
  3. 3Queen of Shadows book coverQueen of ShadowsSarah J. Maas4.6480k
  4. 4Kingdom of Ash book coverKingdom of AshSarah J. Maas4.6380k
  5. 5Redeeming 6 book coverRedeeming 6Chloe Walsh4.6307.8k
  6. 6Archangel's Eternity book coverArchangel's EternityNalini Singh4.63.7k
  7. 7Fourth Wing book coverFourth WingRebecca Yarros4.51.2M
  8. 8Six of Crows book coverSix of CrowsLeigh Bardugo4.5980k
  9. 9Heir of Fire book coverHeir of FireSarah J. Maas4.5550k
  10. 10Keeping 13 book coverKeeping 13Chloe Walsh4.5543.7k
  11. 11Empire of Storms book coverEmpire of StormsSarah J. Maas4.5420k
  12. 12Saving 6 book coverSaving 6Chloe Walsh4.5357.6k
  13. 13Threshing Day book coverThreshing DayRebecca Yarros4.5294.8k
  14. 14Releasing 10 book coverReleasing 10Chloe Walsh4.5153.5k
  15. 15Daggerbound book coverDaggerboundT. Kingfisher4.55.4k
  16. 16Vasmora book coverVasmoraKeri Lake4.52.1k
  17. 17Binding 13 book coverBinding 13Chloe Walsh4.4709.1k
  18. 18Crown of Midnight book coverCrown of MidnightSarah J. Maas4.4680k
  19. 19A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire book coverA Kingdom of Flesh and FireJennifer L. Armentrout4.4520k
  20. 20The Kingdom of Copper book coverThe Kingdom of CopperS.A. Chakraborty4.4100.1k

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