Books like 'Daughter of Dragons'
Readers who enjoyed Daughter of Dragons by Jack Campbell also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
futuristic fantasy science fiction young adult paranormal magic steampunk dystopian military witches
-
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father...Categorized as:
dystopian war military magic found-family strong heroine science fiction young adult -
Evershore by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic... -
And After by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Cassie Forrest could almost believe life at Kingdom Come Farm is perfect, with Adrian and her friends at her side and spring on the way. The spring thaw also means millions of defrosting zombies, however, and if the past year has taught her anything, it’s that life in this new world is highly imperfect...Categorized as:
dystopian m-f slow burn found-family independent heroine strong heroine sweet-hero science fiction -
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger...Categorized as:
forced proximity dystopian magic independent heroine strong heroine monsters m-f found-family -
-
Divergent Series Complete Box Set by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsAll three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy are available boxed together for the first time! Perfect for gift givers, collectors, and fans new to the series, the box set includes: A specially designed slipcase Hardcover editions of Divergent, Insurgent, and Divergent #3 Bonus booklet! "The World of Veronica Roth's Divergent Series," a forty-eight-page booklet including...Categorized as:
dystopian war futuristic fantasy science fiction young adult paranormal tortured heroine -
Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival.Is this the end? What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course. Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast...Categorized as:
dystopian war magic military friends to lovers found-family science fiction young adult -
Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic.When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky... -
ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace... -
Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Cassie Forrest isn't surprised to learn that the day she’s decided to get her life together is also the day the world ends. After all, she’s been on a self-imposed losing streak since her survivalist parents died: she’s stopped painting, broken off her engagement to Adrian and dated a real jerk...Categorized as:
dystopian m-f slow burn found-family strong heroine sweet-hero science fiction paranormal -
Crier's War by Nina Varela
Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution.After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will...Categorized as:
dystopian magic steampunk class difference forbidden love forced proximity slow burn young adult -
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary... -
The Gender War by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"For the sake of Viggo, my brother, my family in Patrus, and every single citizen of our God-forsaken nations, I had to stop the war... -
Realms of Wrath and Ruin by Alli Earnest
Perfect for fans of Attack on Titan , Anastasia , and Divine Rivals , this gritty and emotional Victorian-inspired fantasy has a sci-fi twist and features a slow burn romance.The end of time is coming. All that’s left of Hallie Walker after the Eudora Jayde mission are nightmares and an ancestry tangled with dark secrets... -
The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual. This year, it is my turn...Categorized as:
dystopian virgin heroine forbidden love m-f forced proximity slow burn strong heroine sweet-hero -
-
DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLemon Fresh has seen better days.After the climactic battle in Babel, she finds herself separated from Ezekiel and Cricket in the wastelands. Lemon’s abilities to manipulate electricity mark her as a deviate, and deadly corporate operatives are hunting her to use as a weapon in the war between BioMaas Incorporated and Daedelus Technologies...Categorized as:
dystopian magic science fiction young adult futuristic paranormal fantasy length-long -
Blood of Dragons by Jack Campbell
A young woman must take up arms against a powerful empire in this fantasy series of dragons and mages from the New York Times–bestselling author.Twenty years after the Great Guilds were overthrown, the Empire plans to avenge its defeat with the help of renegade Mechanics and Mages still loyal to the old Guilds... -
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
There is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN here.Following your heart can be a crimeA royal wedding means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin's freedom... -
Rebel by Amy Tintera
Wren Connolly thought she'd left her human side behind when she dies five years ago and came back 178 minutes later as a Reboot. With her new abilities of strength, speed, and healing—along with a lack of emotions—Wren 178 became the perfect soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation). Then Callum 22 came along and changed everything... -
TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the bestselling co-author of the Illuminae Files comes the thrilling finale in the LIFEL1K3 trilogy--hailed by Marie Lu as "a breathless, action-packed exploration of what humanity really means." Best friends have become enemies. Lovers have become strangers. And deciding whose side you're on could be the difference between life and death... -
The Last Hope by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA stunning conclusion to the sci-fi romance duology by writing duo Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Last Hope is filled with twists and turns you'll never see coming.Sacrifice all you have to survive.Imprisoned for weeks on an enemy starcraft, Franny, Court, and Mykal have sat with an unfathomable revelation... -
Hour of Need by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the earth-shattering final book of the Laws of Magic series, Aubrey goes deep into the lair of his enemy in an attempt to save the world Aubrey Fitzwilliam, renegade and traitor. Instead of clearing his name in Albion, Aubrey has chosen to pursue his enemy, Dr. Mordecai Tremaine, deep into the heart of enemy territory. What he uncovers in Dr... -
Sleepless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Alex Mills and I have a superpower. Don't be jealous, it sucks. I can't control it. My mind is a mutinous SOB that takes over when I go to sleep. I'm just a girl trying to get some shut eye while it decides to throw a rager that can land me just about anywhere in the world. The base of the Eiffel Tower. The shore on the coast of Ireland. The third baseline at Wrigley Field... -
Destiny of Dragons by Jack Campbell
A young hero must harness her singular powers to save the world in the conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling author’s Legacy of Dragons trilogy.Ancient weapons of mass destruction lie hidden under the city of Pacta Servanda. Remnants of the Great Guilds and rebellious factions of the Empire want to seize those weapons and regain control of Dematr...Categorized as:
steampunk magic witches military monsters multicultural hurt-comfort friends to lovers -
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCenturies after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly... -
-
The Return by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree months ago, Romy emerged from the cultivation tanks after a year floating inside. Body intact. Mind broken. Memory gone. Now she undergoes regular testing as doctors work to find out ... well, she’s not exactly sure what. The tests must have something to do with the reason she can’t remember her knot—the single lucid memory the other insane soldiers on Orbito Four still possess...Categorized as:
dystopian military virgin heroine science fiction young adult aliens futuristic new adult -
Shutdown by Heather Anastasiu
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe battle is all but over, and hope seems to be lost. Zoe and her fellow Resistance fighters are on the run, having lost their home, their protection, and their leader. They are outnumbered and outmatched by the powerful corporation that controls the world, and the cruel Chancellor is inches away from completing a scheme that would kill most of humanity... -
A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNamed one of the best 25 space opera books by BookRiot!The first book in a scifi retelling of the Mahabrahata. When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war that pits her against the family she would give anything to return to... -
Praying For Rain by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraying For Rain is a free-to-read pdf short story, a prequel to Jay Kristoff's The Lotus War series, which tells the tale of Miho and the city of Kigen... -
The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour blood-red skies are filled with smoke. Your bleach-white histories with lies. You walk sleeping. Wake senseless. Breathing deep of toxic blooms and forgetting all that has gone before. But I remember. I remember when two brothers waged bloody war over the right to sit in their father’s empty chair... -
Shadowlark by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEver since she escaped the city within the Wall, Lark Ainsley's wanted one thing: to find her brother Basil. She's always believed he would be the one to put an end to the constant fear and flight. And now, hidden underground in the chaotically magical city of Lethe, Lark feels closer to him than ever... -
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWilhelmina has a hundred identities. She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne. She is a spy... -
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsWhat would you change? Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart...Categorized as:
magic strong heroine dystopian military science fiction young adult fantasy suspense -
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love... -
The Spell Realm by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to The Sorcery Code . . . After the battle with the Sorcerer Guard, Gala and Blaise take shelter in the mountains, a place of unique beauty and danger. Augusta, however, is determined to exact revenge—even as Barson, her ambitious lover, implements his own plan. But amidst politics, battles, and intrigue, something far bigger is brewing . .Categorized as:
magic steampunk science fiction legends & fairy tales young adult fantasy futuristic paranormal -
-
See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on September 21st, everything goes wrong. She’s humiliated by the know-it-all in her physics class, she botches her interview for the college paper, and at a party that night, she accidentally sets a frat on fire...Categorized as:
forced proximity friends to lovers magic multicultural independent heroine shy-hero virgin hero m-f -
The Knowing by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSamara doesn't forget. And she isn't the only one. Safe underground in the city of New Canaan, she lives in a privileged world free from the Forgetting. Yet she wonders if she really is free, with the memories that plague her and secrets that surround her. Samara is determined to unearth the answers, even if she must escape to the old, cursed city of Canaan to find them...Categorized as:
dystopian magic class difference science fiction young adult fantasy mystery futuristic -
False Future by Dan Krokos
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrue Earth has returned during a massive snowstorm in Manhattan-and this time they have an army. Rhys, Noble, Sophia, and Peter know they don't stand a chance against the enemy without Miranda. And once they revive her, she's horrified to find her world in flames. The enemy occupation is brutal, but the director promises to release her hold on the city if Mr...Categorized as:
strong heroine dystopian futuristic fantasy young adult science fiction time travel paranormal -
The Little Android by Marissa Meyer
The Little Android is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles by New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. When android Mech6.0 saves the life of a handsome hardware engineer, her body is destroyed and her mechanics discover a glitch in her programming...Categorized as:
steampunk dystopian forbidden love m-f love triangle paranormal futuristic legends & fairy tales -
Savage Winter by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf they take you, you don't come back. You either die...or wish you had. The Western Empire was ruthless. The only reason I survived was because he gave his life for me--a life that might as well have been mine, for when they stole his last heartbeats, they silenced my own. They call me princess, an answer to the prophecy, but I’m nothing more than a prisoner...awaiting my lifelong punishment... -
Wordless by AdriAnne Strickland
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation...” In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one...Categorized as:
magic dystopian science fiction young adult fantasy paranormal futuristic length-medium -
Unveiled by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA FIREBLOOD Novella. WARNING: Contains FIREBLOOD spoilers, and a special sneak peek at the next installment in the Fireblood series. Highly suggested not to read the sneak peek until you've read FIREBLOOD: major spoiler. Amongst the wasteland lies the gleaming city of Karm. A Camelot-esque utopia built from the ashes of a dying world. Seventeen-year-old Fallon is no daughter of Karm...Categorized as:
steampunk dystopian arthurian science fiction fantasy young adult paranormal futuristic -
Withering Rose by Kaitlyn Davis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**A USA Today Recommended Series!** What if Beauty was cursed, and the Beast was the only one who could save her? Don't miss WITHERING ROSE, a dystopian romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Beauty & The Beast. This is the second book in Once Upon A Curse, a series of interconnected stand-alone novels all set in the same fantasy universe...Categorized as:
dystopian witches magic science fiction young adult fantasy legends & fairy tales shapeshifters -
The Magic Wakes by Charity Bradford
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTalia has a secret that will save her world or rip it apart. Scientist Talia Zaryn has always dreamt of an alien invasion and her own death. She's kept it secret, hoping it is nothing more than childish nightmares. However, when the face in the mirror matches that of her dreams, she fears she's out of time...Categorized as:
magic dystopian science fiction young adult fantasy paranormal futuristic length-medium -
Erased by Jennifer Rush
They thought they had escaped. They were wrong. After fleeing the Branch with Sam, Cas, and Nick, Anna is learning how to survive in hiding, following Sam's rules: Don't draw attention to yourself. Always carry a weapon. Know your surroundings. Watch your back. When memories from Anna's old life begin to resurface--and a figure from her childhood reappears--Anna's loyalties are tested... -
-
Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's the year 2040, and sixteen-year-old Dez Harkly is one of the last of her kind-part of a nearly extinct race of shape-shifters descended from guardians to the Egyptian pharaohs. Her home and her secret are threatened when the Council lowers the barrier, allowing the enemy race to enter the Shythe haven...Categorized as:
strong heroine magic dystopian steampunk young adult fantasy science fiction shapeshifters -
Lark Ascending by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLark thought returning home to face her city was the hardest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong. No longer the girl who ran for her life, Lark's ready for the Institute. She never dreamed she'd find a rebellion, a Renewable, and those she used to love embroiled in the fight of their lives. She's mastered her magic, but she still doesn't know if she can master the darkness stirring inside her... -
The Dark Shore by Kevin Emerson
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBEWARE THE GODS AND THEIR HORRORS. Owen and Lilly have escaped Camp Eden, but the next step on their journey to find Atlantis and protect it from Paul and Project Elysium involves crossing the perilous wastelands of a wrecked planet. And unlike in EdenWest, where bloody truths were kept hidden beneath the surface, out here the horrors live bright beneath the poisonous sun...Categorized as:
dystopian magic fantasy young adult science fiction futuristic paranormal length-long -
Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes escape is impossible. Sometimes love isn't enough. 1913. Christmas Eve. Ardis hardly expects a quiet holiday with Wendel, between fleeing Constantinople and hiding from an ancient society of assassins. And they owe a debt to a certain archmage. In Königsberg, Prussia, they work with Konstantin on the next evolution of Project Lazarus...Categorized as:
steampunk witches science fiction paranormal futuristic fantasy young adult historical -
Reboot by Amy Tintera
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsFive years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation)...Categorized as:
military dystopian war strong heroine independent heroine dangerous heroine m-f virgin heroine -
Contaminated by Em Garner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter the Contamination—an epidemic caused by the super-trendy diet drink ThinPro that turned ordinary citizens into violent, uncontrollable creatures—the government rounded up the "Connies" to protect the remaining population. Now, two years later, the rehabilitated are being allowed home, complete with shock collars that will either control, or kill, them...
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences

Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.