Books like 'A Legend of Shadow and Light'
Readers who enjoyed A Legend of Shadow and Light by Jordan Lee also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical fantasy queer anal sex
-
魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 29 ratings趁藍忘機與薛洋纏鬥之際,魏無羨帶著一群世家少年們,跟隨著盲眼無舌的少女陰魂所發出的竹竿敲地聲一路前行,孰料他們所見到的,竟是曉星塵的屍身! 「明月清風曉星塵,傲雪凌霜宋子琛。」圍繞在薛洋、曉星塵與宋嵐之間的,是一場令人唏噓的悲劇。魏無羨透過「共情」讓少女亡靈上身,由此觀看到義城裡那一幕幕已無可挽回的悲慘過往。可此趟義城之行,雖瞭解了過去,卻也新添了疑問。那名曾偷挖屍體,現又劫走薛洋的掘墓人,究竟是誰?而那個大費周章引他們去義城之人,又是何居心?... -
魔道祖師 三 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratings蓮花塢被滅後,存活下來的兩個少年,一個慘遭化丹,一個則被丟下夷陵的亂葬崗。可岐山溫氏並沒能繼續猖狂太久,少年之一以江氏家主的身分,聯合金、聶、藍三家展開了射日之征;而另一名少年,則以魔道之姿回歸,加入復仇的行列。 過去已成回憶,對魏無羨與藍忘機而言,眼下更要緊的,是揭開赤鋒尊死因的真相,並讓藍氏家主藍曦臣明白金光瑤私底下的陰毒手段。... -
魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 26 ratings自亂葬崗歷劫歸來,魏無羨首次回到蓮花塢,原是滿懷興奮地向藍忘機介紹自己的成長之地,可滿腔的懷念之情,卻在江澄的一通發作下被消融殆盡。 兩人因此離開蓮花塢,前往雲萍城,欲調查當初於金光瑤密室中所發現的那份房契地契,然始料未及的是,該處竟是一間觀音廟!金光瑤又有何陰謀?且廟中大陣意圖鎮壓的,究竟是何物?... -
-
-
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 6 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlso known as MDZS, the comic/manhua version of the New York Times bestselling novels from China that also inspired an animated adaptation and the live-action series The Untamed !Experience this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death in this English version of the beautiful, full-color comic!Feared and hated for his sinister abilities, Wei... -
Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuca O’ Broín’s original wife checklist:a loving marriagemother for his childrencapable of running a fortresssexually compatiblesomeone intelligentLuca’s REVISED non-negotiable husband checklist: dependable friendcapable of running a fortresswilling to move to Bhodhsasomeone with brainsNoe Keller’s husband checklist:LucaLuca’s UPDATED husband checklist:NoeTurns out wishing on the stars isn’t... -
Starfire by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuca O’ Broín’s original wife checklist: a loving marriage mother for his children capable of running a fortress sexually compatible someone intelligentLuca’s REVISED non-negotiable husband checklist: dependable friend capable of running a fortress willing to move to Bhodhsa someone with brainsNoe Keller’s husband checklist: LucaLuca’s UPDATED husband checklist: NoeTurns out wishing on the stars... -
将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratings中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all... -
A Man's Skin by Hubert Zanzim
In Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can’t hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #4 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 36 - 44Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #5 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 45 - 55Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fan-favorite danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese!In this historical tale of war and political intrigue, an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor and the vengeful nobleman who despises him...at first... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 6 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in Shakepeare’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
-
将进酒 [Qiang Jin Jiu] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all... -
Palace of the Omega, Vol. 2 by Fumi Tsuyuhisa
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe omega prince of a poor nation has been sold off to a wealthy alpha king for political and financial gain, but all is not as it seems.Ilya, the 13th prince of a small kingdom, was born an unexpected—and very much unwanted—omega whose birth brought shame upon his royal family... -
Gary the Once and Former King by Isabel Murray
The Kingdom of Estla is in turmoil. Power plays, intrigue, and plots seethe in the corridors of power. And Gary of a Hundred Days, Last of the Tyrant Kings is…well.He’s dead.That’s what (almost) everyone thinks, anyway.As far as Gary’s concerned, they can go ahead and keep thinking it... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 3 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRichard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRichard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 10 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
Ballad of the Desert by Tong Hua
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYu Jin is an orphan, who was raised by wolves in the desert before a Han living with a Xiongnu tribe takes her back to camp. She soon becomes friends with Xiongnu children, including Yu Dan, Yi Zhi Xie and Mu Da Duo.One year later, due to political changes, her foster father is killed. His only wish was for her to return to his hometown Chang'an, in the Han Dynasty... -
ENNEAD Vol. 5 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWINNER TAKES ALLThe battle that will decide the fate of Egypt’s throne draws nigh! Will Horus become the new ruler, or will Seth reclaim his seat of power? Meanwhile, truths from the past reveal themselves—and with them comes the identity of the one who cursed... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 8 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect (六爻) by Priest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDuplicate, invalid entry. To be deleted... -
-
Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District... -
快穿之打臉狂魔 Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil by Feng Liu Shu Dai, 风流书呆
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe top hacker was chosen by the Lord God to be reborn as hundreds of thousands of villains,Every world ended in a dead end,Every end is tragic.Finally he escaped the control of the Villain System,He decided to enact revenge, change his fate as an abused slagEven if his every bone is rotten,He’ll occupy the heights of morality, even if it’s just the surface... -
Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 2 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #2) by Meng Xi Shi
A HAUNTING IN THE DESERTRival investigators Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao embark on a diplomatic journey westward, hoping to build a key alliance that will stand against the power-hungry Eastern Khaganate... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #2 by Seri, 비완
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEp 11 - 23Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
Wild Sky by Zaya Feli
Tauran Darrica has been retired from the Valreus Sky Guard for four years following the Battle of the Broken Wings that resulted in the death of his dragon. Now, all Tauran wants to do is spend his days forgetting the past and gambling his way to an unsteady income... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 9 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA timely reimagining of the story of Dionysus-Greek god of ecstasy, revelry, and ruin-and a captivating queer love story for readers of The Song of Achilles and Elektra.Raised in a Greek legion, Phaidros has been taught to follow his commander's orders at all costs... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 16 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArmistice returns to Donnelly’s ravishing 1930s Art Deco-tinged fantasy world of Amberlough with a decadent, tumultuous mixture of sex, politics, and spies... -
The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 4 by Riyoko Ikeda
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrance spirals towards a civil war, as nobles continue to ignore the people of France. Noblewoman Oscar François de Jarjayes is forced to reconsider her life as a soldier and a woman, her loyalties and her love. Marie Antoinette and the royal family seek escape, while Robespierre and the National Assembly take up arms and demand democracy... -
-
A Spark of Death and Fury by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world is on fire.But one thing burns hotter.Revenge.The high gods have fallen.The spark is gone.And chaos is the new king.Amidst a scrabble to survive, gods step up to steal Zeus’ place. The treachery they cause pushes characters' moral boundaries and forces them into one last fight for survival.A blaze of wrath may save them all or finally lead to their ruin... -
Taming the Tiger 1 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUm seinen kleinen Bruder mit Tierblut medizinisch zu versorgen, macht sich Geum-Hoo, der älteste Sohn der Familie Ahn, auf die Suche nach einem Schlachter. Unterwegs trifft er auch auf einen solchen, der jedoch namenlos ist und einen seltsamen Eindruck macht. Geum-Hoo beschließt, den Fremden "Beom" zu nennen und ihm in seinem Haus ein Obdach zu gewähren... -
She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Novel of Robyn Hood King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you... Home razed by Church edict, loved ones struck down by treachery, Rob of Loxley is left for dead. Taken by an old druid master into the deeps, Rob emerges as driven leader of a tight-knit band of outcasts, claiming the forest as their own and wielding the Horned Lord's vengeance with silent, deadly arrows... -
The Archer by K. Aten
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief... -
和邪神结婚后 [After Marrying the Evil God] by 浮白曲
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEnglish title: After Marrying the Evil GodQi Baicha was the last god in the world. He lived until the modern age, where he found an ordinary person to fall in love with and marry because life was too boring.Then he really fell in love with him. Every day, he worried about what he would do when his partner got old and died... -
Heart of the Villain by Dany Crooks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvery villain has a story.This is Marlena Caelum’s.Born to rule, Marlena is thrust into a world of politics and power before most children have even manifested their gods-given ability. With traditions passed down through the generations, Marlena becomes subject to her mother and father’s grueling lessons and nearly unattainable expectations... -
Bound by Blood by Mia West
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’ll do anything for the man he loves.Even the unthinkable.Bedwyr has everything he could want. He’s come back from a devastating injury, and he’s a warrior again, regaining his father’s respect battle by successful battle.Best of he has Arthur. When they aren’t fighting effortlessly side by side, they’re making the most of every secret nook and shadow in the village to celebrate their victories... -
Shell Game by Benny Lawrence
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either... -
A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo souls bound together.But one thing threatens to tear them apart.Jealousy. While tensions build and fates shift, Hyacinth and Apollo seek Zephyrus.God of the west wind.Well connected among low deities.And Hyacinth’s previous lover.Amid political schemes and personal struggles, Apollo and Hyacinth tumble through a world verging on war...Categorized as:
queer fantasy m-m from hate to love ancient times historical length-medium audiobook -
-
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
Patience, a Steady Hand by Helenish
Arthur/Eames (Inception Fanfic)821 A.D. Arthur is in the nightmare business. Eames is a thief, a liar, and versatile with a pen... -
Stone Age Husband Raising Journal by Jué Jué, 决绝
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat should you do when the person you like is no longer loyal? Find another one!This time, in order to avoid trouble, Xiong Ye chose the weakest man in the tribe as his new companion.In any case, he can afford him!With his strength, he’ll definitely be able to let his own man eat meat every day instead of grass... -
Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Robyn's father and brother are killed in the Third Crusade, she is banished from her manor home and branded a traitor by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Disguised as a boy, she joins Little John and the rest of the gang in Sherwood Forest—and soon finds herself their leader.Queen Eleanor suspects Prince John is up to no good, and colluding with Sir Guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham... -
Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA singular, stunning debut that transcends and transfigures genre—at once a bold retelling of biblical tales and an unforgettable contemporary coming-of-age story, connected in collapsing time across millennia.There are few love stories in the holy books. Love is what ruins. Love is what costs. Love is a flaming sword at our backs, a garden left to ruin and to wild... -
Fire in the Hole by Alex Westmore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFire in the hole! Those were the last words Quinn Gallagher heard before her mighty ship sunk beneath the waves. Now she’s adrift in more ways than one as she attempts to flee from all those who would push her under… underground, under water, and of course under the covers...
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
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.

