Books like Ruin and Rising

1. 

   Shadow and Bone

   Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1

   Because same series (Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1); also by Leigh Bardugo; shares tags: fantasy, young adult, magic.

   Orphan Alina Starkov learns she is a Sun Summoner who may destroy the Shadow Fold, if the Darkling lets her.

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   Siege and Storm

   Leigh Bardugo · 2013 · Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2

   Because same series (Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2); also by Leigh Bardugo; shares tags: fantasy, young adult, grisha.

   Alina hunts a second amplifier with Mal while the Darkling returns and Sturmhond offers a cunning alliance.

3. 

   Brisingr

   Christopher Paolini · 2008 · The Inheritance Cycle #3

   Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, war.

   Eragon rescues Katrina, backs a dwarf king, and earns a burning sword.

4. 

   Words of Radiance

   Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · The Stormlight Archive #2

   Because shares tags: fantasy, war, magic.

   Kaladin guards Dalinar, Shallan hunts Urithiru, and the Everstorm gathers.

5. 

   Howl's Moving Castle

   Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 · Howl's Castle #1

   Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, magic.

   Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon…

6. 

   Once Upon a Broken Heart

   Stephanie Garber · 2021 · Once Upon a Broken Heart #1

   Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, magic.

   Evangeline trades three kisses with the Prince of Hearts to stop a wedding and dooms herself instead.

7. 

   The Subtle Knife

   Philip Pullman · 1997 · His Dark Materials #2

   Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy, magic.

   Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.

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   Inkheart

   Cornelia Funke · 2003 · Inkworld #1

   Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, magic.

   Bookbinder Mo reads characters alive and daughter Meggie is pulled into Capricorn's hunt for Inkheart.

9. 

   House of Flame and Shadow

   Sarah J. Maas · 2024 · Crescent City #3

   Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, war.

   Bryce lands outside Midgard while Hunt sits in Asteri dungeons and the war for two worlds builds.

10. 

    Graceling

    Kristin Cashore · 2008 · Graceling Realm #1

    Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy, magic.

    Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.

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    Eldest

    Christopher Paolini · 2005 · The Inheritance Cycle #2

    Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy, magic.

    Eragon trains with Oromis in Ellesmera while Roran defends Carvahall and Nasuada leads the Varden toward war.

12. 

    The Way of Kings

    Brandon Sanderson · 2010 · The Stormlight Archive #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, war.

    A slave, a warlord, and a scholar thief collide on a storm battered world marching toward an old war.

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