The Iron King
Julie Kagawa
2010
Books with the “Quest” trope
Heroes set out on a long journey toward a goal, facing obstacles and changing along the way.
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Plot twists · Quest
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The Shadow of the Torturer
Gene Wolfe
1980
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
1937
The Fellowship of the Ring
J. R. R. Tolkien
1954
The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander
1964
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
1968
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende
1979
The Dragonbone Chair
Tad Williams
1988
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
1990
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
2002
Kings of the Wyld
Nicholas Eames
2017
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
2019
The Shadow of the Gods
John Gwynne
2021
Nine Princes in Amber
Roger Zelazny
1970
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
2001
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
2005
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
1995
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
1989
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
1992
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson
2023
Stardust
Neil Gaiman
1999
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
1997
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Axie Oh
2022
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
2011
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
1851
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
1884
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
1899
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
2012
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
1883
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Jules Verne
1870
The Terror
Dan Simmons
2007
The Revenant
Michael Punke
2002
The Lost City of Z
David Grann
2009
Angelfall
Susan Ee
2011
Nettle & Bone
T. Kingfisher
2022
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Sue Lynn Tan
2022
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1977
Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings
1982
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
1984
The Riddle-Master of Hed
Patricia A. McKillip
1976
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
1973
Sabriel
Garth Nix
1995
Malice
John Gwynne
2012
The Shadow of What Was Lost
James Islington
2014
The City of Brass
S. A. Chakraborty
2017
The Ninth Rain
Jen Williams
2017
Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse
2020
The Unspoken Name
A. K. Larkwood
2020
Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff
2021
Between Two Fires
Christopher Buehlman
2012
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
2016
To Kill a Kingdom
Alexandra Christo
2018
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson
2017
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
2014
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
1969
Contact
Carl Sagan
1985
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
1993
Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim
2021
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
1973
The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle
1968
The Thief
Megan Whalen Turner
1996
The Blacktongue Thief
Christopher Buehlman
2021
Bridge of Birds
Barry Hughart
1984
The Stardust Thief
Chelsea Abdullah
2022
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
1985
The Sisters Brothers
Patrick deWitt
2011
The Arctic Fury
Greer Macallister
2020
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
1988
The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett
1983
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid
2021
The King of Elfland's Daughter
Lord Dunsany
1924
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
1973
The Postman
David Brin
1985
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
2021
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Morally Grey CharacterRelated tropes
Faustian Bargain
A character trades something precious, often their soul, in exchange for youth, talent, or power.
Revenge
A wronged character spends the story hunting down the people who hurt them.
Locked Room Mystery
A crime happens in a room that is apparently sealed from the inside, with no way in or out.
Dual Identity
A respectable person hides a second, darker self or lives two opposite lives.