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Indie fantasy books I want to read!

Posted on December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 by April

Another post adding to my very long TBR list.. These are books I never hear anyone talk about and came across them by accident. But they sound really interesting and I wanted to share them with you!


The Crimson Fire

Gods walk among men, but the empire they have forged is on the brink of collapse.
As whispers of rebellion grow louder, Ensin Andik uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the very foundation of the divine reign. Every discovery pulls him deeper into a dangerous web, forcing him to confront truths that could shatter his unshakeable loyalty.

On the other side, Eshfen , a ruthless rebel with a cunning mind and a thirst for chaos, stokes the flames of dissent. He sows doubt in the hearts of the people, challenging the gods’ right to rule and sparking a dangerous game of shadows that could bring down empires.

Caught between loyalty and self-discovery, Shadi , a young noblewoman, grapples with the weight of family honor and the desire for independence. With her fiercely devoted bodyguard, Darjin , by her side, Shadi must navigate the treacherous waters of loyalty, love, and betrayal, where every choice could be their last.


Bones to the Wind

Rasia is determined to destroy her old man’s record in the Forging, a trial each child must succeed to come of age. All Rasia needs to do is hunt down a gonda, hitch its tentacle ass to her windship, and haul it back home in record time. Easy. Or it would be if Rasia wasn’t stuck on the same team as Nico—a know-it-all, spoiled, grubworm who never does anything Rasia tells her to do.

Nico doesn’t care about Rasia’s egotistical dreams of glory. This is her brother’s last chance to pass the Forging or her father is going to banish him from the family. She needs to scour the desert to find whatever team the bones placed him on and help him kill a gonda before it kills him.

Too bad Nico and Rasia can’t get along to steer a windship straight.


Dragon’s Reach

Sable, a reluctant thief from the slums, can feel truth when people speak. For years she’s been using that skill to try to break free from the vicious gang boss she’s indebted to. Escape comes in the form of an odd set of companions. But Sable’s freedom is short lived.

On the edges of civilization, they discover hidden, terrifying lies in the offers of peace from the brutal Kalesh Empire.

Now, she must return to the city she fled, and along with her companions, attempt an impossible task—convince everyone, including the powerful Dragon Prioress, of the truth.

Except the Kalesh web of lies has ensnared everyone.
With her land, her people, and everything she loves hanging in the balance, Sable is the only one standing between freedom, and certain death.


Isla’s Reach

One catastrophe is all it takes.

The world of Iona has forgotten the time when dragons ruled the skies and their Viden riders controlled the wind.

The Evandis War, started by the long dead Cinead the Decayed, was won, but at the extermination of every dragon and rider. Evelyn, the last Viden, has been in hiding for her entire life, but no more. Once she bonds with Oretem, the last dragon, her purpose quickly turns from being the shield for those she loves, to the blade that fights to survive.

A Reticent assassin haunts her steps, one who has his own demons to battle. They both seek a single person-Meric, a bounty hunter Venandi, who the assassin endeavors to destroy and the Viden hopes to save. These three lives intertwine in ways that leave them questioning everything they’ve ever known. The roots of Isla’s Reach burrow deep to carry the world, and it won’t be long until they’ve broken entirely.


The Legend of the Kestrel

Fleeing the only home he’s ever known, Thomas escapes a devastating attack on the Highlands and reaches the grandparents he’s never met – the only family he has left. Under their tutelage, Thomas discovers his magical powers and learns he’s the key to freeing his homeland and defeating a terrible foe – but taking up the challenge could cost him his life.

In order to defeat the Shadow Lord — the malevolent being intent on killing him — Thomas will require all his strength and wits. No matter the pain and sorrow, he must seek his fate with courage, even if it means dying at the hands of his enemy … or the loss of his very soul.

With the fate of his world hanging in the balance, will Thomas’ first battle be his last or can he beat back the night that threatens to envelop the Kingdoms?


Whispers of the Storm

Listen to my story

I wasn’t always the monster they see me as. Half of the songs they sing are stories of my grandeur. The other half are tales of my misdeeds.
The sad truth is that they’re all true.

So, listen to my tale and learn why it all happened. Learn the reason for the war, the reason for all the death.

Listen to my tale and listen well. I won’t be alive long enough to tell it again.


Have you read any of these, what did you think?


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