Recs if you like Ship of Destiny...

I'm quite experienced in the man-hating field. These books made me hate men more than I already did.

A compendium of books featuring dragons

robin hobb reading order

High seas, hidden treasure, questionable life choices, and a lot of dramatic shouting. Dive in if you’re ready for adventure, danger, and a little bit of glorious chaos.

The complete (as of Jan. 2026) Realm of the Elderlings series. Novels only, not short stories.

A list of every GOOD pirate or shipboard book so far

• Must include being on a ship in the water (ie not space pirates tho we love them)
• pirates preferred
• crew preferred (ie not just a romance aboard a ship. Let’s have crew problems and ship conflicts)
• recs welcome (you must think they are good, not just ship related!)
• yes I included some nonfic or interpretive historical fiction in here
• ahoy matey

Katie McGrath recommendations

books themed around, set in, or largely regarding the ocean, fish, and other aquatic things!

Fantasy book club!

Named after the Trope on TVtropes.org, this list contains books where the antagonist (or one of the main antagonists) have romantic feelings towards the/ or one of the main character(s). Of course, "romantic" may be debatable...

Trilogies that all have an average 4 or more star ratings and at least 100 points of engagement (reviews & posts) in Pagebound across all three books. This list is collected from first books in series from the Master Fantasy and Romantasy List by readandtellstories. For those times when I need highly rated epics. I have not read all of these books. Please let me know if any should be added.