Books like 'The Witch That Launched a Thousand Ships'
Readers who enjoyed The Witch That Launched a Thousand Ships by Nancy E. Krulik also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOberon the Irish wolfhound is off to Portland to smell all the things with canine companions wolfhound Orlaith and Boston terrier Starbuck, and, of course, his human, ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan. The first complication is an unmistakable sign of sinister agendas afoot: a squirrel atop the train... -
![Going up in the Underworld by Álex Gilbert]()
Going up in the Underworld by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a young, up and coming apex predator of the night, Ariane needs the minions, a territory, dubious allies with unknown agendas... From Alexandria to the frozen north, opportunities and danger abound. Fortunately, Ariane has many tools at her disposal and if everything fails, there is always black powder...Categorized as:
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![The Accidental Education by Kos Play]()
The Accidental Education by Kos Play
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelvin and Kalli are off to a magic school called The Academy.Hidden in the basement of the Los Angeles Times, there Melvin will learn wonderful things like interdimensional astronomy, mana fencing, and how to get a girlfriend.Dragons, Gods, and bullies thrive in the Magical World hidden right beneath our eyes... -
![Voidwalker by Actus]()
Voidwalker by Actus
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war between the Void and the Corruption rages on.Damien and Sylph demolished the competition in the Kingsfront Interschool Tournament, taking home first and second place. Now, summer is upon them, bringing with it the promise of a much needed break.Second isn’t content to sit around while they relax, and he isn't the only one scheming... -
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![Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle]()
Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Drow are back. Unfortunately, the Drow are looking to get hold of Alison. An order to locate the princess means they need to find and deal with Brownstone. They will have to go through him first. Brownstone is pulling his company together, working on his relationship, and dealing with bounties. Additionally, James needs to pay up with the Professor. He owes him a few filthy rhymes... -
![Into the Woods (Vocal Score) by Stephen Sondheim]()
Into the Woods (Vocal Score) by Stephen Sondheim
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTitles include: Opening (Part I, II, IIA, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII) * Cinderella at the Grave * Hello Little Girl * Hello Little Girl (Underscore) * I Guess This Is Goodbye * Maybe They're Magic * Rapunzel * Baker's Reprise * Cinderella Coming from the Ball (Underscore) * A Very Nice Prince * First Midnight * Giants in the Sky * Underscore 9A * Agony * Agony Playoff (Underscore) and more...Categorized as:
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![Tomb Raider Emeritus by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Tomb Raider Emeritus by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShay Carson has a secret. Not all aliens are Oricerans. Turns out there’s been more than one kind of portal to Earth. But having just enough information to know you’re in trouble is the best way to get yourself killed. That’s alright, Shay can take care of business, order pizza and keep her head on a swivel, looking for trouble... -
![Cluster Dwarf by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Cluster Dwarf by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohnny Walker used to live a quiet life in the Florida swamps with his two hound dogs by his side. Life has changed… a lot.It’s a full house with teenage Amanda home for winter break and four confused cyborgs living with him. Johnny needs an escape.Time to go hunt some monsters.He’ll even need the help of the cyborgs for this one... -
![Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall]()
Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll she needs is a clue After a disastrous Princess Test, Carina tries to pick up the pieces and prove she is still a trustworthy spy. But all her evidence points to magical interference, and her father won’t believe such preposterous theories without proof... -
![Tomb Raiding PHD by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Tomb Raiding PHD by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do you do when someone threatens your man? If his name is Brownstone, you can take the easy way out and just tell him. He’ll take care of the rest. But if you’re Shay Carson, archaeologist of magic and history, you take care of it, permanently. It’s her specialty... -
![Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr]()
Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJohnny Walker, Dwarf Bounty Hunter is back on the hunt.WANTED: Dead or Alive. Logree Creature. Origin is Oriceran. Intelligent, flammable, displaying purple goo and tentacles. Do not approach. Leave to the professionals… like Johnny Walker.Just what the Everglades needed... -
![Cocoa and Curses by Julie Nisse]()
Cocoa and Curses by Julie Nisse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMix one part divorce, two parts very suspicious murder, and three parts snarky witches for a cocoalicious paranormal women's fiction novel about finding your power after forty!All Liv Kolgrim wanted for her forty-first birthday was a nice dinner with her husband. What she got was divorce papers and the legs knocked out from under her very comfortable life...Categorized as:
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![Sinister: Unrighteous by John P. Logsdon]()
Sinister: Unrighteous by John P. Logsdon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs it really good to be queen? The war is on, and Evangeline is standing right on the front lines.The Black Ops Paranormal Police Department has been dissolved, leaving on a handful of members who are now being hunted...Categorized as:
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![Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child]()
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHerb never imagined the dangers when he decided to scribble on and cut up his book of fairy tales. Drawing mustaches on the characters, pasting telephones into the rooms, and cutting out Prince Charming and the royal thrones had seemed like good fun. But then Herb never imagined he'd fall into the book one night... -
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![Bury The Past, But Shoot It First by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Bury The Past, But Shoot It First by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic is back on Earth and there’s money to be made. It didn’t take long for Shay Carson to figure out that being a hitman isn’t good for a girl’s retirement plans. Time to fake her own death and get the hell out of town. Start over in L.A. with dream job number two – tomb raider in a world just coming to terms with magic... -
![Holier Than Thou by Rick Gualtieri]()
Holier Than Thou by Rick Gualtieri
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are reasons the undead fear the night... Bill Ryder - gamer, geek, and legendary vampire - has woman troubles. The girl he wants is deadly to him. The girl who wants him is deadly to everyone else. He's trapped in the most lethal love triangle he can imagine and it's only going to get worse.On the eve of war, The Icon - ancient foe of the vampire race - has arisen... -
![Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison]()
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world...Categorized as:
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![Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea]()
Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnce upon a time? Please! What a joke.Princess Ahira is not your average damsel in distress. She hates being a princess and constantly tries to flee from her mother and her lectures. Pleasantly, her life is shattered on the eve of her sixteenth birthday when she is kidnapped by dragons...Categorized as:
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![The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English]()
The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCast away from the Society (sort of) and out on our own, we've got a big problem on our hands - and an exciting prospect, too. They call it time travel on TV... -
![The Reluctant Godfather: A retelling of Cinderella by Allison Tebo]()
The Reluctant Godfather: A retelling of Cinderella by Allison Tebo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a unique perspective. Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather, who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care…a cinder girl and a charming prince... -
![The Triumph of Death by Jason Henderson]()
The Triumph of Death by Jason Henderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWithin months of discovering he’s next in a long line of vampire hunters, Alex Van Helsing has already defeated two powerful vampire leaders. Not bad for a fourteen-year-old.But when a newly risen vampire queen threatens the fate of the world, Alex faces his deadliest challenge yet... -
![Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch]()
Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou mustn’t go into the Darkwood, children. Not even to get your ball. Leave it. That ball belongs to the Witches and the Beasties, now. Those wicked Witches. Stealing your ball.Sometimes fairy tales are not what they seem . . .Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths...Categorized as:
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![Spindle by W.R. Gingell]()
Spindle by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s not a princess . . . but then, he’s no prince. Polyhymnia is deep in enchanted sleep. High in a tower, behind an impenetrable barrier of magical thorns, she sleeps, dreams, and falls ever deeper into her curse. Woken by a kiss, Poly finds herself in an alien world where three hundred years have passed and everyone she has ever known is dead... -
![Goddamned Freaky Monsters by Rick Gualtieri]()
Goddamned Freaky Monsters by Rick Gualtieri
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are reasons we fear the night. Now he's trying to stop them.Three months have passed since the fateful encounter in New York City that ended with the disappearance of Bill Ryder - gamer, geek, and legendary vampire. Now he's back - reawakened halfway across the globe with no allies, clothing, or clue as to how he got there... -
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![The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust]()
The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA thousand years before the birth of Vlad Taltos, the Dragaeran Empire is a hotbed of intrigue, sorcery, intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and intrigue. For those who would be heroes, it is a delightful time to be alive--and an easy place to die.Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless nobility, possessor of a good sword and "tolerably well acquainted with its use... -
![Ведьмины байки by Ольга Громыко]()
Ведьмины байки by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsСвязываться с женщинами — себе дороже! Особенно если это дипломированная ведьма, разъезжающая по белорским лесам и весям в поисках работы, а пуще того — приключений... -
![Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell]()
Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad luck is the least of their worries…Annabel has never wanted a cat. She certainly didn’t want a secretive, sarcastic black cat who takes over her pillow and makes remarks that no one else ever seems to hear. Despite that, Blackfoot manages to slink into her life like a small, furry shadow. Now Annabel and her friend Peter are being over-run by cats...Categorized as:
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![Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson]()
Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow that Alex is in the know about the deadly vampires that live—and hunt—around his boarding school, everything is different. Putting his talents to use, Alex is training with the Polidorium to become a vampire hunter, just like his Van Helsing ancestors. Sure, he’s only fourteen, but c’mon: This runs in his blood.But Alex is wondering if he’ll live long enough to succeed... -
![Playing Hearts by W.R. Gingell]()
Playing Hearts by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt begins the way it has always begun: with a card on Mabel’s pillow. But Mabel has been in Underland before, and she’s not so anxious to go back. No matter what name it takes, Underland is always bizarre, always mad, always dangerous.There’s the Queen of Hearts, terrifying, powerful, and possibly insane. There’s Hatter, purple-eyed and undoubtedly mad... -
![Mercury Begins by Robert Kroese]()
Mercury Begins by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTravel to ancient Troy with the irrepressible angel Mercury as he masterminds the most unnecessarily complicated sneak attack in history! Never read any of the Mercury books? Start here! Already read one or more of the books? Also OK! There's no wrong way to read this story, unless you're using a spatula and a bowl full of goose feathers... -
![Adventures in Sugarland by M.J. Marstens]()
Adventures in Sugarland by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready to dive into a deliciously steamy adventure sure to delight all your taste buds! Multiple alpha men, a submissive female, a bit of masochism, a dash of sadism, and a whole lot of lustful flavors are bound to spark your imagination and whet your appetite. Join Graham Kra’quer and Anise Spyse, Royal Ambassadors of the Savory Citadel, as they travel to Sugarland... -
![A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 9 by Kazuma Kamachi]()
A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 9 by Kazuma Kamachi
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Daihasei Festival--a huge athletics festival attended by every school in Academy City, where the superpowered students attending these institutions gather to compete in a wide variety of competitions. And of course, Touma Kamijou is participating... -
![Go to Sleep, Monster! by Kevin Cornell]()
Go to Sleep, Monster! by Kevin Cornell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funny and surprising bedtime story about what’s under the monster under your bed from acclaimed illustrator Kevin Cornell.Getting George to sleep is a nightmare. But getting a monster to sleep? That’s an adventure.A funny and surprising twist on the typical monster-under-your-bed story... -
![Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers]()
Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this delightful story, three knights go looking for a dragon in the dark. The king won't sleep until they find it. The knights know everything about dragons. With only one candle between them, they go out into the night... -
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![Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander]()
Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Zoe has managed to turn her crush into a boyfriend without using any magic at all. But can it really work with Jake when Zoe’s father is dating Jake’s mother? Talk about a dysfunctional family...Categorized as:
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![Jake's War by John Booth]()
Jake's War by John Booth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe author of Wizards, The Spellbinder & Inspector Monde does it again. In this sequel to Wizards, Jake & his dragon Fluffy find themselves in trouble again.Jake is in solitary confinement in jail suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Bronwyn Matthews and the injuries to her parents...Categorized as:
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![The Deadly 7 by Garth Jennings]()
The Deadly 7 by Garth Jennings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eleven-year-old Nelson's beloved older sister goes missing, he is devastated. She's his only friend and means the world to him. Then his parents join the search and leave Nelson in the care of his crazy uncle Pogo, a plumber who is working at St. Paul's Cathedral in London... -
![A Farce to Be Reckoned With by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley]()
A Farce to Be Reckoned With by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe play's the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don't SucceedIt's that quiet time between Millennia, and the demon Azzie is becoming bored and restless. Then inspiration hits. On a devilish sabbatical in Europe, Azzie discovers that morality plays are all the rage... -
![Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger by Kevin Bolger]()
Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger by Kevin Bolger
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings really stink in the Kingdom of Armpit. King Reginald the Not Very Realistic has had it up to here with his practical joker of a son Prince Harry... -
![Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair by Wendy Mass]()
Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair by Wendy Mass
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere are two sides to every story -- even fairy tales. A he said/she said series with a prince and princess twist.Rapunzel is having the ultimate bad day. She's been stolen from home by an evil witch, locked in an incredibly high tower, and doesn't even have a decent brush for her hair. Prince Benjamin is in a pretty uncomfortable situation himself... -
![Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri]()
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe hilarious sequel to the smokin' hot New York Times best seller, perfect for story time News alert! It has just been discovered that there are NO MORE TACOS left anywhere in the world. This is a huge problem because, as you know, dragons love tacos. If only there was a way for the dragons to travel back in time, to before tacos went extinct... -
![Tall Stories: Expecting Someone Taller and Ye Gods by Tom Holt]()
Tall Stories: Expecting Someone Taller and Ye Gods by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTall Stories is another omnibus containing two of Tom Holt's beloved comic fantasies. In Expecting Someone Taller, all he did was run over a badger—sad, but hardly catastrophic. But it wasn’t Malcolm fisher’s day, for the badger turned out to be none other than Ingolf, last of the Giants... -
![Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt]()
Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho's Afraid of Beowulf? Well, not Hrolf Earthstar, for a start. The last Norse king of Caithness, Hrolf and his twelwe champions are woken from a centuries-long sleep when Hildy Fredriksenn, archaeologist of the fairer sex, finds their grave. Not only that, Hrolf decides to carry on his ancient war against the Sorcerer-King.In a mixture of P.G... -
![Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor]()
Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPizza you’ll die for! Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world-famous chef, but up until now, his only experience has been watching the Food Network. When Toby lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, where pies like The Monstrosity and The Frankensausage are on the menu, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel and Strobe, are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team...Categorized as:
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![The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith]()
The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThorne Smith's rapid-fire dialogue, brilliant sense of the absurd, and literary aplomb put him in the same category as the beloved P. G. Wodehouse. The Night Life of the Gods, the madcap story of a scientist who instigates a nocturnal spree with the Greek gods, is arguably his most sparkling comedic achievement.Hunter Hawk has a knack for annoying his ultra respectable relatives... -
![All the Blues Come Through by Metra Farrari]()
All the Blues Come Through by Metra Farrari
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan Bell is your typical millennial: surviving on a diet of wine and Netflix, woefully single enough to qualify for cat-lady membership, and renting from a seventy-something Tinder-swiping landlord-turned-bestie. But underneath her chipped-off manicure lies a green thumb that has created miraculous flowers capable of saving mankind from cataclysmic climate change... -
![Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde]()
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the fairy-tale world where Hansel and Gretel are horrible children who deserve to be baked and where Beauty is dismayed when her beloved Beast turns human...Categorized as:
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![Myth-ion Improbable by Robert Lynn Asprin]()
Myth-ion Improbable by Robert Lynn Asprin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsApprentice magician Skeeve, his scaly mentor Aahz and beautiful ex-assassin Tanda are back—and this time they're treasure hunting in a dimension that combines the Wild West with the vampire-cursed hills of Transylvania—where gold is common as dirt, and danger lurks behind every sagebrush... -
![とある魔術の禁書目録 11 by Kazuma Kamachi]()
とある魔術の禁書目録 11 by Kazuma Kamachi
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife has mostly returned to normal for the high schooler who knows nothing but misfortune, Touma Kamijou. But in a stroke of unbelievably good luck, he manages to snag two tickets for an overseas getaway trip! Of course, Kamijou is a veteran by now and immediately searches for a sinister trap or a hidden downside to this strange turn of events... -
![The Princess Protection Program by Alex London]()
The Princess Protection Program by Alex London
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests long and hard to reach the castle where the sleeping princess lies. And with a kiss, he will awaken her...Categorized as:
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