
The Empire of Gold
S.A. Chakraborty · The Daevabad Trilogy #3
Shares enemies to allies, morally grey, forbidden love & court intrigue.
Read-alikes
Rule of Wolves is slow burn, forbidden love & court intrigue — sweet (1/5), multi-person, ending on a hard-won happy ending. These 12 romantasy read-alikes are ranked by how much they share with it, closest first — each one explained.
As Fjerda's army marches on Ravka, King Nikolai Lantsov must use every ounce of his charm and cunning to hold his crumbling kingdom together while battling the darkness still alive inside him. General Zoya Nazyalensky must embrace the full, devastating scope of her Grisha powers to become the weapon her country needs. Meanwhile, spy Nina Zenik works deep inside Fjerda's capital, waging a covert war at great personal risk.
Share the most of what makes Rule of Wolves work.

S.A. Chakraborty · The Daevabad Trilogy #3
Shares enemies to allies, morally grey, forbidden love & court intrigue.

Marie Rutkoski · The Winner's Trilogy #2
Shares forbidden love, slow burn, court intrigue & morally grey.

Roshani Chokshi · The Gilded Wolves #3
Shares slow burn, morally grey, enemies to allies & forbidden love.

Brigid Kemmerer · Cursebreakers #3
Shares enemies to allies, morally grey, court intrigue & forbidden love.

Leigh Bardugo · Six of Crows #1
Shares morally grey, slow burn & enemies to allies. Same author, too.

Leigh Bardugo · King of Scars Duology #1
Shares court intrigue, slow burn & morally grey. Same author, too.

Jay Kristoff · Empire of the Vampire #1
Shares morally grey, forbidden love & slow burn.

S.A. Chakraborty · The Daevabad Trilogy #2
Shares court intrigue, morally grey & forbidden love.

Maggie Stiefvater · The Raven Cycle #2
Shares forbidden love, morally grey & slow burn.

Sabaa Tahir · An Ember in the Ashes #1
Shares slow burn, morally grey & forbidden love.

Shares forbidden love, slow burn & court intrigue.

C.S. Pacat · Dark Rise #2
Shares morally grey, enemies to allies & slow burn.