Read-alikes

Books Like The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree is forbidden love, slow burn & dragon rider — 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.

In a world split between East and West by centuries of religious difference and mutual suspicion, the Nameless One — an apocalyptic dragon-god — is stirring from its thousand-year prison. Ead Duryan, a covert mage disguised as a royal lady-in-waiting, uses forbidden magic to keep Queen Sabran alive while the queen's legendary bloodline — the supposed seal on the Nameless One's bonds — is tested by assassins and political conspiracy. Across the sea, Eastern dragonrider Tané and exiled alchemist Niclays Roos are drawn toward the same ancient truth, and the only hope for both worlds is the alliance neither side believes possible.