The best books to read next
Matched to what made Fourth Wing / Empyrean so good — ranked by how closely they'll fill the specific void it left.
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A mortal huntress is captured by a fae lord and dragged into a world of danger, magic, and desire.
The series that Fourth Wing fans go to immediately — and for good reason. Same morally complex love interest who can't be trusted, same world-ending stakes, same absolutely devastating emotional beats.
A maiden who cannot be touched. A guard who will not stay away. A world built on lies.
The closest parallel to Fourth Wing's slow-burn secret-keeping romance. Armentrout does the same thing Yarros does: withholds the truth until you're completely invested.
An assassin wins a chance at freedom by competing in the king's tournament — against the most dangerous fighters in the empire.
If you finished ACOTAR and need more Maas: Throne of Glass is eight books of escalating scope. Start here and clear your schedule.
A mortal girl claws for power in a vicious fae court. The most dangerous person there might be the one she can't stop thinking about.
Shorter and sharper than the Empyrean — three tight books instead of five. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic is Holly Black at her most controlled and most devastating.
An ordinary man and his princess cat end up competing on a deadly televised dungeon-crawl in the ruins of Earth.
For readers who loved the military-system setting and the dark humour of Basgiath — this is that energy weaponised. Shockingly good.
On a world scoured by magical storms, three lives converge on a destiny that will reshape their world.
For readers who loved the lore and the scale of the Empyrean's world-building — Sanderson's Stormlight Archive is the Cosmere's crown jewel. More complex, less heat, equally impossible to stop.
A miner goes undercover in the ruling class to destroy them from within. The scale of the deception is extraordinary.
Readers who loved the military-school-as-crucible element of Fourth Wing consistently love Red Rising — same insider-threat premise, same cast of morally compromised allies.