Books Like Book Of The Dead
Loved Book Of The Dead? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Book Of The Dead so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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by jollybaneVrax crafts monsters from nightmares to survive the Forsaken Lands, but his own abominations might kill him before the horrors he flees do.
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by WanderingLeafClay, branded a [Commoner] by the system, steps into monster-filled Dungeons with nothing but his stubborn will to prove that even the weakest class can become unbreakable.
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by BenjaminKereiA reluctant vampire fights to hold onto his humanity while leveling up in a nightmare realm to save his family from the horrors within.
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by EmergencyComplaintsVelik wields the [Black Fang] class to hunt monsters in the dark, but this year’s horde hides a truth even he fears.
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by captaink-19Domenic trades his freedom for survival, gaining power from an ancient force beneath the waves—but every use of his magic tightens its grip on his soul.
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by EmilsolaA desperate man bargains with a monstrous Flame that grants power but demands his humanity in a dying city besieged by horrors.
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by MaradinaA trinket merchant bargains with a forgotten god for cursed relics, gaining power to hunt his enemies—if the artifacts don’t destroy him first.
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by CloverCloverCloverA man bonded to a sentient shadow that devours darkness must master its hunger before it consumes him in a world of eternal twilight.
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by HankthemooseA disgraced mage with an illegal soul-eating familiar claws his way up from sewer maintenance into a world of deadly political intrigue.
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by grisaillePyre, a nameless demon of shifting flesh, devours titan corpses to survive—until their memories begin rewriting her fractured soul.
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by Shirtaloon (Travis Deverell)A snarky isekai survivor battles eldritch horrors and moral dilemmas as his dark powers grow stronger than his conscience.
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by imperfect-tenseDorian must master his forbidden magic at the deadly Windshriek Academy, where every lesson could make him the Empire’s weapon—or its next corpse.
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