Books Like Hohenfels

Loved Hohenfels? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Hohenfels so you can pick by what you actually want next.

  1. The Eagle's Flight cover
    #1

    The Eagle's Flight

    match 67%
    by Quill

    A war hero’s return ignites a power struggle among rival jarls, while a shadowy traveler manipulates the dying king’s fractured court toward ruin.

  2. The Lady's Handbook of Intrigue and Murder (High Fantasy Politics) cover
    by HaltWrite

    Mydea, a noblewoman with neither magic nor coin, must outmaneuver the Imperial City's deadly courtly intrigues before its daggers find her back.

  3. Fallen Eagle [Kingdom-Building; Military Strategy] cover
    by Theodorus Sideris

    A modern historian reincarnated as a doomed noble must use his knowledge of history’s mistakes to save the last Roman holdout from the Ottoman onslaught.

  4. Sexy Steampunk Babes cover
    #4

    Sexy Steampunk Babes

    match 56%
    by Bluefishcake

    A reincarnated man navigates a steampunk matriarchy where noble houses hoard men as pawns, wielding forgotten technology to carve his own path to freedom.

  5. The Bell Tolls for Me cover
    #5

    The Bell Tolls for Me

    match 52%
    by Nemorosis

    Princess Isabella relives the week after her father’s death, armed with future knowledge and a choice: seize the throne or escape into magic.

  6. Song of the Gift-Giver cover
    #6

    Song of the Gift-Giver

    match 51%
    by Selkie

    Felix, a modern wizard with no training, must survive Camelot College's cursed libraries and lethal challenge rooms while Arthur’s undead legions rise.

  7. The Best Defense (near-future HFY) cover
    by NovelNinja

    Humanity’s last stand against ancient galactic empires hinges on one unshakeable truth: they fight dirtier than anyone expects.

  8. Star Wars: A Penumbral Path cover
    by Lee Duckett

    Two Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.

  9. Risha: Goblin Empress cover
    #9

    Risha: Goblin Empress

    match 49%
    by Corwin Benedict

    A goblin slave defies the system's demand to evolve into an orc, forging her kind into an empire to challenge their oppressors.

  10. A Practical Guide to Evil cover
    by ErraticErrata

    A nameless orphan is offered a knife and a choice by the most dangerous man alive—and her rise could save or shatter the empire.

  11. Alone Once More cover
    #11

    Alone Once More

    match 47%
    by Neviara

    A socially anxious college student relives the same grueling dating sim semester, chasing perfection in a loop where every failure sharpens her despair.

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