Books Like Hope

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

  1. Dragon days: reincarnated as a dragon cover
    by Red Guard

    Isaac must master his draconic instincts and growing power before gods and mortals rise to challenge his dominion over the newborn world.

  2. The False Note (A Magical Girl Story) cover
    by Soussouni

    Siena Marquez wields the power of a Magical Girl, but the Essentia inside her is warping into something monstrous—and she'll kill to keep it hidden.

  3. The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon cover
    by ljamberfantasy

    An elven wizard defies her people’s illusions of perfection, trading immortality for raw power—until her own magic threatens to erase her from history.

  4. Vampire and the Dayspring Star cover
    by Matoi

    A fallen hero reborn as a vampire princess must outmaneuver the immortal court that thrives on betrayal—or lose herself to its gilded cruelty.

  5. Blood Sovereign cover
    #5

    Blood Sovereign

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    by C.Peinhopf

    A cursed saint-vampire awakens a divine power that could either save the world or drown it in blood.

  6. Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy cover
    by Alex Karne (TheDeliciousMeats)

    A demon and his angelic rival must find a home for a young witch or risk being stuck forever in a small town full of hellhounds and suspiciously good coffee.

  7. Power Overwhelming [Progression Infant Reincarnation] cover
    by Flamebeard

    A reincarnated mage tests the boundless limits of magic in a world where spells have no ceiling—but ambition might.

  8. Infernal Investigations cover
    by saithorthepyro

    A disgraced infernal-turned-alchemist must hunt a poisoner mimicking her old gang’s methods before the conspiracy exposes her true identity.

  9. The Dungeon Without a System cover
    by StrangerDanger51

    A newborn dungeon core must master magic without a System, crafting minions under open skies while evading humans who see it as either a tool or a threat.

  10. The Iron Teeth: A Goblin's Tale cover
    by ClearMadness

    A cowardly goblin must conquer his fear of trees and evolve beyond prey instincts to survive the brutal Iron Teeth Mountains.

  11. Godclads cover
    #11

    Godclads

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    by OstensibleMammal

    Avo, an immortal weapon forged to destroy New Vultun, must ascend its hellscape and challenge the god-killers who stole divine power to rule a crumbling world.

  12. The Flower That Bloomed Nowhere cover
    by Lurina

    A cursed academy of immortal-seekers pits a thanatomancy prodigy against time-bending conspiracies, hidden AIs, and her fellow students’ bloody vendettas.

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