Books Like Infernal Investigations
Loved Infernal Investigations? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Infernal Investigations so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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by sarvashaktimaanA fragmented god’s soul reincarnates into a world at war, awakening forgotten power to stop the Betrayer’s unraveling of existence.
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by MecanimusA southern belle turned vampire claws her way through the deadly aristocracy of the night, where survival means mastering hunger, politics, and violence.
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by MatoiA fallen hero reborn as a vampire princess must outmaneuver the immortal court that thrives on betrayal—or lose herself to its gilded cruelty.
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by DrimA starving artist accidentally summons a parasitic demonic duplicate of herself, complete with a Leveling System and the power to hijack her free will.
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by Noa (October)A former government superweapon turned lawyer must choose between her hard-won peace and fighting for justice against the system that created her.
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by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)In 1889 Paris, a disillusioned hunter stalks gaslit streets to slaughter the predatory beings who feed on humanity—but Death fights back.
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by Lear RagnosA fledgling dark mage hires a fallen angel to work in his bakery, but their contract’s fine print threatens more than just his soul.
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by TempleErind Hartwell trades her front-row seat to the apocalypse for monstrous powers and a delusion that she's the star of the show.
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by OneDropRainAlexandra May wields stolen art to reshape reality, but the deeper she paints her power, the less certain she becomes—whose hand guides the brush?.
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by WhoaMamaA woman stuck in Orochimaru’s body must reform his cult of killers or be devoured by the snake’s sinister legacy.
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by HastumSamuel exploits humanity's growing supernatural panic, trading favors with eldritch gods to reclaim his family’s dark legacy—one exorcism at a time.
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by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)A rogue sorcerer and a swordswoman hunt forbidden truths beneath a sky of stone, where undead rulers and forgotten gods wield the deadliest weapon: knowledge.
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