Books Like Neon Dust
Loved Neon Dust? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Neon Dust so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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by Lovely-Cosmic-IcicleLunai must master her symbiotic roots and navigate cosmic schemes before her dying world collapses—while her mentor Bliss hides dangerous secrets.
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by AzurebladeShepard must decide whether to trust Revan’s ancient Sith power or watch the galaxy fall to the Reapers.
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by PlumParrotA scrapyard welder turned fugitive upgrades her body with stolen cybertech while evading the megacorp that wants it—and her—back.
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by ThundamooA rejected magical girl awakens in a mechanical body, enslaved to the monster she refused, and must fight the Guardians she once idolized to reclaim her stolen humanity.
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by MartarionA shattered psychic Navigator navigates corporate megacities and mech battles while hiding from those who would weaponize her fading connection to warp space.
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by MatizuA broke VR assassin risks everything infiltrating Ray Dragon Falls for one last kill, but his target might be worth more alive than dead.
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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.
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by Lee DuckettTwo Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.
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by TheAceOfSkullsAlex Adams, a D-list supervillain, accidentally kills a top-tier evil overlord with his faulty death ray—now everyone wants him dead, so he might as well take over the world.
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by BainshieHumanity's greatest weapon isn't war—it's their baffling ability to befriend hostile aliens, rogue AI, and even broken vending machines.
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by SelkieFelix, a modern wizard with no training, must survive Camelot College's cursed libraries and lethal challenge rooms while Arthur’s undead legions rise.
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#12Tinea and Leah [Cyberpunk, Alien Incursions, Murder and Mayhem, Sapphic Romance (WLW)]
match 51%by EleeyahA genetically enhanced fugitive and a rogue AI specialist forge a sapphic bond while battling alien incursions in a cyberpunk dystopia.
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