Books Like Shade Touched

A synthetic warrior built for battle must choose between its killing instincts and protecting a wounded human lost in the depths of the Great Crater.

A juvenile of the galaxy's ruling species, abandoned and crippled by her own kind, searches for belonging while unraveling the mystery of her origin.

A frail bunny-girl becomes the apprentice of a fallen god trapped in a grimoire, trading penmanship for power in a high-stakes magical bargain.

Kori, a kobold alchemist, defies her clan’s warrior traditions by unlocking forbidden potions that reveal hidden truths in the world’s LitRPG system.

A disgraced assassin and a mercenary with a conscience trade sharp banter and sharper blades while unraveling a noblewoman’s deadly secrets.

Dirt, a nameless scavenger in a monster-ruled wasteland, must unravel his forgotten past before the wilderness claims him for good.

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

A stranded scientist becomes humanity's first ambassador to sapient dragons, where every misstep could doom his species to extinction.

A selfish dragon protects a village—not out of kindness, but because dead peasants can’t pay tribute to his hoard.

A wolf-girl’s insatiable hunger fuels her LitRPG-powered evolution, transforming each meal into strength—but the world won’t surrender without a fight.

Rhidi trades dynastic matchmaking for Earth’s brutal war games, where armored combat and alien monsters test her limits—and humanity’s grudges run deeper than she knows.

A street thief forced to impersonate a dead hero uncovers courtly secrets in a world where European and Asian myths wage war.