Books Like Tales of Destiny

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

  1. Fate's Attendant cover
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    Fate's Attendant

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    by Samer Rabadi (aka 3seed)

    Hong Fei wields two mystical cards—one that heals his ruined cultivation, the other summoning a monstrous badger spirit—while fate itself is stolen around him.

  2. Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone cover
    by MuffinLance

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

  3. Arthurian Cultivation cover
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    Arthurian Cultivation

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    by BenBurch

    A bard with a lethal death glamour and a magical lute navigates Arthurian legend, fae trickery, and cultivation to defy fate and forge his own path.

  4. Dropship Cultivation - Dao of Delivery [A Cozy Mongolian Slice of Life Xianxia] cover
    by Jollyjupiter

    A Mongolian warrior stranded in modern Canada discovers his path to cultivation lies not in battle, but in mastering the Dao of parcel delivery.

  5. Mother of Learning cover
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    Mother of Learning

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    by nobody103

    A resentful mage trapped in a deadly time loop must master magic and unravel a hidden conspiracy before the loop—or its other victims—kill him for good.

  6. When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again cover
    by DragonOfRochester

    A failed immortal rewinds time to groom her destined killer into the perfect disciple—if she doesn’t strangle the little protagonist first.

  7. Virtuous Sons: A Greco Roman Xianxia cover
    by Ya Boy

    A Roman slave and a Greek prodigy defy the Fates by wielding philosophy as power in a world where gods demand obedience.

  8. A Matter of Time (Xianxia, Timeloop) cover
    by Blue Moon 13

    Huan Yue turns her time-loop curse into a weapon, grinding cultivation skills with each death until she can shatter the assassins hunting her.

  9. Between Beast And Buddha: A Drunken Monkey's Journey to Immortality cover
    by Turniper

    A drunken monkey and a disgraced alchemist forge an unlikely bond through fermented brews and cultivation defiance on Mount Yuelu.

  10. Ten Thousand Tragedies [Xianxia Timeloop] cover
    by NMR-3

    A nameless slave soldier relives his death 721 times, carving vengeance and freedom into his soul with each brutal loop.

  11. Foxfire, Esq cover
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    Foxfire, Esq

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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.

  12. The Riyria Chronicles [WITTY BANTER | EPIC FANTASY | ASSASSINS | THIEVES | MERCENARIES] cover
    by MichaelJSullivan

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

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