Books Like The Ogre's Pendant & The Rat in the Pit

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

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

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

Sery’s rare magic amplifies Eterna’s power, but rival factions will stop at nothing to reclaim the Source they see as property.

A team of adventurers exploits rare class abilities that break the system, uncovering glitches that distort monsters, people, and even gods.

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.

A fire mage wields a necromancer's cursed staff, torn between the guild's distrust and the whispers of the dead in its wood.

Renalia hunts monsters to grow her skill deck, but every card she earns deepens her debts—to the baron, her family, and herself.

When four heroes vanish from their victory in Cyraveil, only three wake up in Oregon—with magic lingering and their missing friend's fate unknown.

A man bonded to a sentient shadow that devours darkness must master its hunger before it consumes him in a world of eternal twilight.

Mydea, a noblewoman with neither magic nor coin, must outmaneuver the Imperial City's deadly courtly intrigues before its daggers find her back.

A war hero’s return ignites a power struggle among rival jarls, while a shadowy traveler manipulates the dying king’s fractured court toward ruin.