Books like Fourth Wing to read next
Devoured Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and don't know what could possibly follow? Here's your next fix — dragons, deadly academies, banter and slow-burn romance. Spoiler-free.
Updated for 2026 · 10 books · Sorted by what you loved
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For the dragons, the enemies-to-lovers or the high-stakes academy — pick your craving.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
The other pillar of modern romantasy: a dark Beauty and the Beast that grows into an epic of fae courts and one of the genre's most beloved slow burns. If you skipped it, now's the time.
+ Add to my libraryThe Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent
A human competes in a lethal trial among vampires, allied with a rival she can't trust. Fourth Wing's tournament energy, turned nocturnal.
+ Add to my libraryFrom Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
A guarded Maiden, a guard who wants her, and tension you could cut with a blade. Spicier than Fourth Wing, with a fiercely devoted fandom.
+ Add to my libraryPowerless
Lauren Roberts
An ordinary girl surviving a deadly competition among the gifted, hiding what she is from the prince meant to hunt her. Forbidden romance and life-or-death stakes.
+ Add to my libraryA Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen
A shield-maiden, a blood oath and a prophecy in a Viking world of warring gods. Momentum, grit and fated-mates tension.
+ Add to my libraryZodiac Academy
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
A magical academy, star-sign powers and a pack of ruthless heirs. Darker and spicier than Fourth Wing, wildly addictive and enormous — plenty to binge.
+ Add to my libraryQuicksilver
Callie Hart
A thief with a power she doesn't understand and a lethal, insufferable fae. Dark, fast, and home to one of the most talked-about slow burns of recent years.
+ Add to my libraryThe Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
A princess trained her whole life to bring down the kingdom she marries into, and the king she wasn't meant to want. A capable heroine on a mission, real betrayal stakes.
+ Add to my libraryAssistant to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
When you need a breather from the carnage: a broke young woman takes a job as an evil overlord's assistant. Funny, warm, high-serotonin, lower stakes.
+ Add to my libraryDivine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
Two rival journalists exchanging enchanted letters without knowing who's writing back, against a war of gods. The tenderest, most beautifully written pick here.
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What should I read after Fourth Wing and Iron Flame?
For the closest hit, A Court of Thorns and Roses or The Serpent and the Wings of Night. For more deadly-competition energy, Powerless. For a darker academy, Zodiac Academy.
Which of these have dragons?
A Fate Inked in Blood and several romantasy worlds feature them, but no series leans into dragons like The Empyrean itself. These match the vibe — academy, trials, enemies-to-lovers — more than dragons specifically.
Are they as spicy as Fourth Wing?
From Blood and Ash, Zodiac Academy and Quicksilver are spicier; Assistant to the Villain and Divine Rivals gentler; Powerless in the middle.
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