Books like The Gilded Ones

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna reads as fast, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Tomi Adeyemi · 2019

Both explore power

68% genome match

Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko

Both explore power & friendship

73% genome match

Heir

Sabaa Tahir · 2024

Both explore survival & identity

62% genome match

Who Fears Death

Nnedi Okorafor

Both explore power & identity

67% genome match

We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal · 2019

Both explore identity & power

63% genome match

King of Scars

Leigh Bardugo · 2019

Same fantasy feel

61% genome match

Beasts Made of Night

Tochi Onyebuchi · 2017

Both explore power

65% genome match

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. Rowling · 2003

Both explore friendship & power

73% genome match

To Kill a Kingdom

Alexandra Christo · 2018

Both explore power & identity

75% genome match

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

Both explore identity & power

77% genome match

Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · 2015

Both explore power

72% genome match

Oathbound

Tracy Deonn · 2025

Both explore identity & power

65% genome match