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The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

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... the palace machinations and clan–wizard power plays?

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

If you loved watching Raisa navigate Fellsmarch’s court—juggling the Bayars, the Wizard Council, and the Gray Wolf legacy—then The Goblin Emperor will hit the same sweet spot. Maia is thrust onto an imperial throne and must survive assassinations, byzantine etiquette, and scheming ministers with only a few loyal allies. Like Raisa’s tightrope walk between clan vows and wizard demands, Maia’s kindness becomes a political weapon, turning enemies at court into an uneasy coalition. It’s all the intrigue you enjoyed around Queen Marianna’s court, but with even sharper knives behind every smile.

... following different characters’ paths toward the same storm of conflict?

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

You followed both Han Alister’s street-born scramble for survival and Princess Raisa’s royal coming-of-age, plus Amon Byrne’s duty-bound perspective. The Way of Kings amplifies that multi-view experience: you’ll track Kaladin the enslaved spearman, Shallan the scholar with dangerous secrets, and Dalinar the warlord haunted by visions as their storylines converge. Like how Han’s stolen amulet entangles him with Micah Bayar and the Queen’s Guard, each POV here collides in ways that reframe the stakes—personal loyalties against world-shaking threats.

... watching a young leader grow into her title amid deadly politics and magic?

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

If Raisa’s journey from impulsive princess to canny future queen grabbed you—and Han’s struggle to reinvent himself from streetlord to something more—then Elisa’s arc in The Girl of Fire and Thorns will resonate. Taken from home, thrust into a foreign court, and hunted for a power she barely understands (much like the peril swirling around the Demon King’s amulet), Elisa must transform fast or die. The blend of court tensions, wilderness peril, and a heroine learning to wield both wit and duty echoes Raisa’s choices with Amon and the Guard versus the wizards’ agendas.

... a richly built realm with deep history, religions, and clashing traditions?

The Priory Of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

If the layered lore of the Fells—the Gray Wolf queens, clan magic at Marisa Pines, and wizard houses like the Bayars—hooked you, The Priory of the Orange Tree offers a feast. You’ll move through rival kingdoms with competing faiths, ancient prophecies, and secret orders, much like uncovering the truth behind the Demon King and that perilous amulet. As with Raisa balancing clan alliances and wizard pressure, characters here navigate tradition versus survival across oceans of history that shape every choice.

... immersive, court-centered high fantasy in a fully realized secondary world?

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Drawn to the high-fantasy sweep of the Fells—royal courts, sacred lineages, and dangerous magic tied to history? The Curse of Chalion delivers that same immersive feel. Like Raisa contending with the Gray Wolf legacy and the Wizard Council’s designs, Cazaril is pulled into a princess’s court where divine powers and human schemes entwine. Miracles have rules, politics has teeth, and every favor costs—much as Han learns when the Demon King’s amulet paints a target on his back and forces him into the games of power.

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