10 Must-Read Romantasy Series to Read After Fourth Wing
Introduction
If you have just finished Fourth Wing and you want to keep living in the same world of dragons, danger and slow-burn romance, you are looking for a series rather than a single book. The challenge is that many lists only name individual titles, leaving you without a sense of how much reading each series will give you. A full series can be the difference between a good read and a long commitment you love.
This guide solves that. It brings together ten romantasy series that carry the appeal of Fourth Wing across several books, from deadly trials and dragon riders to political intrigue and wartime romance. Each entry explains what the series is about, why it suits Fourth Wing readers, what fans value and who should start it.
The list is not a strict ranking of quality. It is a guide to finding the right series for your mood. Some series lean into danger, others into romance, and a few balance both with politics or war. The order reflects how closely each one captures the feel of Fourth Wing across its books.
Before you commit, check how many books each series has and whether it is complete. Longer series reward patient readers, while shorter runs let you try a world without a big commitment. Knowing what you enjoyed most in Fourth Wing will help you pick the right starting point.
Series reading changes how you use a list. Instead of asking whether a single book is worth your time, you are deciding whether to spend weeks or months with a set of characters. That is why this guide notes the scale of each series and how its books connect.
It is also useful to think about pacing. Some series open slowly and build into large conflicts, while others start with danger and keep the pressure on. Knowing which kind of pacing you enjoy can help you choose a series you will finish.
Each series is available in paperback, ebook and audiobook, and the reading lines point you to Amazon UK so you can check current options. Whatever you choose, the list below gives you a place to start with a series that can keep the story going. Let’s start 👇
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10. A Court of Thorns and Roses
From: Sarah J. Maas. Feyre lives on the edge of a harsh forest, where her family’s survival depends on her hunting. One winter she spots a wolf chasing a deer and attacks it to claim the meat, but the wolf turns out to be a faerie, and killing it has serious consequences. She is taken to a magical kingdom to answer for the death. Her captor wears a jeweled mask and has striking green eyes, and it becomes clear he is concealing more than his appearance suggests. Feyre’s presence at the court is tightly guarded, and she begins to sense that the faerie lands are far more dangerous than she imagined. The court’s rules are strange and its nobles are watching her closely. Each step deeper into the kingdom changes how she sees her own life and the people she has left behind.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: The series is a natural next step for Fourth Wing readers because of its romance-driven structure and high-stakes politics. Its length gives readers a long commitment, which suits anyone who wants to stay in a world.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the scale of the series, its romance and its wide cast. It is often cited as a gateway into modern romantasy.
Who should read it: Readers who want a long, romance-led fantasy series with a big fae world.
Reading tip: Give the series time to open up. Its world is large, and the early books set up the relationships that the later ones depend on.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
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9. Crowns of Nyaxia
From: Carissa Broadbent. Crowns of Nyaxia is a romantasy series that begins with The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Oraya, a human girl, was raised by Vincent, the Nightborn vampire king, in a world ruled by vampires. She has learned that her survival depends on her strength and cunning. When the Kejari, a deadly tournament held by the goddess of death, offers the winner a wish, she enters, hoping to change her fate and gain respect. The tournament draws the fiercest warriors from three vampire houses, and every opponent is more dangerous than the last. Early in the competition she meets Raihn, a mysterious and dangerous vampire who is both rival and possible ally, and their wary alliance is built on necessity and mutual distrust. The series continues with The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It keeps the deadly-trials and enemies-to-lovers appeal that many readers loved in Fourth Wing. The series structure lets the romance and the stakes grow over several books.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the pacing and the way the series escalates its danger. It is often recommended to readers who want a similar tone in a different world.
Who should read it: Readers who enjoy deadly trials and enemies-to-lovers romance over a full series.
Reading tip: Read the books in order. The trials and the romance develop across the series, so jumping ahead would lose much of the impact.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
8. From Blood and Ash
From: Jennifer L. Armentrout. From Blood and Ash is set in Kingdom Solis, a realm recovering from a war that Solis won against Atlantia. The first-person narrator is Penellaphe, the Maiden, who is due to Ascend on her 19th birthday and become part of the ruling elite. She has the touch, which lets her feel others’ physical and emotional pain. Her guard and mentor, Vikter, teaches her to fight and secretly helps her ease the suffering of cursed men. Penellaphe begins to question the Ascended, including a cruel Duke who abuses her under the name of lessons. When she sneaks out in disguise to the Red Pearl nightclub, she meets Hawke, a Royal Guard who kisses her without knowing who she is. The Duke then assigns Hawke as her personal guard, and he promises to protect her. During the Rite, Penellaphe declares she does not want to Ascend, and the Great Hall erupts into violence that changes her world.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It appeals to Fourth Wing readers who want fast pacing and a romance that drives the plot. The series gives readers a long run of stories in the same world.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the pacing, the central romance and the willingness to go into darker territory. The series has a devoted readership.
Who should read it: Readers who want a fast-paced, romance-driven series with prophecy and danger.
Reading tip: Expect the story to move quickly. This series is best read in long stretches, since each book often ends on a strong turn.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
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7. The Bridge Kingdom
From: Danielle L. Jensen. The Bridge Kingdom follows Lara Veliant, a Maridrinian princess and trained elite warrior sent to Ithicana for an arranged marriage. Her father, King Silas, has ordered her to infiltrate and weaken the rival kingdom by marrying its king, Aren Kertell. Aren is dutiful and caring, a capable archer and fighter who agrees to the match as part of a political treaty. Lara’s mission pulls her between loyalty to her family and growing feelings for him. Ahnna Kertell, Aren’s sister and Watch Commander of Southwatch, distrusts Lara’s intentions from the start. Serin, the Master of Spies known as the Magpie, trains the princesses and directs espionage against Ithicana. Lara’s sister Marylyn, once the favoured candidate for Ithicana’s queen, hides ambitious intentions behind a polished exterior. Lara must decide whose side she is really on.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It suits readers who enjoy political intrigue alongside romance. The series adds the military and political layers that many Fourth Wing fans enjoy.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the political plotting and the way the romance develops within it. It is often recommended to readers who want more intrigue than a standard romance offers.
Who should read it: Readers who want political fantasy with a strong romance over several books.
Reading tip: Keep a note of the alliances. The political plot grows across the series, so tracking who is loyal to whom will help you follow the bigger picture.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
6. Powerless
From: Lauren Roberts. Powerless is set in the Kingdom of Ilya, which is divided into Elites, who are powerful, and Ordinaries, who are hunted or banished. Many Elites believe Ordinaries carry an undetectable sickness that weakens their powers over time, and the king sees Ordinaries as a threat to the kingdom’s reputation. Each year the kingdom holds the Purging Trials, a competition among nine chosen Elites. Paedyn Gray, an eighteen-year-old Ordinary with no powers, saves the life of Prince Kai Azer, the youngest of Ilya’s two princes and a Wielder who can sense and use other Elites’ powers. Because of her silver hair she becomes known as the Silver Savior, and she is chosen to compete in the Trials, where she must pose as an Elite Psychic to survive. The premise asks what it means to be powerful in a kingdom that treats the powerless as a danger.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It shares Fourth Wing’s interest in a heroine who must prove herself in a system that underestimates her. The series gives that theme room to grow.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the heroine, the critique of power and the romance. The underdog premise gives the series a clear hook.
Who should read it: Readers who want an underdog heroine in a world built on power.
Reading tip: Watch how the heroine’s view of the world changes. The series rewards readers who follow her growth as well as the plot.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
5. Throne of Glass
From: Sarah J. Maas. Celaena is an eighteen-year-old assassin considered the finest of her kind. After a serious error led to her capture, she is serving a life sentence in a salt mining camp. She is taken to the castle of the ruling king, where she is told she will compete to become his Champion, and winning would earn her freedom. Her future depends on whether she can win that freedom, which would let her fulfil a destiny of greatness. The opening establishes the stakes of her situation and her goal of earning her way out. The story moves from the mining camp to the castle and introduces the land’s history, including the period when magic disappeared after the king took power. The book is fast-paced and epic in scale, and it is the first in a series that follows Celaena’s rise.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It appeals to Fourth Wing readers who enjoy a long series with trials, court politics and a growing romance. It is a good choice for readers who want a series that gets bigger over time.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value its world-building, its characters and the sense that the series keeps expanding. Its long run has built a large readership.
Who should read it: Readers who want a long epic fantasy series with trials and romance.
Reading tip: Be patient with the earlier books. The series builds a big world, and the later books draw much of their meaning from the setup in the first volumes.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
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4. Fae & Alchemy
From: Callie Hart. Quicksilver is set in a harsh desert realm where water is scarce. Saeris Fane, 24, has survived by stealing and keeping her secrets. Nobody knows about her strange powers, or that she has long pickpocketed from the Undying Queen’s water reservoirs. Her luck turns when she meets Death himself. The encounter reopens a gateway between worlds and pulls her into Yvelia, a frozen land of ice and snow where the Fae are real. Saeris has landed in the middle of a centuries-old conflict that could get her killed. As the first of her kind to set foot in these mountains in over a thousand years, she accidentally binds herself to Kingfisher, a striking Fae warrior with his own hidden motives. He wants to use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, and he has a murky past and a prickly attitude. The Fae & Alchemy series begins here.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It gives readers the same blend of romance and peril that drew them to Fourth Wing. The series keeps the stakes high across several books.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the intensity and the way romance and magic are woven together. It is recommended to readers who want something darker.
Who should read it: Readers who enjoy dark romantasy with fae and magic.
Reading tip: Enjoy the intensity. This is a series for readers who like emotional stakes, so pace yourself if the tone feels heavy.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
3. Moonfall
From: Sarah A. Parker. When the Moon Hatched follows Raeve, a rebel assassin whose job is to carry out contracts without ever being caught. Her life falls apart when a rival bounty hunter wrecks her world, and she ends up captive of the Guild of Nobles, a group of powerful fae. Kaan Vaegor, a dragon rider, is still reeling from losing the person he loved most. In his grief he killed a king and took the dead ruler’s melted crown. Driven by a restless ache he cannot shake, he follows a lead to the capital’s high-security prison, where he finds Raeve locked away. The two come from opposite sides of a world where dragons, fae and royal politics are tangled together. The book opens the Moonfall series and moves between captivity, loyalty and the dangers of the capital.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It suits readers who want romance and magic at equal weight. The slow-burn pacing echoes the emotional rhythm of Fourth Wing.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans appreciate the atmosphere and the patient romance. It is often recommended to readers who enjoy the emotional side of the genre.
Who should read it: Readers who want a slow-burn series with magic and loyalty.
Reading tip: Savour the slow build. The romance is patient, so the smaller moments carry as much weight as the bigger scenes.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
2. Letters of Enchantment
From: Rebecca Ross. Divine Rivals is set in a fantastical 1920s-style world where gods meddle in human affairs and a war between two gods shapes daily life. Iris Winnow, an eighteen-year-old journalist at the Gazette, starts out timid and grows stronger over the story. Roman Carver Kitt, a nineteen-year-old journalist at the rival Oath Gazette, begins as her professional rival and carries wealth and personal losses from his past. Without knowing each other’s identity, the two become pen pals through enchanted typewriters, and their correspondence grows into a deeper bond. Iris’s older brother Forest enlists in the war out of protectiveness towards her, while Thea Attwood, a war correspondent, wants to write articles that will matter. Marisol and Keegan Torres, who run a bed-and-breakfast in Avalon Bluff, offer mentorship and a sense of home. Their letters carry the story forward as the conflict around them grows more dangerous.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It suits readers who love Fourth Wing’s romance but want a different kind of connection. The wartime backdrop gives the series weight across its books.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the unusual premise, the atmosphere and the slow development of the romance. It is praised for its use of letters to build intimacy.
Who should read it: Readers who enjoy slow-burn romance with a wartime setting.
Reading tip: Let the letters set the pace. The series depends on what characters write and what they hold back, so it suits a steady read.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
1. The Aurelian Cycle
From: Rosaria Munda. Fireborne is set in Callipolis, a republic rebuilt after a brutal revolution that overthrew the dragonlords. Dragons remain central to its military, and the rival city of New Pythos is a growing threat. Annie is a former serf from Holbin Hill whose family was killed by dragonfire, and she was raised in an orphanage. Lee is a former aristocrat whose family was killed during the revolution; he was spared, took a new name and grew up alongside Annie. A metals test ranks citizens by class, and both teenagers score highly enough to attend a Choosing Ceremony, where Aurelian dragons choose them as riders. After years of training, they enter the Firstrider Tournament, a competition to lead the republic’s dragon fleet. Their rivalry is tested when Richard Tyndale, Lee’s former tutor, is revealed to be in contact with New Pythos, and a Pythian fleet appears led by Lee’s cousin Julia. Lee refuses to defect, but Annie is not sure where his loyalties lie.
Why it fits Fourth Wing fans: It is one of the closest series matches for readers who want dragon riders. The bond between rider and dragon mirrors the stakes of Fourth Wing.
Why fans and critics value it: Fans value the dragon bonds, the action and the wider world. Its focus on riders and loyalty keeps readers coming back for more.
Who should read it: Readers who want a dragon-rider series with a fierce heroine.
Reading tip: Enjoy the dragon bonds. If dragons were your favourite part of Fourth Wing, this series gives you more of that feel across several books.
Where to read in the UK: Check paperback, ebook and audiobook options on Amazon UK.
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Why Series Matter for Romantasy Fans
A series lets a romance grow over several books, which is one of the genre’s biggest pleasures. Readers who love Fourth Wing often want to stay with the characters, and a long run gives the relationships time to develop. Longer series also expand the world, adding new factions, rules and places to explore.
Series can also be more demanding. Some books rely on the events of earlier volumes, so reading in order matters. Check the reading order before you start, especially if you plan to pick up a later book.
How to Choose Your Next Series
Start with what you loved most in Fourth Wing. Dragons point toward The Aurelian Cycle, deadly trials point toward Crowns of Nyaxia, and political tension points toward The Bridge Kingdom. Choosing by the element you enjoyed most is the quickest way to find a good match.
Think about how much you want to commit. Some series are long runs, while others are shorter. If you want a complete experience, check the number of books before you buy.
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Final Thoughts
Fourth Wing fans have plenty of series to choose from, and the right one depends on what you enjoyed most. Whether you want dragons, deadly trials, political intrigue or wartime romance, this list gives you a place to start a longer story.
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Starting Points for Each Reader
Readers who want the closest feel to Fourth Wing should look at The Aurelian Cycle or Crowns of Nyaxia. Both keep the dragon, trial or romance elements at the centre of the story.
Readers who want a long, immersive world should start with A Court of Thorns and Roses or Throne of Glass. Both series give readers many books to settle into and a world that keeps expanding.
Readers who want slower romance should look at Letters of Enchantment or Moonfall. Both reward patient readers who enjoy emotional build-up and a steady pace.
Reading a Series Without Burning Out
Long series can feel like a big commitment, especially when each book is dense or emotionally heavy. Give yourself breathing room between volumes, and use the gap to refresh the rules and relationships. A quick summary of the earlier book can make the next one feel more rewarding.
It also helps to mix series with standalone books. Switching between a long run and a shorter read keeps your reading varied and gives you a break from intense stories. Whatever you choose, let the series fit your pace rather than the other way around.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which series is closest to Fourth Wing?
The Aurelian Cycle is one of the closest matches for dragon fans, while Crowns of Nyaxia suits readers who loved the deadly trials.
Are these series complete?
Check each series before you start, as some are still ongoing and others have finished their main run.
Which series is best for a long commitment?
A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass are long series that give readers a big world to explore.
Which series is the most romantic?
Letters of Enchantment and Moonfall are good choices if you want slow-burn romance.
Which series is the darkest?
Fae & Alchemy and From Blood and Ash lean toward darker themes and intense scenes.
Do I need to read the books in order?
Yes for most series. Each book usually builds on the one before it.
Are these books suitable for every reader?
No. Many include mature content and intense scenes, so check the guidance before you start.
Can I find these series as audiobooks?
Audiobook options vary by store and region, so check Amazon UK and other audiobook retailers before you buy.
Which series is best for a political story?
The Bridge Kingdom is the strongest pick here for readers who enjoy intrigue alongside romance.
Where can I find more series recommendations?
Goodreads lists series by genre and reader reviews, and Wikipedia gives background on many authors and series.
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More Places to Find Great Books
If you want to keep exploring, these trusted sites cover reviews, reading lists and author news: Goodreads, Wikipedia and The Guardian Books.
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