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by Kugane Maruyama

FantasyDark FantasyAdventure 🌶️ 1/5

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YOUR MATCHES

8 Books Matched to Overlord

Grouped by the elements that made Overlord unforgettable.

Compatible reads for intense lovers

97%

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab

🌶️ 1/5 · 398p · Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy

You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.

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94%

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

❄️ 0/5 · 280p · Fantasy, Children's

Artemis Fowl matched on addictive and enemies-to-lovers. That's not a coincidence.

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91%

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson

❄️ 0/5 · 480p · Fantasy, Fairy Tale

The book that Overlord fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.

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89%

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King

❄️ 0/5 · 608p · Fantasy, Horror

Stephen King writes like Kugane Maruyama's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.

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Compatible reads for intense lovers

86%

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

❄️ 0/5 · 534p · Fantasy, Children's

If Overlord left a void, Inkheart fills it — then digs a new one.

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84%

Kings of the Wyld

by Nicholas Eames

❄️ 0/5 · 502p · Fantasy, Adventure

502 pages of exactly what you're craving right now.

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81%

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by Shannon Chakraborty

🌶️ 1/5 · 496p · Fantasy, Adventure

Your TBR just found its soulmate.

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79%

Redwall

by Brian Jacques

❄️ 0/5 · 351p · Fantasy, Children's

Same enemies-to-lovers energy as Overlord, but Brian Jacques cranks the addictive to eleven.

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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 398 pages

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Quick answers before your next match

Books like Overlord by Kugane Maruyama include other fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Our list matches by genre and mood.

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Overlord by Kugane Maruyama is Fantasy and Dark Fantasy.

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