Fighting evil books, ranked by your taste
Books where heroes take on a real menace: every book on Boxlist tagged with the fighting evil story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 601 books on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated fighting evil books
Camp Damascus
Horror · 2023
5.0 / 5
Light Bringer
Science fiction · 2022
5.0 / 5
City of Ashes
Fantasy · 2008
4.8 / 5
Words of Radiance
Fantasy · 2012
4.7 / 5
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Myth/fairytale · 2014
4.7 / 5
Queen of Shadows
Fantasy · 2015
4.7 / 5
Empire of Storms
Fantasy · 2016
4.7 / 5
Exile
Fantasy · 2012
4.7 / 5
King's Cage
Fantasy · 2017
4.7 / 5
Believe Me
Science fiction · 2021
4.7 / 5
Christmas in Camelot
Fantasy · 2001
4.7 / 5
The Hero of Ages
Fantasy · 2008
4.6 / 5
The Throne of Fire
Fantasy · 2011
4.6 / 5
The Dark Prophecy
Fantasy · 2017
4.6 / 5
Nightfall
Fantasy · 2017
4.6 / 5
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Mystery · 1927
4.6 / 5
The Hiding Place
Biography · 1971
4.6 / 5
The Hidden Kingdom
Fantasy · 2012
4.6 / 5
Everblaze
Fantasy · 2014
4.6 / 5
Sunrise on the Reaping
Science fiction · 2025
4.6 / 5
Wild Magic
Fantasy · 1992
4.6 / 5
The Tower of Nero
Fantasy · 2020
4.6 / 5
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography · 1994
4.6 / 5
Kingdom of Ash
Fantasy · 2018
4.6 / 5
House of Sky and Breath
Fantasy · 2022
4.6 / 5
Darkness of Dragons
Fantasy · 2015
4.6 / 5
The Dangerous Gift
Fantasy · 2021
4.6 / 5
Evil Spy School
Espionage · 2015
4.6 / 5
Fearless
Fantasy · 2025
4.6 / 5
Dragonquest
Science fiction · 1971
4.6 / 5
Daughter of the Deep
Adventure · 2021
4.6 / 5
Light of the Jedi
Science fiction · 2021
4.6 / 5
An Ember in the Ashes
Fantasy · 2015
4.6 / 5
The Surgeon
Thriller · 2001
4.6 / 5
Trickster's Queen
Fantasy · 2004
4.6 / 5
Imagine Me
Science fiction · 2020
4.6 / 5
A Light in the Flame
Fantasy · 2022
4.6 / 5
The Calling
Family · 2012
4.6 / 5
The Sea of Monsters
Fantasy · 2006
4.5 / 5
The Way of Kings
Fantasy · 2010
4.5 / 5
The Titan's Curse
Fantasy · 2007
4.5 / 5
The Mark of Athena
Fantasy · 2012
4.5 / 5
The Return of the King
Fantasy · 1955
4.5 / 5
The Blood of Olympus
Fantasy · 2014
4.5 / 5
Oathbringer
Fantasy · 2017
4.5 / 5
The Hidden Oracle
Fantasy · 2016
4.5 / 5
Feet of Clay
Fantasy · 1996
4.5 / 5
Stellarlune
Fantasy · 2022
4.5 / 5
The Screaming Staircase
Horror · 2013
4.5 / 5
Neverseen
Fantasy · 2015
4.5 / 5
Lodestar
Fantasy · 2016
4.5 / 5
Desperation
Horror · 1996
4.5 / 5
Legendborn
Fantasy · 2020
4.5 / 5
The Lost Heir
Fantasy · 2012
4.5 / 5
The Spy and the Traitor
Documentary · 2018
4.5 / 5
The Last Ever After
Fantasy · 2015
4.5 / 5
The Mist
Horror · 1980
4.5 / 5
Her Soul to Take
Romance · 2021
4.5 / 5
Bloodmarked
Fantasy · 2022
4.5 / 5
House of Flame and Shadow
Fantasy · 2024
4.5 / 5
The Moonstone Castle Mystery
Mystery · 1963
4.5 / 5
Dark Witch
Romance · 2013
4.5 / 5
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?
Detective · 2015
4.5 / 5
The Two Towers
Fantasy · 1954
4.4 / 5
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Fantasy · 2005
4.4 / 5
The Lost Hero
Fantasy · 2010
4.4 / 5
The Last Olympian
Fantasy · 2009
4.4 / 5
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Fantasy · 2006
4.4 / 5
The Well of Ascension
Fantasy · 2007
4.4 / 5
Second Foundation
Science fiction · 1953
4.4 / 5
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Fantasy · 2008
4.4 / 5
Howl's Moving Castle
Fantasy · 1986
4.4 / 5
Good Omens
Fantasy · 1990
4.4 / 5
Crown of Midnight
Fantasy · 2013
4.4 / 5
Rhythm of War
Fantasy · 2020
4.4 / 5
Onyx Storm
Fantasy · 2025
4.4 / 5
Norse Mythology
Myth/fairytale · 2016
4.4 / 5
A Deepness in the Sky
Science fiction · 1999
4.4 / 5
Leviathan Falls
Science fiction · 2021
4.4 / 5
Jaws
Thriller · 1974
4.4 / 5
Thunderhead
Science fiction · 2018
4.4 / 5
Forest of Secrets
Fantasy · 2003
4.4 / 5
Skin Game
Fantasy · 2014
4.4 / 5
Flashback
Fantasy · 2012
4.4 / 5
Rising Storm
Fantasy · 2004
4.4 / 5
The Darkest Hour
Fantasy · 2004
4.4 / 5
The Tyrant's Tomb
Fantasy · 2019
4.4 / 5
The Secret of Chimneys
Mystery · 1925
4.4 / 5
The Dark Secret
Fantasy · 2013
4.4 / 5
Night of the Living Dummy
Horror · 1993
4.4 / 5
The Lost Metal
Fantasy · 2022
4.4 / 5
The Truth
Fantasy · 1995
4.4 / 5
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Fantasy · 2019
4.4 / 5
The Burning Maze
Fantasy · 2018
4.4 / 5
Wool
Science fiction · 2011
4.4 / 5
Demigods & Magicians
Fantasy · 2016
4.4 / 5
Lullaby
Horror · 2002
4.4 / 5
Foundryside
Fantasy · 2018
4.4 / 5
King of Scars
Fantasy · 2019
4.4 / 5
The Once and Future Witches
Fantasy · 2020
4.4 / 5
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