Fantasy Books to Read Based on Your Zodiac Sign

Let your star sign select your next read!

SFF books to read based on your zodiac sign

Books and astrology have one thing in common—they spin stories that help us know ourselves better and figure out our place in the world. Your favorite books and genres might reveal the kind of things you like or the causes you believe in. Similarly, zodiac signs which utilize patterns, myths, and archetypes, can hold the clues to our personalities, tell us who we may be compatible with, and even predict the future. So, whether you swear by birth-charts or just occasionally read the horoscope column, it might be fun to choose your next fantasy read based on your zodiac sign.

Aries

The Sun and the Void

The Sun and the Void

By Gabriela Romero Lacruz

As a fire sign, Aries are known to be bold and competitive, with a love for adventure. Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s debut epic fantasy novel, The Sun and The Void, alternates between the points-of-view of two girls—both underdogs determined to make their own fate. Packed with fast-paced action, lots of magic and some sapphic pining, this novel inspired by Venezuelan folklore is an unputdownable read. 

The Sun and the Void

Taurus

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Guardians of Dawn: Zhara

By S. Jae-Jones

Taurus folks often turn out to be the most loyal and dependable—the friend you can always rely on. They are also pretty sensual and love their material comforts, so I’d recommend something cozy and light-hearted such as Zhara: Guardians of Dawn. It’s an utterly delightful Cinderella retelling by S. Jae-Jones, set in an East-Asian-inspired fantasy world with plenty of hijinks, a himbo prince, and a very cute romance. 

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Gemini

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The Song of Achilles

By Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles is an achingly beautiful novel that focuses on the homoerotic relationship between Achilles and Patroclus from the Greek mythos. It’s perfect for the versatile Geminis who are represented by the celestial twins and can appreciate how beauty and tragedy can coexist in life and in art.

the song of achilles

Cancer

The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das

The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar

By Indra Das

Cancer individuals are highly intuitive and sentimental but might struggle with communication. The symbol for Cancer is the crab, a creature that has made both the sea and the shore its home. Indra Das’s exquisite magical realism novella, The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, is perfect for Cancer bookworms looking for the magical in the mundane. It tells the story of Ru, a shy and sensitive “boy from nowhere” whose family are migrants from another reality, his friendship with Alice, a neighbor, and the memories of magic and dragons that become his legacy. 

The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das

Leo

Ace of Shades

Ace of Shades

By Amanda Foody

For the outgoing and dramatic Leos, I’d suggest Amanda Foody’s YA fantasy novel Ace of Shades. Just as Enne Salta leaves the prim and proper world of her finishing school to venture into crime-laced streets and make deals with a con artist, so too the reader is taken on on a breathless, roller coaster ride through glitzy casinos, cabarets, and mafia dens. 

Ace of Shades

Virgo

the goddess chronicle

The Goddess Chronicle

By Natsuo Kirino (translated by Rebecca Copeland)

Virgos are diligent, logical, and self-critical to a fault. Their quest for perfection can be both a strength and weakness, which makes The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino (translated by Rebecca Copeland) the ideal read for them. This short book darkly reimagines the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanaki, mediated through a powerful and tragic story of a woman’s quest for revenge and closure (or the lack thereof) in a patriarchal universe.

the goddess chronicle

Libra

The Futurological Congress

The Futurological Congress

By Stanislaw Lem

Published in 1978, The Futurological Congress is an underrated, extremely prescient and wildly inventive gem of a novel that imagines a drug-addled future where “art” is consumed and people prefer hallucinations to the harsh truths of reality. It’s perfect for the Libra bookworm who’s passionate about the arts and doesn’t shy away from a challenge, and extremely relevant in an age where algorithms are replacing the jobs of writers and artists.

The Futurological Congress

Scorpio

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The Mask of Mirrors

By M.A. Carrick

Scorpios can be resourceful and charismatic but don’t let that facade fool you—they’re often full of mysteries and secrets. As such, they’ll definitely enjoy Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick, where a con artist tries to infiltrate the nobility by masquerading as one of them, and get embroiled in various political conspiracies. The prose is lush, and the story so deliciously decadent and gothic, you’ll be hungry for more. 

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Sagittarius

Cover of 'The Jinn-Bot' of Shantiport features a woman in a laboratory with a cybertronic monkey

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

By Samit Basu

A Samit Basu novel means that the readers can expect to have a gloriously fun time, and that’s exactly what a Sagittarius wants all the time. The Jinn-bot of Shantiport is a brilliantly chaotic Aladdin retelling of sorts, where Lina (the daughter of revolutionaries), her brother Bador (a very endearing monkey-bot), and the narrator Moku (a flying disc) work together to save their city from the corrupt superpowers. Filled with optimism, unpredictable-but-thoroughly-satisfying twists and turns, and the sweetest, subtlest queer-platonic romance, it’s a match made in heaven for the thrill-seeking, spontaneous Sagittarius. 

Cover of 'The Jinn-Bot' of Shantiport features a woman in a laboratory with a cybertronic monkey

Capricorn

Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine

Maddalena and the Dark

By Julia Fine

The magic in Julia Fine’s lyrical novel, Maddalena and The Dark, is slight but it's definitely there, like an ominous shadow. It details the intense friendship between two girls at a prestigious music school, and how desire and ambition can unite or break the toughest bond: perfect for the tenacious Capricorns who love their independence. 

Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine

Aquarius

Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta

Mad Sisters of Esi

By Tashan Mehta

Aquarius readers love innovation and philosophy, and they’ll definitely love Mad Sisters of Esi, an extremely imaginative one-of-a-kind novel by Tashan Mehta. With nested narratives, fairytales, diary excerpts, academic papers and footnotes all seamlessly woven into the text, the novel plays around with form and structure while also telling a haunting, emotional story about the love between siblings and the grief of separation.

Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta

Pisces

A Face Like Glass

A Face Like Glass

By Frances Hardinge

Finally, for the artistic and empathic Pisces, a gorgeous book like Frances Harding’s A Face Like Glass is guaranteed to get you out of a reading slump. It’s set in an underground city where artists toil to craft the most exquisite wonders even as their faces remain empty as a blank canvas. When a little girl called Neverfell follows a white rabbit to this subterranean city, she’s in for a wild and whimsy adventure much like Alice in her trip to Wonderland. If you’re looking for something to breathe magic into your humdrum life, give this gorgeous book a read.

A Face Like Glass