Books like A Trade of Blood
30 fantasy books to read after A Trade of Blood, by Bennett, Robert Jackson, the closest match first.
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1. A Drop of Corruption
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
In Yarrowdale, a canton at the very edge of the Empire's reach, a Treasury officer has vanished from a locked room, and five days later part of his remains turn...
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2. The Poet Empress
by Tao, Shen
- On the same lists
In a famine-stricken empire where poetry is magic and women are forbidden to read, Yin Wei, a peasant girl, becomes the concubine of the cruel Prince Guan Terren to save...
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3. Daughter of Crows
by Lawrence, Mark
- On the same lists
Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters.The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies –...
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4. The Red Winter
by Sullivan, Cameron
- On the same lists
In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake.Sebastian knows the Beast....
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5. The Astral Library
by Quinn, Kate
- On the same lists
Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new...
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6. Isles of the Emberdark
by Sanderson, Brandon
- On the same lists
All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar - the supernatural birds his people bond with - on the deadly island of Patji. Then...
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7. The Girl with a Thousand Faces
by Dean, Sunyi
- On the same lists
Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home...
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8. Seek the Traitor's Son
by Roth, Veronica
- On the same lists
Elegy Ahn is a soldier who guards her small country against the Talusar, a stronger nation whose religion is built around a deadly Fever. When she and the Talusar general...
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9. Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
by Fawcett, Heather
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A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New...
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10. The Book Witch
by Shaffer, Meg
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Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary. With her magical umbrella and feline familiar, she jumps into...
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11. Victorious
by Schwab, V. E.
- On the same lists
The ExtraOrdinaries, people whose powers came from a brush with death, have been lying low since the last showdown. But when EON, the organisation whose relationship with them is about...
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12. Rites of the Starling
by Perry, Devney
- On the same lists
Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. The crux migration is coming. And in the wake of a devastating attack, I’ve been separated from the man who owns...
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13. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
by Andrews, Ilona
- On the same lists
Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.\ \ When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy,...
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14. The Midnight Train
by Haig, Matt
- On the same lists
When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments...
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15. The Tainted Cup
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
In the mansion of a rich family in the city of Daretana, a high-ranking imperial official has died with a tree sprouting from his body. Ana Dolabra, a brilliant and...
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16. City Of Blades
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
2014's City of Stairs was a remarkable read and was widely regarded by many critics as one of the best, if not the best, novel of 2014. Robert Jackson Bennett...
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17. City Of Miracles
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
Another new entry by an author who's book won our best award a couple years ago, starring our favorite character, Sigrud je Harkvaldsson, stoic warrior, exiled prince, and merciless killer...
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18. City Of Miracles
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
Revenge. It’s something Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is very, very good at. Maybe the only thing. So when he learns that his oldest friend and ally, former Prime Minister Shara Komayd,...
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19. Foundryside: A Novel (The Founders Trilogy Book 1)
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
"Foundryside" is the first book in a new fantasy series by Robert Jackson Bennett, published in August 2018. The story takes place in a world where objects can be "scrived,"...
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20. The Splintered Sun
by Williams, Tad
- On the same lists
Three hundred years before The Dragonbone Chair, the old king of Hernystir is dying, warlords are seizing land and factions are fighting over the succession. Flann Alderwood, a bandit leader,...
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21. Silver and Blood
by Mihalik, Jessie
- On the same lists
On a deadly mission to kill the mythical beast that has been haunting her woods, a desperate mage finds her fate intertwined with the handsome, powerful man who saves her...
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22. The Bone Door
by White, Frances
- On the same lists
How far will you go to open The Bone Door?When Hop awakens in an ancient labyrinth, he has no memory of his life, or how he got here. He does...
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23. Last of the First
by Jr., L. E. Modesitt
- On the same lists
Alyiakal is a Mirror Lancer, transferred to the headquarters of Cyador and promoted to Subcommander. His campaigns have removed most of the empire's outside enemies, and the real dangers are...
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24. Nightshade and Oak
by O'Neill, Molly
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On a battlefield in ancient Britain, where the Iceni are fighting the Romans, Mallt y Nos, the goddess of death, is collecting souls when she is hit by a spell....
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25. City Of Stairs
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
- Same author
Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the most talented writers in the genre but who has, for whatever reason, been mostly overlooked by the average reader. His best book (in...
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26. Our Lady of Blades
by Castell, Sebastien De
- On the same lists
Blood Week has been banned in Rijou, but the streets still run red, and now murder is sanctioned by the courts. A mysterious duellist who calls herself Lady Consequence, a...
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27. Nine Goblins
by Kingfisher, T
- On the same lists
No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree...
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28. Twelve Months
by Butcher, Jim
- On the same lists
Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day—but, in this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, can he save himself?One...
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29. Pretenders to the Throne of God
by Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- On the same lists
A city is under siege by the Palleseen, a powerful army whose attack has stalled while it waits for reinforcements. Within the walls, the defenders, the citizens and some former...
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30. Steel Gods
by Swan, Richard
- On the same lists
Industrial revolution beckons. Spiritual catastrophe looms. And the Empire of the Wolf teeters on the brink... The true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation...
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