Books like Legend
30 fantasy books to read after Legend, by Gemmell, David, the closest match first.
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Drenai Tales book 3
1. Waylander
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"Waylander" by David Gemmell is a gripping fantasy novel that tells the story of a legendary assassin named Waylander, who is hired to retrieve the stolen Armour of Bronze, a...
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Drenai Tales book 2
2. The King Beyond The Gate
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"The King Beyond the Gate" by David Gemmell is the second book in the Drenai Saga, which follows the story of Druss the Legend, a skilled warrior and leader who...
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3. Knights Of Dark Renown
by Gemmell, David
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- Same author
"Knights of Dark Renown" by David Gemmell is a thrilling and intense fantasy novel that follows a group of infamous knights as they journey to a cursed castle to face...
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Drenai Tales book 4
4. Quest For Lost Heroes
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"Quest for Lost Heroes" by David Gemmell is an epic and exciting fantasy novel that follows a group of warriors as they embark on a perilous journey to rescue their...
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Drenai Tales book 5
5. Waylander Ii: In The Realm Of The Wolf
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf" by David Gemmell is a thrilling and action-packed fantasy novel that follows the adventures of the infamous assassin Waylander as he journeys...
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6. The First Chronicles Of Druss The Legend
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend" by David Gemmell is a gripping and exciting fantasy novel that tells the origin story of one of Gemmell's most iconic characters, the...
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Drenai Tales book 6
7. The Legend Of Deathwalker
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"The Legend of Deathwalker" by David Gemmell is a thrilling and action-packed fantasy novel that follows the legendary warrior Druss on a journey to avenge the death of his friend,...
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Drenai Tales book 7
8. Winter Warriors
by Gemmell, David
- Same series
- Same author
"Winter Warriors" by David Gemmell is a gripping and action-packed fantasy novel that follows a group of warriors as they defend a fortress against a horde of powerful and relentless...
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9. Works By Clark Ashton Smith
by Smith, Clark Ashton
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This author, together with Robert Howard and HP Lovecraft, helped pioneer a whole genre of "weird tales" that the public had never encountered before. Clark blends together different genres: horror,...
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10. Malazan Book Of The Fallen
by Erikson, Steven
- On the same lists
This ten volume series is complex and epic in scope with nonlinear storylines.
This book nearly tops the Best Fantasy Books list and a number of other lists on this site; it would be an injustice to omit this series here as well,...
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The Macht book 1 Start here
11. The Ten Thousand
by Kearney, Paul
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Paul Kearny is one of the most underrated fantasy authors out there. He’s written a host of awesome military fantasy books and has been mostly ignored by the wider public...
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The Ascendants Of Estorea book 1 Start here
12. The Cry Of The Newborn
by Barclay, James
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Barclay's series presents large scale, detailed battles in setting that is more realistic. This series begins as an empire gears up for war and magic is just being discovered.
Epic war fantasy where there is a clear sense of black and white. For some, this may be a breath of fresh air from all the gritty, shades-of-grey type fantasy...
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13. The Company
by Littell, Robert
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Not your typical military fantasy fare, but a compelling if different read. It’s a story about a half-dozen ex-soldiers who are veterans of some of the worst battles of the...
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14. The Dragoncrown War Cycle
by Stackpole, Michael A.
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An almost painful amount of battle scenes and gore, to the point where reading yet another description about how a goblin’s head was mashed to pulp by a sword loses...
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The Seer King book 1 Start here
15. The Seer King
by Bunch, Chris
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Two words describe this series: Love and War. A flawed work as a whole, but certainly an exciting, ambitious one, and the flaws are in many ways compensated by the...
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16. Death Dealer
by Frazetta, Frank
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True to classic Sword and Sorcery, there are plenty of barbarians, wizards, and seductresses lining the pages of this classic work. The story centers on Gath of Baal, a barbarian...
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Imaro book 1 Start here
17. Imaro
by Saunders, Charles
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A classic example of the Sword and Sorcery sub-genre, features a hero who fights humans, beasts, and demons. A noteworthy example that mixes somewhat familiar histories with legend.
You don't normally read about an African hero in fantasy literature, but Saunders creates a compelling episodic Sword & Sorcery tale with Imaro.The titular hero grows up as an outcast...
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18. The Black Company
by Cook, Glen
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This is a different breed of fantasy fiction than its pulp fiction brethren. However, there are many elements found in the Black Company that have Sword and Sorcery qualities to...
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19. The Sword, The Ring, And The Chalice
by Chester, Deborah
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Another modern sword & sorcery tale. There’s a lot of swashbuckling swordplay, adventure, and romance present in this novel. While some might say the series is more high fantasy than...
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20. The Book Of Sword
by Saberhagen, Fred
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A great tale that doesn’t take itself too seriously and one that doesn’t get bogged down with the little details. This fantasy marks the heyday of the 60s and 70s...
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21. Conan The Barbarian
by Howard, Robert E.
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When someone mentions Sword and Sorcery, what comes to mind is Conan the Barbarian, arguably the greatest representation of the genre. It’s true that the story of Conan has been...
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22. Vampire Earth
by Knight, E.e.
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Humans have been conquered and now the vampires rule. That’s the premise of E.E. Knight’s wonderful Vampire Earth series. Vampire Earth is a skillful blending of different genres. It's one...
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Tiger And Del book 1 Start here
23. Sword-dancer
by Robertson, Jennifer
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If you are looking for some classic sword and sorcery that combines action and romance in equal spades, The Sword Dancer series delivers on this. The characters evolve dramatically over...
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24. Deed Of Paksenarrion
by Moon, Elizabeth
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Heroic military fantasy starring woman? This is the premise of Deed of Paksenarrion, following the exploits of a woman who rises above her station to become a legend. This novel...
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25. Ash: A Secret History
by Gentle, Mary
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A gritty, realistic story that is also a part Military Fantasy; set in medieval France.
Ash: A Secret History is one of the few novels on this list with ties to the present world, framed from the start and throughout as a story a historian...
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26. Jirel Of Joiry
by Moore, C. L.
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Jirel of Joiry was a character that featured in a series of short stories in Weird Tales. Ruling her own fictional kingdom somewhere in medieval France, her stories usually revolve...
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27. A Tale Of The King's Blades
by Duncan, Dave
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Duncan’s managed to make this list with 3 series. King’s Blades are some sword-heavy fantasy for those who like fantasy full of swashbuckling, politics, and raw action. This is not...
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28. Malazan Book Of The Fallen
by Erikson, Steven
- On the same lists
A grand and epic series with a huge cast of characters with epic battles, sieges, mages, and carnage.
Steven Eriksen has been both lauded and criticized for his extreme detail, and that extends to his magic system. In Malazan, magic comes from warrens, a realm from which mages...
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29. Sword Of Shadows
by Jones, J. V.
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I can't say enough good things about this amazing fantasy series except that the author has gone completely AWOL and, as of 2015, looks like she's pretty much abandoned writing...
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30. The Broken Sword
by Anderson, Poul
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The Broken Sword explores what happens when a human child is exchanged at birth and taken and raised by the elves. It is a solid bit of writing and a...
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