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  1. Grey Sister

    Book Of The Ancestor book 2

    1. Grey Sister

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The second novel in a brilliant fantasy trilogy from the international bestselling author of Prince of Thorns.Behind its walls, the Convent of Sweet Mercy has trained young girls to hone...

  2. Red Sister

    2. Red Sister

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author
    • On the same lists

    The international bestselling author of the Broken Empire and the Red Queen’s War trilogies begins a stunning epic fantasy series about a secretive order of holy warriors...   At the Convent...

  3. Prince Of Fools

    The Red Queen's War book 1 Start here

    3. Prince Of Fools

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author
    • On the same lists

    This first entry into the Red Queen's War trilogy is about a layabout, womanizing, alcoholic prince. He's also just funny enough not to think he's an utter bastard. Okay, he's...

  4. Broken Empire / Red Queens War

    4. Broken Empire / Red Queens War

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author
    • On the same lists

    The first in The Broken Empire series, this gritty and violent novel focuses on a single character, who is an anti-hero, with a very dark past.

    Mark Lawrence doesn’t use an abundance of technical explanations and diagrams, but that doesn’t make his magic system any less interesting. In fact, it lets him focus on his astonishing...

  5. The Wheel Of Osheim

    5. The Wheel Of Osheim

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author

    Felt so so about the first book, loved the second book, and I also love the final book in Lawrence's new take on an anti-hero prince. Jarl, the hero of...

  6. The Liar's Key

    The Red Queen's War book 2

    6. The Liar's Key

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author

    From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire trilogy comes the second book of the Red Queen’s War... After harrowing adventure and near death, Prince Jalan Kendeth and the...

  7. Daughter of Crows

    7. Daughter of Crows

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author

    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 –...

  8. The Book That Held Her Heart

    8. The Book That Held Her Heart

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • Same author

    The final volume in the bestselling Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD.The secret war that defines the Library has chosen its...

  9. Skullsworn

    9. Skullsworn

    by Staveley, Brian

    • On the same lists

    Most magic systems have a single source. In Earthsea, it’s words, Mistborn has metals, and so on. With his worldseries, Stavely does things a little differently. Magic users, known as...

  10. The Incorruptibles

    10. The Incorruptibles

    by Jacobs, John Horner

    • On the same lists

    This book is an odd mix of Western, Ancient Roman, steampunk, demons, elves and dwarves. It's a one of a kind book primarily just about the fates of a small...

  11. The Witcher

    11. The Witcher

    by Sapkowski, Andrzej

    • On the same lists

    Polish fantasy has come to North America and, judging from how awesome it is, here to stay.If you've played the fabulous 'Witcher' video games, you'll have some idea what this...

  12. The Gunslinger

    The Dark Tower book 1 Start here

    12. The Gunslinger

    by King, Stephen

    • On the same lists

    For a fantasy-ish recommendation, which features a whole many worlds concept.

    Roland, the world's last gunslinger, tracks an enigmatic Man in Black toward a forbidding dark tower, fighting forces both mortal and other-worldly on his quest

  13. A Cavern Of Black Ice

    13. A Cavern Of Black Ice

    by Jones, J. V.

    • On the same lists

    The first in the Sword of Shadows series (which is still not yet complete with over 5 years since Jones published the last book) and a gritty, epic fantasy. Jones...

  14. Midnight Sun

    14. Midnight Sun

    by Wagner, Karl Edward

    • On the same lists

    Welcome to the world of Kane, perhaps the most complex characters in early Sword and Sorcery pulp. Wagner with his Kane stores together with Howard's Conan helped shaped the Sword...

  15. The Tyranny Of The Night

    Instrumentalities Of The Night book 1 Start here

    15. The Tyranny Of The Night

    by Cook, Glen

    • On the same lists

    Another entry from the always awesome Glen Cook, a new almost mystical figure in the fantasy world with his genre defining work The Black Company which pretty much helped birth...

  16. Tome Of The Undergates

    Aeons' Gate book 1 Start here

    16. Tome Of The Undergates

    by Sykes, Sam

    • On the same lists

    Another one of those grimdarks that borrows heavily from the Joe Abercrombie style of it. But, perhaps a bit much of it. If you like your world bleak and dirty...

  17. Son Of The Morning

    17. Son Of The Morning

    by Alder, Mark

    • On the same lists

    Wow, what a ride this novel was. Highly ambitious and imaginative, Son of Morning proves itself a player in the genre. The book is a blend of alternative history blended...

  18. An Echo Of Things To Come

    The Licanius Trilogy book 2

    18. An Echo Of Things To Come

    by Islington, James

    • On the same lists

    The second book in the acclaimed Licanius Trilogy by James Islington.\"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series.\" - B&N SF & Fantasy Blog\"Fans...

  19. Awaken Online: Precipice

    19. Awaken Online: Precipice

    by Bagwell, Travis

    • On the same lists

    A LitRPG novel (an emerging fantasy/science fiction genre right now) and probably the best traditional LitRPG series. This is book two which follows the first in the series Awaken Online:...

  20. Bound

    20. Bound

    by Jacka, Benedict

    • On the same lists

    Bound, newest Alex Vera book, is a great continuation to what I like to call 'The Dresden Killer' series. It's a series that takes all the elements that Dresden Files...

  21. City Of Miracles

    21. City Of Miracles

    by Bennett, Robert Jackson

    • On the same lists

    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...

  22. Tyrant's Throne

    22. Tyrant's Throne

    by Castell, Sebastien De

    • On the same lists

    After years of struggle and sacrifice, Falcio val Mond, First Cantor of the Greatcoats, is on the brink of fulfilling his dead king\'s dream: Aline, the king\'s daughter, is about...

  23. With Blood Upon The Sand

    23. With Blood Upon The Sand

    by Beaulieu, Bradley P.

    • On the same lists

    Sequel to his last book Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, this one delivers in every way. While this series sings a different song than your typical 'epic fantasy', it's absolutely worth...

  24. A Conjuring Of Light: A Novel

    24. A Conjuring Of Light: A Novel

    by Schwab, V. E.

    • On the same lists

    The third book in the Red London book series. I didn't have much expectation when I started reading these, thinking the story yet another YA fantasy trying to become the...

  25. King's Cage

    25. King's Cage

    by Aveyard, Victoria

    • On the same lists

    In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard’s bestselling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. And when the Lightning Girl\'s spark is gone, who will light the...

  26. Sins Of Empire

    26. Sins Of Empire

    by Mcclellan, Brian

    • On the same lists

    McClellan starts up another trilogy set in the same universe as his 'Powder Mage' trilogy, but ten years after.I daresay it's also the author's best work so far, with complex...

  27. Red Tide

    27. Red Tide

    by Turner, Marc

    • On the same lists

    Marc Turner stepped into the fantasy genre in 2015 with his first book, When the Heavens Fall, which was a good combination of high fantasy and grimdark. His second release,...

  28. The Forgetting Moon

    28. The Forgetting Moon

    by Durfee, Brian Lee

    • On the same lists

    The Forgetting Moon is the first book in The Five Warrior Angels by newcomer Brian Lee Durfee, and boy is it a fun ride. We all know the classic fantasy...

  29. Snakewood

    29. Snakewood

    by Selby, Adrian

    • On the same lists

    This book is about the retired members of a legendary band of mercenaries called 'Kailen's Twenty' being hunted down and murdered for reasons unknown. As such, the surviving members must...

  30. The Dragon's Legacy

    30. The Dragon's Legacy

    by Wolf, Deborah A.

    • On the same lists

    This is a brand-new novel from a debut author, and is a great addition to the grimdark roster. The world is slowly dying, with fewer babies born every year, and...

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