Books like Stormbringer
30 fantasy books to read after Stormbringer, by Moorcock, Michael, the closest match first.
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Elric book 1 Start here
1. Elric Of Melniboné
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Elric is the famed albino sorcerer and wielder of Stormbringer, a sentient sword that confers power upon its wielder. All for the totally-reasonable price of being fed souls. Needless to...
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Elric book 2
2. The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Forced to flee his city of Melnibone, Elric and his sorcerous blade Stormbringer journey through barren hills to the edge of a black sea. Elric finds a dark ship and...
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Elric book 3
3. The Weird Of The White Wolf
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Now sword and man are one, and Elric and his blade Stormbringer must go forth through havoc and horror to carve out their destiny.
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Elric book 5
4. The Bane Of The Black Sword
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
After much wandering and seeking Elric finally discovers the location of the sorcerer who had earlier inconvenienced him. A meeting of old friends and scattered brothers evolves into a union...
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Elric book 6
5. Stormbringer
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Elric of Melniboné has settled into married life in Karlaak with Zarozinia when demons summoned by the Lords of Chaos take her away. To follow them, he is forced to...
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6. Elric At The End Of Time
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
In the title novella, a satire of the Elric stories, a distortion in time carries Elric away from his own age and drops him at the End of Time, among...
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Elric book 7
7. The Fortress Of The Pearl
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Elric is blackmailed into stealing a pearl which exists in the mind of a sleeping princess. To accomplish this, he must enter her dreams.
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Elric book 8
8. The Revenge Of The Rose
by Moorcock, Michael
- Same series
- Same author
Moorcock's newest, most captivating novel of Elric--the mad albino warrior with the vampiric Black Sword. Elric returns on the wings of a dragon to the ruined place of his birth,...
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9. A Wrinkle In Time
by L'engle, Madeleine
- On the same lists
Meg seems to have a perfectly normal life. The normality ends quite suddenly when her littlest brother, Charles, meets Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Suddenly, Meg's normal life...
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10. Where The Wild Things Are
by Sendak, Maurice
- On the same lists
This book is about a boy named Max who puts on a wolf costume and feels like making some trouble. He breaks some rules and is sent to bed without...
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Witch World book 1 Start here
11. Witch World
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
- On the same lists
Simon Tregarth is a man on the run from various shadowy ruffians, people he associated with because he was wrongly convicted of working the black market while in the military....
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12. The Goblin Tower
by Camp, L. Sprague De
- On the same lists
Xylar's kings have a tough life. Every five years the current king is beheaded and any audience member who catches the head reluctantly becomes the next king. After King Jorian...
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13. Elidor
by Garner, Alan
- On the same lists
Four children who are exploring a ruined church accidently travel to another world, the mysterious realm of Elidor. In Elidor, they become the keepers of the four treasures and are...
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14. The Winter Of Enchantment
by Clayton, Victoria
- On the same lists
When Sebastian, a boy in Victorian England, sees an unhappy young girl in an antique mirror, he feels compelled to purchase it and free her from captivity. Melissa was kidnapped...
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15. One Hundred Years Of Solitude
by Marquez, Gabriel Garcia
- On the same lists
An influential and Nobel Prize winning novel that sees time as nonlinear. Magical, lyrical, Garcia Marquez is one of the literary giants of Magical Realism.
One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of a town, Macondo, and the special family that lives there. Weird things seem to happen in Macondo; sleeping disorders, eerie scientists,...
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16. The Serpent
by Gaskell, Jane
- On the same lists
It is the first of a series following the travels of a naive girl-child goddess set in a harsh land. In the ancient forgotten world of prehistory, a girl is...
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17. Steel Magic
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
- On the same lists
Steel Magic, also known as Gray Magic is the first fantasy novel in the Magic Sequence, a series for older children. It is based loosely on the legends of King...
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18. The Mouse And The Motorcycle
by Cleary, Beverly
- On the same lists
This is a rollicking little tale about the friendship between a mouse who lives in a dilapidated hotel and a boy who stays there over a long weekend. The mouse...
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19. The Phantom Tollbooth
by Juster, Norton
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A children's book about a boy who is really bored and finds himself playing with a magic tollbooth where he discovers that learning is fun.
Tollbooth tells the story of Milo, a boy who is pretty much bored of everything around him. One day he gets a mysterious package that turns out to be a...
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20. Smith Of Wootton Major
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
- On the same lists
In the little town of Wootton Major, they have a wonderful tradition where a special cake is baked every twenty-four years, and eaten by twenty-four good children. But, when a...
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21. The Owl Service
by Garner, Alan
- On the same lists
Alison, her stepfather, and his son Roger are staying at her mother's. Also staying there is the housekeeper, Nancy, her son Gwyn, and the stable hand Huw. Alison comes upon...
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22. The Animal Family
by Jarrell, Randall
- On the same lists
Alison, her stepfather, and his son Roger are staying at her mother's. Also staying there is the housekeeper, Nancy, her son Gwyn, and the stable hand Huw. Alison comes upon...
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23. Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More To Life
by Sendak, Maurice
- On the same lists
This is such a delightful, peculiar but beautifully illustrated fable about a little dog called Jennie who has all that she could possibly wish for, but is unsatisfied with her...
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Tales Of Alderley book 1 Start here
24. The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen
by Garner, Alan
- On the same lists
While vacationing with their Mother's ancient nurse in Wales, young Colin and Susan come to learn of the Legend of Alderley, a story of mystery and magic. Obviously, at first...
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Charlie Bucket book 1 Start here
25. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
by Dahl, Roald
- On the same lists
Charlie is a poor yet happy child who lives with his mother, father and four old grandparents in a one-room bungalow on the outskirts of town. He is the kind...
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26. James And The Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
- On the same lists
James and the Giant Peach is about a little boy named James, whose parents died, and now lives with his wicked aunts. One day, someone suspicious gives him a bag...
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27. Pern Series
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- On the same lists
This series explores the relationship between dragons and their riders in detail.
Dragonriders of Pern is the dragon rider series against which all dragon fantasies should be measured. McCaffrey weaves a believable, spellbinding tale of a world of men and dragons battling...
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The Last Unicorn book 1 Start here
28. The Last Unicorn
by Beagle, Peter S.
- On the same lists
The short sequel to The Last Unicorn and is the quest of a young girl who seeks to make her village safe from a mean griffon.
Told from the perspective of the unicorn herself, this novel is as much satire as it is fairytale. The journey begins when she overhears a conversation insinuating that the unicorns...
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The Dark Is Rising book 2
29. The Dark Is Rising
by Cooper, Susan
- On the same lists
Harry Potter did the English magician story very well, but it also overshadowed some incredible books with similar settings. Will is a chosen one of sorts, one of the few...
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30. The Chronicles Of Prydain
by Alexander, Lloyd
- On the same lists
Alexander's Wales-inspired epic fantasy offers little in the way of originality when compared to the novels of today. It's a simple tale of Taran, a pig farmer who has always...
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