Books like Sword Catcher
27 fantasy books to read after Sword Catcher, by Clare, Cassandra, the closest match first.
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1. Witch King
by Wells, Martha
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After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness...
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2. The Saint of Bright Doors
by Chandrasekera, Vajra
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Fetter's mother trained him from birth to be a weapon against his father, the Perfect and Kind. In the city of Luriat he turns away from revenge and joins a...
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3. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Chakraborty, S. A.
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Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries,...
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4. Starling House
by Harrow, Alix E.
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I dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen…Opal is a lot of things—orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier—but above all, she's determined to find a better...
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5. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
by Talabi, Wole
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Shigidi is a nightmare god of the Yoruba pantheon, tired and without purpose, who keeps going by answering the prayers of the few people who still believe in him. When...
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6. Hell Bent
by Bardugo, Leigh
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Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is...
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7. Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Sanderson, Brandon
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\#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess...
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8. A Day of Fallen Night
by Shannon, Samantha
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Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation...
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9. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Fawcett, Heather
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A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming...
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10. Bookshops & Bonedust
by Baldree, Travis
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When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to...
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11. The Fragile Threads of Power
by Schwab, V. E.
- On the same lists
Seven years after the Shades of Magic trilogy, Kell has learned to fight without magic, because using it now causes him pain, and Lila has become a ship's captain who...
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12. The Will of the Many
by Islington, James
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The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned three years ago, and...
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13. The Book That Wouldn't Burn
by Lawrence, Mark
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A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities.A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the...
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14. Stone Blind
by Haynes, Natalie
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Medusa is the mortal youngest sister of the Gorgons, immortal and winged, who raise her on the shore of Libya. She is quiet and beautiful and unafraid of anyone, until...
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15. The Unmaking of June Farrow
by Young, Adrienne
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In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious...
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16. Victory City
by Rushdie, Salman
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Pampa Kampana, a 247-year-old demi-god, chronicles the birth and death of Bisnaga, a city she created and occasionally ruled.
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17. Ink Blood Sister Scribe
by Törzs, Emma
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Joanna lives alone in Vermont, guarding her late father's collection of magical books and performing nightly rituals to keep the house hidden. Her half-sister Esther has spent years on the...
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18. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
by Chokshi, Roshani
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A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales—the breathtaking adult...
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19. Clytemnestra
by Casati, Costanza
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Clytemnestra is a princess of Sparta, and she is a fighter who would rather ride and train with the soldiers than marry. Her family gives her to a king, and...
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20. The Red Scrolls of Magic
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation.A lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who, against all odds, is finally his boyfriend. It doesn't seem like too much...
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The Mortal Instruments book 1 Start here
21. City Of Bones
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray goes to a nightclub in New York with her friend Simon and sees three tattooed teenagers kill someone, and the body vanishes. She finds that she is...
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The Mortal Instruments book 2
22. City Of Ashes
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons...
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The Mortal Instruments book 3
23. City Of Glass
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
"Includes a sneak peak at book four of the Mortal instruments, and a chapter from the new prequel series, the Infernal devices"--P. [4] of cover.
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The Mortal Instruments book 4
24. City Of Fallen Angels
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling **Mortal Instruments** series and *"prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly).* The Mortal...
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The Mortal Instruments book 5
25. City Of Lost Souls
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
When Jace vanishes with Sebastian, Clary and the Shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world and Clary infiltrates the group planning the world's destruction.
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The Mortal Instruments book 6
26. City Of Heavenly Fire
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
A YA series where a young girl discovers her supernatural heritage. Normal humans are even called "mundanes.
As chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim, Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends have to head to the realm of demons in order to defeat the seemingly unbeatable Sebastian, who...
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27. Mortal Instruments
by Clare, Cassandra
- Same author
What Twilight really should have been. Think of this as a more adult, more complex vision of Twilight. Basically, on every single level, this series supersedes Twilight.
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