Books like The Broken Sword
30 fantasy books to read after The Broken Sword, by Anderson, Poul, the closest match first.
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1. Sword Of Shadows
by Jones, J. V.
- On the same lists
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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2. The Broken Sword
by Anderson, Poul
- Same author
Dark gritty fantasy the way it's meant to be: violent, brutal, mythical, and supremely well written. Much has been made about the recent grimdark movement, with much credit being given...
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3. The Broken Sword
by Anderson, Poul
- Same author
The Broken Sword tells the story of a human baby stolen at birth and raised by elves. It is a rock-solid bit of writing and a truly fantastic dark fantasy...
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4. Hrolf Kraki's Saga
by Anderson, Poul
- Same author
A retelling of the legendary 6th century Danish king Hrolf Kraki. Anderson draws from a diverse array of source material, including mythological poems.
A retelling of the legendary 6th century Danish king Hrolf Kraki. Anderson draws from a diverse array of source material, including mythological poems.
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5. 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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6. Chronicles Of Amber
by Zelazny, Roger
- On the same lists
A 10 book chronicle--these stories combine other worlds, magical elements, mystery, shadow, and science.
The Amber Chronicles is a complex blend of genres and plot. It starts like a murder mystery, drawing the reader in, then it moves on to a mixture of sci-fi...
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7. The Last Unicorn
by Beagle, Peter S.
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A beautiful, beautiful tale that will haunt you for the rest of your life. It's a simple story with a hell of a lot of heart. There's a good reason...
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8. American Gods
by Gaiman, Neil
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Neil Gaiman is an ever-popular writer who's branched into cinema, comics, and books. Quite a few people will argue that Neverwhere or Stardust is better than American Gods, but I...
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9. The Hobbit
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
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An unforgettable story and a tale that never gets old. It's not as broad in scope as Lord of the Rings which is not really a standalone, nor does it...
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10. Good Omens
by Gaiman, Neil
- On the same lists
Fantasy has never been so clever or funny as it is in the brilliant Good Omens.Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen form a super team and pen one of the funniest...
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11. 11/22/63
by King, Stephen
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The best Stephen King in a decade, and even a coin toss for his best work yet. King takes a well-known historical event, the Assassination of JFK, and does something...
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12. Titus Groan
by Peake, Mervyn
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Titus Groan is the first book in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy and it opens with the birth of Titus, the heir to the imposing Gormenghast castle. It then proceeds to...
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13. The Sword In The Stone
by White, T. H.
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A bit of King Arthur and Merlin for children. This book adds a bit of education and a bit of humor to the ancient legends. 5. Mary Norton, The Borrowers. An imaginative story about a teeny tiny family living under the floorboards.
Instead of picking up the story of King Arthur from the day when young Art pulls the sword from the stone, T.H. White gazes back to the innocent childhood of...
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14. The Iron Castle
by Donald, Angus
- On the same lists
This enjoyable novel is a sequel to The Incomplete Enchanter and continues the adventures of Harold Shea, a 20th century American who finds himself in a world of wizards, dragons,...
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15. The Borrowers
by Norton, Mary
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Deep below the floorboards lives the petite Borrower family - Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock. Everything they own is borrowed from the humans above them, even their names are not...
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16. Dandelion Wine
by Bradbury, Ray
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The first in a series of stories about Green Town, this is the story of one summer in a young boy's life—a magical summer where he discovers is how aliveness.
Ray Bradbury weaves the story within your imagination, touching upon fun summertime memories we all have as kids, such as childhood friends, the smell of freshly cut grass, the enigma...
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17. Conjure Wife
by Leiber, Fritz
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What if every woman secretly practised witchcraft? A professor discovers his wife's charms, in Leiber's classic of suburban magic.
What if half the world's population practiced witchcraft? Specifically, what if Women practiced witchcraft and kept it a secret from men? And what if a husband found his wife's charms,...
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18. The 13 Clocks
by Thurber, James
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This gothic fairy tale has a classic plot: A gorgeous princess is imprisoned by a dark and evil mage. He will release her into marriage, but only to the bravest...
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19. A Canticle For Leibowitz
by Jr., Walter M. Miller
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After a nuclear war monks preserve civilization.
A Canticle for Leibowitz follows the rejuvenation of "civilization" after a devastating nuclear holocaust. It has three distinctive chapters, each one disconnected by centuries, focusing on life at a desert...
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20. The Screwtape Letters
by Lewis, C. S.
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Letters from a senior devil to his nephew on how to corrupt a human soul, C. S. Lewis's sharp satire.
The Screwtape Letters consists of letters written from a “superior” devil to a junior devil (Wormwood) about how to lead a human soul away from The Enemy (God). Screwtape is...
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21. Islandia
by Wright, Austin Tappan
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The novel describes the adventures of John Lang, an American who gets appointed as a consul to the mysterious land of Islandia. Islandia is fairly isolationist, only allowing about a...
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22. Stuart Little
by White, E. B.
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This ridiculous but entrancing story follows the life of a city family called the Littles. They adopt a son and name him Stuart, but the unusual thing is that Stuart...
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23. The Adventures Of Superman
by Lowther, George F.
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This book was the very first Superman novel, and tells the familiar story of how the legend came to be. The story begins on Krypton, follows Superman as his spaceship...
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24. Land Of Terror Frazetta Art
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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This is the sixth installment of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Pellucidar series. The protagonist, David Innes, has traveled from our world into the center of the Earth, where he has become...
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25. At The Mountains Of Madness
by Lovecraft, H. P.
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An Antarctic expedition finds the ruins of an ancient civilisation, and something that is still alive, a Lovecraft landmark.
The book is a story of an arctic expedition that discovers the remains of a yet unknown, intelligent extraterrestrial civilization that predates human life on earth. The survivors of this...
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26. Lost Horizon: A Novel
by Hilton, James
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A popular success, this novel has philosophical and social commentary and idealized the lost world as a paradise.
The story of four airplane passengers whose plane crashes into a mysterious mountain range near Tibet. They are taken to a secret monastery in the enigmatic Shangri-La that is complete...
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27. The Curse Of The Wise Woman
by Dunsany, Lord
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A young man in Ireland in the late 19th Century sees the beauty in a bog or piece of ground that is about to be torn up for development. His...
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28. Mary Poppins: 80th Anniversary Collection
by Travers, Dr. P. L.
- On the same lists
The Banks Family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane is in a bit of a dilemma… Their nanny has quit without warning, leaving the four Banks children (Jane, Michael, John, and...
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29. Bed-knob And Broomstick
by Norton, Mary
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Three children, Carey, Charles, and Paul are brothers and sisters that were sent to Bedfordshire to stay with their aunt. An old lady named Miss Price lives in a small...
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30. Silverlock: Including The Silverlock Companion
by Myers, John Myers
- On the same lists
A novel that draws its characters and settings from history, mythology, and literature this is truly a book for readers. It is a light and pleasant read with a classic storyline of stranger in a strange land.
Silverlock is a charming, wild ride through literature. It's an incredibly entertaining tale of an American skeptic's journey as he explores the life, and adventure of the literary world. A...
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