12 best-selling science fiction fantasy books like The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1) by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

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The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

By: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

3.88

Format: 554 pages, Paperback

Set in a world of dark myth and dangerous prophecy, this thrilling fantasy launches an epic tale of…

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1) by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)

By: James Logan

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and―thanks to a duel that ended badly―the disgraced … read more

Similar categories in James Logan's The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard  Swan

2. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard  Swan

3. The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

By: Richard Swan

4.30

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intr… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) by Anthony Ryan

4. The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.45

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

Alwyn must make a difficult decide between his heart and his morals as he prepares for his final ba… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, #1) by Alexander Darwin

5. The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, #1)

By: Alexander Darwin

3.92

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

In a world where battle-hardened warriors determine the fate of empires, war-ravaged nations seek o… read more

Similar categories in Alexander Darwin's The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1) by Sebastien de Castell

6. The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

'Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We're going to kill them first.' Pi… read more

Similar categories in Sebastien de Castell's The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Teenagers, they never appreciate the fundamental unfairness of existence."

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

"If you haven’t any faith in my integrity, maybe you could at least give me credit for being cheap."

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

"Behold your valiant hero: a self-important, sermonising poser who’d never stoop to getting down in the mud where the real fight’s about to start because he might have to get his hands dirty and that …"

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

Cover of Traitor of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #2) by Ed McDonald

7. Traitor of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #2)

By: Ed McDonald

4.25

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, m… read more

Similar categories in Ed McDonald's Traitor of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #2) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. Fletcher

8. In the Shadow of Their Dying

By: Michael R. Fletcher

3.79

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon. As Sharaam crumbles un… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's In the Shadow of Their Dying book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Play of Shadows (Court of Shadows, #1) by Sebastien de Castell

9. Play of Shadows (Court of Shadows, #1)

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.30

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuc… read more

Similar categories in Sebastien de Castell's Play of Shadows (Court of Shadows, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1) by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

10. The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

By: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

3.88

Format: 554 pages, Paperback

Set in a world of dark myth and dangerous prophecy, this thrilling fantasy launches an epic tale of… read more

Similar categories in Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • vampires
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Storming Heaven (The Age of Bronze #2) by Miles  Cameron

11. Storming Heaven (The Age of Bronze #2)

By: Miles Cameron

4.44

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

Before iron helmets and steel swords, when dragons roamed the world, was an age of bronze and stone… read more

Similar categories in Miles Cameron's Storming Heaven (The Age of Bronze #2) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Crucible of Chaos by Sebastien de Castell

12. Crucible of Chaos

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.07

Format: 398 pages, ebook

A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks are… read more

Similar categories in Sebastien de Castell's Crucible of Chaos book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (The Book of the Holt, #1) by Bradley P. Beaulieu

13. The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (The Book of the Holt, #1)

By: Bradley P. Beaulieu

3.66

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

This 1st book in a new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands … read more

Similar categories in Bradley P. Beaulieu's The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (The Book of the Holt, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dragons
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bitter Crown (Eidyn, #2) by Justin Lee Anderson

14. The Bitter Crown (Eidyn, #2)

By: Justin Lee Anderson

4.21

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

A war once held in the shadows now escalates into full-scale revolution in the second novel of Just… read more

Similar categories in Justin Lee Anderson's The Bitter Crown (Eidyn, #2) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J.  Barker

15. Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.10

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Sapphire Altar (The Vagrant Gods, #2) by David Dalglish

16. The Sapphire Altar (The Vagrant Gods, #2)

By: David Dalglish

4.21

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

In this epic fantasy from a bestselling author, a usurped prince must master the magic of shadows i… read more

Similar categories in David Dalglish's The Sapphire Altar (The Vagrant Gods, #2) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost War (Eidyn, #1) by Justin Lee Anderson

17. The Lost War (Eidyn, #1)

By: Justin Lee Anderson

4.22

Format: 529 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn. With a ragged peace in place, de… read more

Similar categories in Justin Lee Anderson's The Lost War (Eidyn, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Slain Divine (Vagrant Gods, 3) by David Dalglish

18. The Slain Divine (Vagrant Gods, 3)

By: David Dalglish

4.25

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

In the thrilling conclusion to USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish's new epic fantasy trilo… read more

Similar categories in David Dalglish's The Slain Divine (Vagrant Gods, 3) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Seeds of War (The Smokesmiths, #1) by João F. Silva

19. Seeds of War (The Smokesmiths, #1)

By: João F. Silva

4.14

Format: 588 pages, Kindle Edition

FanFiAddict 2023 Best Indie Debut Award "He ran like the monster he was. And the smoke followed.… read more

Similar categories in João F. Silva's Seeds of War (The Smokesmiths, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Darkness Before Them (The Soulfire Saga, #1) by Matthew      Ward

20. The Darkness Before Them (The Soulfire Saga, #1)

By: Matthew Ward

3.51

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

The first in an exciting, action-packed new trilogy from epic fantasy author Matthew Ward,  The Dar… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Ward's The Darkness Before Them (The Soulfire Saga, #1) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) by Christopher Buehlman

21. The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, g… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) book and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To be loved by a man is to be issued a decree as written in advance and as presented to others. To receive a woman's love is to have a very personal letter written on one's body."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

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