9 Top science fiction books like Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

Cover of Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

3.96

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinét…

"You know people who love you don't hurt you like that," he says, eyes steady on me. "Love's not supposed to try to kill you."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

If you liked the science fiction plot in Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)

By: Saladin Ahmed

3.64

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, home to djenn and ghuls, holy warriors and heretics, are at the boiling… read more

Similar categories in Saladin Ahmed's Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"When one faces two ghuls, waste no time wishing for fewer."

-Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)

"Ahhh, God's balls! The Horrible Halt!" Adoulla pronounced the Dhamsawaati term for the complete standstill of traffic with a familiar disgust."

-Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)

2. Rose Daughter

By: Robin McKinley

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

It is the heart of this place, and it is dying, says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the B… read more

Similar categories in Robin McKinley's Rose Daughter book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

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3. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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4. The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

By: J.B. Lion

4.32

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

epic fantasy graphic fiction novel with mythologic and spiritual themes. read more

Similar categories in J.B. Lion's The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Monster? Monster, you say?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"The Order? Here inside such a weak soul?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Continue your search for the truth but remember one thing--all things are possible."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Everyone is so enamored with the puppet; they never notice the man pulling the strings."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

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5. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) by Moniquill Blackgoose

6. To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1)

By: Moniquill Blackgoose

4.17

Format: 511 pages, Paperback

A young Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy—and quickly finds herself at odds wi… read more

Similar categories in Moniquill Blackgoose's To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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7. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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8. Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

By: William Kely McClung

4.37

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes, Like Swords, Are Forged In Blood! From the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia, to the n… read more

Similar categories in William Kely McClung's Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

"Afraid to live, too cowardly to die."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"And supernatural? Only science not yet understood."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Yeah, nerdship could be inherited as surely as any knighthood"

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Of course it didn’t make sense… knowledge was finite, imagination was not."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

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9. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Witch King book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

Cover of A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) by P. Djèlí Clark

10. A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.03

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe… read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Before God, our blood means nothing. Virtue is in deeds, not the skin."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"Fatma had heard enough. Should have known the kid wouldn't be an honest broker, not with all the wallahis he threw around."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"I don’t have sad tales to tell you. I’m not some tragic character from a story, lost between two worlds. I revel in who I am. What I am."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"The three of them sat there - A Ministry agent, a half-djinn, and a cat (likely), staring out past the balcony to the sleeping city they somehow had to find a way to save."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

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11. Untethered Sky

By: Fonda Lee

3.90

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Untethered Sky book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"People have short memories, but nature is patient and implacable."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

"When you love a person, you are expected to give them their freedom, but when you love a monster, you keep it caged."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

"I know this as much as God knows every creature, because I once thought there was no reason for me to be alive, no logic to survival, no meaning to be found past endurance of loss, yet there was."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

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12. The Saint of Bright Doors

By: Vajra Chandrasekera

3.71

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more

Similar categories in Vajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright Doors book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

13. Nettle & Bone

By: T. Kingfisher

4.13

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Nettle & Bone book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • fiction
"Our own flaws infuriate us in other people."

-T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

"Run and be free. They cannot use what they cannot find."

-T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

"Black dog, white dog, Live dog, dead dog, Yellow dog, run!"

-T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

"Dogs have human names. It's what keeps them from being wolves."

-T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

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14. The Black God's Drums

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.01

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans. Instead, she wants to … read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Black God's Drums book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. Historias de Xuya. La maestra del té y la detective. Siete de infinitos

By: Aliette de Bodard

3.49

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hace siglos, China llegó al continente americano antes de que lo hiciera Occidente, y con ello cons… read more

Similar categories in Aliette de Bodard's Historias de Xuya. La maestra del té y la detective. Siete de infinitos book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
Cover of Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) by Darcie Little Badger

16. Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

By: Darcie Little Badger

4.00

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice crea… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
"Everyone loves pill-bugs. They're the insect version of hedgehogs."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"It's hard to know that you're flying too high until the feathers start dropping."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She'd say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She's say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

Cover of Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

17. Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

3.96

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinét… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • post apocalyptic
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
  • paranormal
  • mythology
"You know people who love you don't hurt you like that," he says, eyes steady on me. "Love's not supposed to try to kill you."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

Cover of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

18. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.05

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly… read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4) by Robert         Reid

19. The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

By: Robert Reid

4.39

Format: 923 pages, Kindle Edition

In the trilogy The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, a young man called Audun discovers that he is th… read more

Similar categories in Robert Reid's The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

"Beware he whose reputation is burnished bright, oft times the darkness is hidden by the polished light."

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"From the surrounding oak trees it seemed as if a name was whispered. ‘He is of the trees, his name is Xylon."

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"The powerful win loyalty through fear, the humble win loyalty through love. Love’s loyalty will always last longer"

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"He that can milk the cow and plough the furrow before talking wisdom with the Lord is indeed a man of special gifts"

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

Cover of The Green Bone Saga (Jade City / Jade War / Jade Legacy) by Fonda Lee

20. The Green Bone Saga (Jade City / Jade War / Jade Legacy)

By: Fonda Lee

4.62

Format: 1952 pages, Paperback

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listin… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's The Green Bone Saga (Jade City / Jade War / Jade Legacy) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of Cursebreakers (The Cursebreakers Series, 1) by Madeleine Nakamura

21. Cursebreakers (The Cursebreakers Series, 1)

By: Madeleine Nakamura

4.01

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic, must survive his own failing mental health and a tenuous p… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Nakamura's Cursebreakers (The Cursebreakers Series, 1) book and Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

  • fantasy

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