6 must-read science fiction fantasy books like Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) by Michael Moorcock

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Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)

By: Michael Moorcock

4.07

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

From World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award–winner Michael Moorcock, comes the first book in his …

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) by Michael Moorcock , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

By: Janny Wurts

3.77

Format: 830 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The world of Athera lives in eternal fog, its skies obscured by the malevolent Mistwraith. Only the… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Show me a hero and I'll show you a man enslaved by his competence."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"Mage-taught wisdom reproached him: any gift of power was two-edged."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"An illusion threatens no one with harm. Neither can it be dispelled by armed force."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"A bad king revels in his importance. A good one hates his office. He spends himself into infirmity quashing deadly little plots to make power the tool of the greedy."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

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2. The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

By: Jack Vance

3.89

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It is thus because it has always been thus. Is not this reason enough?"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"T'sais mounted her horse and set out for Earth, seeking love and beauty."

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"To the furthest reach of my memory, Rogol Domedonfors ruled the city. He knew lore of all ages, secrets of fire and light, gravity and countergravity, the knowledge of superphysic numeration, metatha…"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"On the heights above the river Xzan, at the site of certain ancient ruins, Iucounu the Laughing Magician had built a manse to his private taste: an eccentric structure of steep gables, balconies, sky…"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

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3. Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)

By: Tanith Lee

4.04

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Azhrarn, Prince of Demons, delights in creating amazing rewards, dangers, and horrors for the inhab… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Azhrarn, Lord of Terrors, terrified."

-Tanith Lee, Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)

"When the night burned its cloak in the sunrise..."

-Tanith Lee, Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)

"Dawn rose from the desert and turned the river to wine"

-Tanith Lee, Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)

"and their days make no story for they were good and joyful and without event"

-Tanith Lee, Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)

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4. The Dragon Waiting

By: John M. Ford

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

alt cover for ISBN 9780575073784 The Wars of the Roses have put Edward IV on the throne of England,… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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5. The Man of Bronze (Doc Savage #1)

By: Kenneth Robeson , Lester Dent

3.79

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

(back cover notes) High above the skyscrapers of New York, Doc Savage engages in deadly combat wit… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Let me strive every moment of my life to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right and lend all my assistance to those who need it…"

-Kenneth Robeson, The Man of Bronze (Doc Savage #1)

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6. Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met. 'The two… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

7. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)

By: Robert E. Howard , Mark Schultz , Patrice Louinet

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Poem and first 13 tales, in order written, plus Miscellaneadrafts, notes, maps by author. Cimmeria … read more

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8. Three Hearts and Three Lions

By: Poul Anderson

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threatened the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by… read more

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9. Stormbringer (Michael Moorcock's Elric, #2)

By: Alan Moore , Julien Blondel , Didier Poli , Robin Recht

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When his people are mercilessly massacred, Elric, the albino former Emperor of the ancient island o… read more

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10. Gods in Darkness: The Complete Novels of Kane

By: Karl Edward Wagner

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Kane An immortal, cursed to wander the Earth until he is destroyed by the violence that he himself … read more

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11. Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the second instalment of this rousing series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancien… read more

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12. Kull: Exile of Atlantis

By: Robert E. Howard , Patrice Louinet , Justin Sweet

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." -Stephen Ki… read more

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13. The Crippled God (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10)

By: Steven Erikson

3.55

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Bonehunters march for Kolanse, led by Adjunct Tavore. This woman with no gifts of magic, deemed… read more

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14. The Return of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #6-7)

By: Glen Cook

4.48

Format: None pages,

"Let me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive. . . "I am Murgen, Stand… read more

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15. The Forgetting Moon (Five Warrior Angels, #1)

By: Brian Lee Durfee

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is … read more

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16. Brightness Falls from the Air

By: James Tiptree Jr.

3.98

Format: None pages,

They have gathered now on Damiem and are about to witness the last rising of a manmade nova. They a… read more

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17. The Ruby Throne (Michael Moorcock's Elric, #1)

By: Julien Blondel , Didier Poli , Robin Recht

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Elric, the albino emperor, has ruled Melnibone for millennia - a feat made possible through magic a… read more

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18. The Soulforge (Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles, #1)

By: Margaret Weis

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of magic. Raistlin Majere is six years old when he is intro… read more

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19. The Broken Sword

By: Poul Anderson

3.86

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Thor broke the sword Tyrfing to save the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that binds earth, heaven and … read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie – or the gods, for that matter…Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness that can see naught above or beyond itse…"

-Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword

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20. The Warden (The Warden, #1)

By: Daniel M. Ford

3.83

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A Most Anticipated Book of the Year for GoodReads and FanfiAddict A Best Science Fiction & Fantasy… read more

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  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. Under Fortunate Stars

By: Ren Hutchings

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's f… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • adventure
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22. Savage Realms Monthly, January 2021 (Savage Realms Monthly #1)

By: William Miller

4.03

Format: 98 pages, ebook

Quench Your Thirst for Savage Sword and Sorcery Action Adventure! The masters of sword and sorcery… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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23. Conan: Blood of the Serpent

By: S.M. Stirling

3.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The pulse-pounding return of Conan, the most iconic fantasy hero in popular culture, with a brand-n… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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24. The Witches of World War II

By: Paul Cornell

3.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

“Vengefully imaginative occult rewrite of wartime history, full of sharp knife twists, proving yet … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)

By: Michael Moorcock

4.07

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

From World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award–winner Michael Moorcock, comes the first book in his … read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • classics
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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26. Le Loup Blanc (Elric, #3)

By: Julien Blondel

4.24

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Un an s’est écoulé depuis qu’Elric a quitté Imrryr, son palais et son trône, laissant derrière lui … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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27. Kuszenie

By: Katarzyna Berenika Miszczuk

3.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A może by tak rzucić wszystko i wyjechać w Bieszczady? Ewa należy do silnego kobiecego rodu. Mim… read more

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  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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28. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #9

By: Jim Zub

4.51

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

BEYOND FLESH. BEYOND DEATH. BEYOND TIME. Conan has traveled far and seen much in his legendary jour… read more

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  • fantasy
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29. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #8

By: Jim Zub

4.36

Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan is back in a new tale of bravery and heroism. Years after the ba… read more

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  • fantasy
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30. Conan: City of the Dead

By: John C. Hocking

4.32

Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition

Two epics in one hardcover as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead cr… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Before destiny teaches us to hurt (Destiny, #2) by Karolina Szafrańska

31. Before destiny teaches us to hurt (Destiny, #2)

By: Karolina Szafrańska

4.03

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Od miłości do… kłamstwa? Chwila zapomnienia i kilka złamanych zasad zwykle nie zwiastują niczego… read more

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