21 Best fantasy books like Shield Maiden by Sharon Emmerichs

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Shield Maiden

By: Sharon Emmerichs

3.69

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines  Beowulf  from the …

If you liked the fantasy plot in Shield Maiden by Sharon Emmerichs , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

1. The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

By: Gabriela Romero Lacruz

3.33

Format: 511 pages, Paperback

In a lush world inspired by the history and folklore of South America, a sweeping epic fantasy of c… read more

Similar categories in Gabriela Romero Lacruz's The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"I thought tinieblas were nothing but a story—just a word for shadows. Tales to scare children into obedience. Horror tales are inspired by reality."

-Gabriela Romero Lacruz, The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

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2. Herc

By: Phoenicia Rogerson

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favouri… read more

Similar categories in Phoenicia Rogerson's Herc book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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3. Medea

By: Eilish Quin

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek… read more

Similar categories in Eilish Quin's Medea book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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4. A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

By: Lyra Selene

3.77

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the sto… read more

Similar categories in Lyra Selene's A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The joy is in the thrill of the fight, not the promise of a kill."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"If your love only destroys, let it destroy me. I am already a doomed man."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"I was made of weeds and dark water and unbreakable ice. I was not made to loose."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"I was made of frost and rot and endless things. I was not made to fear the Folk."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

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5. The Weaver and the Witch Queen

By: Genevieve Gornichec

3.88

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Gornichec's The Weaver and the Witch Queen book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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6. The Witch and the Tsar

By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

3.56

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will ris… read more

Similar categories in Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's The Witch and the Tsar book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Once war is on men's minds, it festers within, claiming them."

-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar

"Whoever came ... did so when their prayers had gone unanswered, when the mortal healers had thrown up their hands. They came in the depths of their despair."

-Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar

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7. Song of the Huntress

By: Lucy Holland

3.76

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The acclaimed author of Sistersong transforms the story of Herla and the Wild Hunt into a rich, fem… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Holland's Song of the Huntress book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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8. Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

By: Hannah Kaner

3.94

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Return to the world of Godkiller in this thrilling sequel to the #1 internationally bestselling fan… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Kaner's Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Some things are done out of love."

-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

"Knowledge can bring pain in place of ignorance, terror in place of hope' - Telle"

-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

"Some truths are too bright to look at directly, that is why they couch them in paper.' - Scian"

-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

"If we commit to violence, when will it stop?’ ‘If we do not,’ countered Elo, ‘will anything change?’ - Elogast"

-Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

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9. The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-li… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Tonight, I Burn (The Witches of Halstett, #1) by Katharine J. Adams

10. Tonight, I Burn (The Witches of Halstett, #1)

By: Katharine J. Adams

3.70

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

A thorn witch with the power to walk between the realms of Life and Death finds herself at the cent… read more

Similar categories in Katharine J. Adams's Tonight, I Burn (The Witches of Halstett, #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • magic
  • fantasy
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11. Neferura

By: Malayna Evans

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a leg… read more

Similar categories in Malayna Evans's Neferura book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Perhaps you feel you've no choices, or perhaps you believe everything has been decided for you. But when it feels like you have no alternatives, you must create them. If you're creative enough, optio…"

-Malayna Evans, Neferura

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12. Queen Hereafter

By: Isabelle Schuler

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

“Suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and turns, I loved the brutal, backstabbing world that… read more

Similar categories in Isabelle Schuler's Queen Hereafter book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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13. Shield Maiden

By: Sharon Emmerichs

3.69

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines  Beowulf  from the … read more

Similar categories in Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • dragons
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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14. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's After the Forest book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

Cover of A Flame in the North (Black Land's Bane, #1) by Lilith Saintcrow

15. A Flame in the North (Black Land's Bane, #1)

By: Lilith Saintcrow

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

An elemental witch and her shieldmaiden journey into a world of ancient myth and unexpected destiny… read more

Similar categories in Lilith Saintcrow's A Flame in the North (Black Land's Bane, #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) by Shauna Lawless

16. The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.54

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings an… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1) by Aparna Verma

17. The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1)

By: Aparna Verma

3.69

Format: 513 pages, Paperback

The fate of a desert kingdom rests in the hands of a princess desperate for power and an assassin w… read more

Similar categories in Aparna Verma's The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • mythology
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"He wished he could tell her how beautiful she looked. How, when she danced, she morphed into something more, something ethereal, timeless."

-Aparna Verma, The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1)

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18. The Valkyrie

By: Kate Heartfield

3.46

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the All-Father, chooser of the slain. But now she too has f… read more

Similar categories in Kate Heartfield's The Valkyrie book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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19. Mindbreaker

By: Kate Dylan

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

They saved her life. But at what cost? Born into a religious cult on the fringe of society, Indr… read more

Similar categories in Kate Dylan's Mindbreaker book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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20. Dreams of Fire (Gael Song, #0.5)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.58

Format: 105 pages, Kindle Edition

The immortals of Ireland renew their ancient warfare as the new generations come to terms with thei… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's Dreams of Fire (Gael Song, #0.5) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • historical fiction
Cover of Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2) by Sophie Keetch

21. Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2)

By: Sophie Keetch

4.46

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Morgan surveys her life at an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep thei… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Keetch's Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2) book and Sharon Emmerichs's Shield Maiden

  • retellings
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook

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Gabriela Romero Lacruz

3.33

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Phoenicia Rogerson

3.53

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Medea

Eilish Quin

3.84

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A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

Lyra Selene

3.77

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Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)

S. Jae-Jones

3.51

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A Crane Among Wolves

June Hur

4.03

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A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

Ava Reid

3.78

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A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

Hafsah Faizal

3.57

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