22 must-read dark fantasy books like The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3) by Anna Smith Spark

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The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

By: Anna Smith Spark

3.82

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Marith's power is growing. His empire stretches across half the world, and allies are flocking to h…

If you liked the dark fantasy plot in The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3) by Anna Smith Spark , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1) by Richard Nell

1. Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)

By: Richard Nell

4.19

Format: 608 pages, Kindle Edition

A deformed genius plots vengeance while struggling to survive. A wastrel prince comes of age, findi… read more

Similar categories in Richard Nell's Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • dark
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Faith is the desire for virtue. The pursuit is worthy of respect, if not the conclusions. Try not to judge those who have been led astray."

-Richard Nell, Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)

Cover of Godblind (Godblind, #1) by Anna  Stephens

2. Godblind (Godblind, #1)

By: Anna Stephens

3.63

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

The Mireces worship the bloodthirsty Red Gods. Exiled from Rilpor a thousand years ago, and left to… read more

Similar categories in Anna Stephens's Godblind (Godblind, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Price of Faith (The Ties that Bind, #3) by Rob J. Hayes

3. The Price of Faith (The Ties that Bind, #3)

By: Rob J. Hayes

3.91

Format: 736 pages,

"Hayes is able to give readers a gutter-angle view of his world and ease them into the larger narra… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's The Price of Faith (The Ties that Bind, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. The Crimson Queen

By: Alec Hutson

4.27

Format: 67 pages,

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Similar categories in Alec Hutson's The Crimson Queen book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

5. The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.23

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The Red Queen has set her players on the board... Winter is keeping Prince Jalan Kendeth far from t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

6. 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

Similar categories in Brian Lee Durfee's The Forgetting Moon (Five Warrior Angels, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

7. The Colour of Vengeance (The Ties that Bind Book 2)

By: Rob J. Hayes

4.47

Format: 907 pages,

This is the 2017 self-published re-release of The Colour of Vengeance by Rob J. Hayes. BEATEN, BATT… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's The Colour of Vengeance (The Ties that Bind Book 2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

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8. City of Bones

By: Martha Wells

4.00

Format: 442 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Where once great galleons roamed the sea, sand ships now traverse the Great Waste, and a glitteri… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's City of Bones book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"What magic does is to open the mind to the world and sometimes the world isn't what we think it is."

-Martha Wells, City of Bones

Cover of The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) by R.J.  Barker

9. The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.04

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

A saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the launch of a new fantasy from R.J. Barker… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So you will take me to die with you?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

"Are there any other well-guarded places I should not be that you would like me to get into, Shipwife?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

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10. 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 Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard  Swan

11. The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)

By: Richard Swan

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

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

12. 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 Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) by Jay Kristoff

13. Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

By: Jay Kristoff

4.58

Format: 709 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the muc… read more

Similar categories in Jay Kristoff's Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"No fear. Only fury."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Eat shit, you limp-dicked coward."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"The right book is worth a hundred blades"

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Folk who know nothing still insist on saying something."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

Cover of Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6) by Christopher Ruocchio

14. Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.62

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The sixth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Your road will not be easy, nor your burden light." "That does not matter," I said. "It must be."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"I was nothing at all. The barest drop in a limitless ocean. One photon against the infinite Dark."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"You're a good man Albee. None of us is good lord. Edward said. It's for us to do good, despite ourselves."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

Cover of The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) by R.J.  Barker

15. The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3)

By: R.J. Barker

4.50

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

The sea dragons are returning, and Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lie shattered. His Shipwife is … read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

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

16. 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 Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blackest Heart (The Five Warrior Angels, #2) by Brian Lee Durfee

17. The Blackest Heart (The Five Warrior Angels, #2)

By: Brian Lee Durfee

4.27

Format: 960 pages, Kindle Edition

Gladiator. Assassin. Thief. Princess. And the Slave. The Five Warrior Angels have been revealed, on… read more

Similar categories in Brian Lee Durfee's The Blackest Heart (The Five Warrior Angels, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne, #2) by Peter McLean

18. Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne, #2)

By: Peter McLean

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Tomas Piety has been many soldier, priest, gangster...and spy. As Tomas's power grows, the nobilit… read more

Similar categories in Peter McLean's Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • dark
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne, #4)

By: Peter McLean

4.32

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

'Praise be to Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows, and blessed be the Ascended Martyr.' Those were the word… read more

Similar categories in Peter McLean's Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne, #4) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1) by Peter McLean

20. Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)

By: Peter McLean

3.95

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The war is over, and army priest Tomas Piety heads home with Sergeant Bloody Anne at his side. But … read more

Similar categories in Peter McLean's Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • dark
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Never Die  (The Mortal Techniques) by Rob J. Hayes

21. Never Die (The Mortal Techniques)

By: Rob J. Hayes

3.89

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

The Mortal Techniques novels are a series of stand-alone stories that can be read entirely independ… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Never Die (The Mortal Techniques) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Heroes were little more than fools waiting to find the one battle they couldn't win."

-Rob J. Hayes, Never Die (The Mortal Techniques)

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22. Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1)

By: Michael R. Fletcher

3.99

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

A broken man, Khraen awakens alone and lost. His stone heart has been shattered, littered across th… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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23. 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 Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

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

24. 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 Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Emperor of Ruin (Burningblade & Silvereye, #3) by Django Wexler

25. Emperor of Ruin (Burningblade & Silvereye, #3)

By: Django Wexler

4.15

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

In the final book of Django Wexler's brilliantly imagined epic fantasy trilogy about two siblings d… read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's Emperor of Ruin (Burningblade & Silvereye, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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26. Cold West

By: Clayton W. Snyder

3.73

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

Bastard. Killer. Husband. Father. His wife cold in the ground, and two young boys to feed, Wil Cut… read more

Similar categories in Clayton W. Snyder's Cold West book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • dark
Cover of The Sword Unbound (Lands of the Firstborn, #2) by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

27. The Sword Unbound (Lands of the Firstborn, #2)

By: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

4.16

Format: 589 pages, Paperback

He thought he was saving the world. That was his first mistake.   Twenty years ago, Alf and his c… read more

Similar categories in Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's The Sword Unbound (Lands of the Firstborn, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3) by Anna Smith Spark

28. The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

By: Anna Smith Spark

3.82

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Marith's power is growing. His empire stretches across half the world, and allies are flocking to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • dark
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heresy Within (The Ties that Bind, #1) by Rob J. Hayes

29. The Heresy Within (The Ties that Bind, #1)

By: Rob J. Hayes

3.92

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

For generations the Inquisition has stood between humanity and the forces of darkness. It has faile… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's The Heresy Within (The Ties that Bind, #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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30. Darksoul (The Godblind Trilogy, #2)

By: Anna Stephens

4.02

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling sequel to GODBLIND, the biggest fantasy debut of 2017. The Wolves lie dead beside … read more

Similar categories in Anna Stephens's Darksoul (The Godblind Trilogy, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Bloodchild (The Godblind, #3) by Anna  Stephens

31. Bloodchild (The Godblind, #3)

By: Anna Stephens

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this epic grimdark conclusion to the Godblind Trilogy, heroes, armies, and gods both good and ev… read more

Similar categories in Anna Stephens's Bloodchild (The Godblind, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, #3)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy

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Anna Stephens

3.63

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3.91

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