12 Best fantasy books like Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian Murphy

Cover of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian     Murphy

Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery

By: Brian Murphy

4.23

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Little did then-obscure Texas writer Robert E. Howard know that with the 1929 publication of “The S…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian Murphy , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Jirel of Joiry by C.L. Moore

1. Jirel of Joiry

By: C.L. Moore

3.72

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

C. L. Moore created Jirel, ruler of Joiry, in reaction to the beefy total-testosterone blood-and-th… read more

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  • sword and sorcery
  • fantasy
Cover of A Night in the Lonesome October by Gahan Wilson, Roger Zelazny, James Warhola

2. A Night in the Lonesome October

By: Gahan Wilson , Roger Zelazny , James Warhola

4.18

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

All is not what it seems… In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowl… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Hiero's Journey (Hiero, #1) by Sterling E. Lanier

3. Hiero's Journey (Hiero, #1)

By: Sterling E. Lanier

4.62

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Per Hiero Desteen was a priest, a telepath -- and a highly trained killer. Together with his great … read more

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  • fantasy

4. 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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5. A Deadly Shade of Gold (Travis McGee #5)

By: John D. MacDonald

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Travis McGee discovers a face from his past lying in a pool of blood on a cheap motel room flo… read more

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6. Trollslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #1)

By: William King

4.06

Format: None pages,

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7. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Elric, #2)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin C… read more

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8. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.90

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more

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  • fantasy
"Teach me to speak the language of men."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

9. Bloodstone

By: Karl Edward Wagner

4.42

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

KANE The Mystic Swordsman becomes the living link with the awesome power of a vanished super-race. … read more

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10. Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons

By: None

4.44

Format: 224 pages,

APPENDIX N: A LITERARY HISTORY OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is a detailed and comprehensive investigation … read more

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11. The Lions of Al-Rassan

By: Guy Gavriel Kay

3.97

Format: None pages, Paperback

The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by t… read more

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12. Elric of Melniboné (Elric, #1)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.90

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

It is the colour of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair that flows below his shoulders i… read more

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13. The Book of Kane

By: Karl Edward Wagner , Jeff Jones

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Boxed deluxe edition limited to 425 copies signed by the author and illustrator. * Reflections for … read more

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Cover of A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Seelye

14. A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , John Seelye

3.81

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

A Princess of Mars is the first of eleven thrilling novels that comprise Edgar Rice Burroughs' most… read more

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  • fantasy
"Mine own people do not care for me, John Carter; I am too unlike them. It is a sad fate, since I must live my life amongst them."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"Twenty years have intervened; for ten of them I lived and fought for Dejah Thoris and her people, and for ten I have lived upon her memory."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"There was one slight, desperate chance, and that I decided I must take--it was for Dejah Thoris, and no man has lived who would not risk a thousand deaths for such as she."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"Day had now given away to night and as we wandered along the great avenue lighted by the two moons of Barsoom, and with Earth looking down upon us out of her luminous green eye, it seemed that we wer…"

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

Cover of Lord of a Shattered Land (The Chronicles of Hanuvar #1) by Howard Andrew Jones

15. Lord of a Shattered Land (The Chronicles of Hanuvar #1)

By: Howard Andrew Jones

4.48

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A vast empire's greatest foe. A conquered people's last hope. His name is Hanuvar, and he will set … read more

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  • sword and sorcery
  • fantasy
Cover of Savage Realms Monthly, January 2021 (Savage Realms Monthly #1) by William Miller

16. 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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  • sword and sorcery
  • fantasy
Cover of Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) by Michael Moorcock

17. 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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  • fantasy
Cover of Conan the Barbarian: Bound in Black Stone, Vol. 1 by Jim Zub

18. Conan the Barbarian: Bound in Black Stone, Vol. 1

By: Jim Zub

4.07

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

He forged a whole new genre – sword and sorcery. He spawned a thousand imitators and after 90 years… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian     Murphy

19. Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery

By: Brian Murphy

4.23

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Little did then-obscure Texas writer Robert E. Howard know that with the 1929 publication of “The S… read more

Similar categories in Brian Murphy's Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery book and Brian Murphy's Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery

  • sword and sorcery
  • reference
  • role playing games
  • fantasy
  • literary criticism
Cover of Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery by Sam  Richard

20. Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery

By: Sam Richard

4.21

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

In the spirit of Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, Karl Edward Wagner, and films like Conquest and Fire… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Conan the Barbarian Vol. 2: Thrice Marked for Death by Jim Zub

21. Conan the Barbarian Vol. 2: Thrice Marked for Death

By: Jim Zub

4.09

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This book is perfect for fans of Robert E. Howard and his immortal creation, Conan the Barbarian. F… read more

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  • fantasy

15 best-selling fantasy books like Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery by Sam Richard

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4.48

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4.43

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