20 must-read fantasy books like The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2) by S.C. Emmett

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The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

By: S.C. Emmett

4.19

Format: 485 pages, Paperback

The lady-in-waiting to the princess of a conquered kingdom must navigate a treacherous imperial cou…

"...All you must do is send me word. Tell me, the Moon wishes it, and I shall come to for you no matter what. I will leave any battle, any station, and I will do whatever is required."

-S.C. Emmett, The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

"...All you must do is send me word. Tell me, the Moon wishes it, and I shall come to for you no matter what. I will leave any battle, any station, and I will do whatever is required."

-S.C. Emmett, The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2) by S.C. Emmett , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)

By: Django Wexler

4.80

Format: None pages,

Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel--but whe… read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) by Jacqueline Carey

2. Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

By: Jacqueline Carey

4.30

Format: 678 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mighty Kushiel, of Rod and Weal, Late of the Brazen Portals, with blood-tipp'd dart a wound unheale… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Love as thou wilt"

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

"There is a madness in love."

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

"A nervous silence loosens tongues"

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

"Spontaneity is the province of youth"

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

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3. The Quicksilver Court (Rooks and Ruin, #2)

By: Melissa Caruso

4.21

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

The Quicksilver Court continues the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and … read more

Similar categories in Melissa Caruso's The Quicksilver Court (Rooks and Ruin, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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4. The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)

By: Katherine Addison

4.32

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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5. 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 S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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6. 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

Similar categories in Daniel M. Ford's The Warden (The Warden, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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7. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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9. We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1)

By: Mike Shackle

4.09

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

The war is over. The enemy won. Now it's time to fight back. For generations, the people of Jia … read more

Similar categories in Mike Shackle's We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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10. The Liar’s Knot (Rook & Rose, #2)

By: M.A. Carrick

4.46

Format: 629 pages, Paperback

Trust is the thread that binds us . . . and the rope that hangs us. In Nadezra, peace is as ten… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Carrick's The Liar’s Knot (Rook & Rose, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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11. The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1)

By: M.A. Carrick

4.04

Format: 630 pages, Paperback

Fortune favors the bold. Magic favors the liars. Ren is a con artist who has come to the sparkli… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Carrick's The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
"Trust is the thread that binds us... and the rope that hangs us."

-M.A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1)

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12. Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose, #3)

By: M.A. Carrick

4.28

Format: 688 pages, ebook

“Lush, engrossing and full of mystery and dark magic" ( BookPage ), Labyrinth's Heart is the thrill… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Carrick's Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose, #3) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5) by Jenn Lyons

13. The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5)

By: Jenn Lyons

4.38

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The Discord of Gods marks the epic conclusion to Jenn Lyons's Chorus of Dragon series, closing out … read more

Similar categories in Jenn Lyons's The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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14. Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

By: Emma Southon

4.22

Format: 285 pages, None

They said she was a tyrant. A murderer, and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way… read more

Similar categories in Emma Southon's Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

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15. The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)

By: Jenn Lyons

4.29

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

The Memory of Souls is the third epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons’ Chorus of Dragons series. THE LONGE… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Lyons's The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
"You're bleeding", I said. "I'd quite brilliantly tucked a tagger into my belt, you see," Thurvishar explained. " So when the kraken grabbed me..." He looked pale. "In hindsight, that may have been a …"

-Jenn Lyons, The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)

"It felt like nighttime. It felt like those early-morning hours when inhibitions hide and the surreal gossamer of if-onlys and possibility--so clumsy and fragile by daylight--transform into action. We…"

-Jenn Lyons, The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)

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16. The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2)

By: Jenn Lyons

4.06

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

You can have everything you want if you sacrifice everything you believe. Kihrin D'Mon is a wan… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Lyons's The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
"She defined the meter by which he measured all beauty."

-Jenn Lyons, The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2)

"If you hear my dying screams, avenge me." Star shrugged. "Not sure how. You're the one with the fancy sword."

-Jenn Lyons, The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2)

"I've been through and seen a lot. I'm a master at accepting the impossible." "The way your hands are shaking suggests otherwise."

-Jenn Lyons, The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2)

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17. 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 S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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18. We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1)

By: Devin Madson

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

In the midst of a burgeoning war, a warrior, an assassin, and a princess chase their own ambitions … read more

Similar categories in Devin Madson's We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Once drawn, a sword must taste blood or be forfeit. That was our law, our code, and these were easy kills."

-Devin Madson, We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1)

"We are the Swords that hunts so your hands may be clean. We are the Swords that kill so your soul may be light. We are the Swords that die so you may live."

-Devin Madson, We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1)

"Do not make assumptions about things you know nothing about. An emperor serves his people. The day the people serve the emperor is the day the empire falls. Remember that, Miko, if nothing else. War …"

-Devin Madson, We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1)

Cover of The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4) by Jenn Lyons

19. The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

By: Jenn Lyons

4.15

Format: 523 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss, The House of Always is the fourth epic fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Jenn Lyons's The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
"He still looked at me like I was every sunrise the world had ever seen."

-Jenn Lyons, The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

"Of course, Blue. I'm sure I can find something to discuss with Taunna and Eledore. The magnificence of my breasts, if all else fails"

-Jenn Lyons, The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

"But know this - even though I have lived a life as full of thin, small regrets as a cherry blossom is full of petals in the spring, this will be my largest: that I could not be with you, right then, …"

-Jenn Lyons, The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

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20. The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

By: S.C. Emmett

4.19

Format: 485 pages, Paperback

The lady-in-waiting to the princess of a conquered kingdom must navigate a treacherous imperial cou… read more

Similar categories in S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • historical fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"...All you must do is send me word. Tell me, the Moon wishes it, and I shall come to for you no matter what. I will leave any battle, any station, and I will do whatever is required."

-S.C. Emmett, The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

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21. The Fall of Waterstone (Black Land's Bane, #2)

By: Lilith Saintcrow

4.24

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

An elemental witch and her shieldmaiden navigate a dangerous world of forgotten myth and deep magic… read more

Similar categories in Lilith Saintcrow's The Fall of Waterstone (Black Land's Bane, #2) book and S.C. Emmett's The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire, #2)

  • fantasy

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