14 Top science fiction fantasy books like The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1) by Fred Saberhagen

Cover of The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1) by Fred Saberhagen

The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1)

By: Fred Saberhagen

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The gods decide to devise a Game of great fun: their colleague Vulcan forges 12 magic Swords, each …

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1) by Fred Saberhagen , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5) by Roger Zelazny, Tim         White

1. The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

By: Roger Zelazny , Tim White

4.18

Format: 189 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Amber, the one real world of which all others – including our own Earth – are but Shadows... For… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Corwin,"

-Roger Zelazny, The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

"You forgive me?"

-Roger Zelazny, The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

"Sorry about the horse,"

-Roger Zelazny, The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

"You will have my old cell,"

-Roger Zelazny, The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

Cover of Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin

2. Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

4.04

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Skeeve was a magician's apprentice—until an assassin struck and his master was killed. Now, with a … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Say, Aahz?"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts."

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"Are you going to shake my hand,or am I going to rip your heart out?"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader."- Capt. Bligh(ret.)"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

Cover of Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) by Terry Brooks

3. Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

By: Terry Brooks

3.91

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, complete with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisem… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"What once was and was good ought not to be cast aside."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"There was that sense of abandoning the familiar for the unknown that characterizes all journeys made for the first time."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"It wasn’t simply his choosing to be alone that kept him that way; it was almost a condition of his existence. The feeling that he was an outsider had always been there."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"Nothing is lost that we do not first see as lost, High Lord. Believe it saved, and it may be. Visions born of fear give birth to our failing. Visions born of hope give birth to our success."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

Cover of Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson

4. Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

By: Stephen R. Donaldson

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever because he dared not believe in the strange altern… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Dreams never forgive."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Where do you get dreams like this?"

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Ah, it is hard to take pride in human history."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Take heart. Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

Cover of Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin

5. Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

3.99

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

After mistakenly being appointed court magician by a regent who should have known better, apprentic… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (Myth Adventures, #8) by Robert Lynn Asprin

6. Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (Myth Adventures, #8)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Skeeve is living large as the president and founder of M.Y.T.H. Inc., a co-op of magik consultants-… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. Outbound Flight

By: Timothy Zahn

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery-only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend . . .… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1) by Fred Saberhagen

8. The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1)

By: Fred Saberhagen

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The gods decide to devise a Game of great fun: their colleague Vulcan forges 12 magic Swords, each … read more

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  • adventure
  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Little Myth Marker (Myth Adventures, #6) by Robert Lynn Asprin

9. Little Myth Marker (Myth Adventures, #6)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

Skeeve bluffs his way into a high-stakes game of dragon poker-and wins! But now he's left with Mark… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

10. The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber #2)

By: Roger Zelazny

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers hi… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston, Veronica Gandini, Pop Mhan

11. Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)

By: Orson Scott Card , Aaron Johnston , Veronica Gandini , Pop Mhan

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The next chapter in the bestselling Ender saga is here! Ender Wiggin was 12 years old when he destr… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Lost Dorsai (Childe Cycle, #6) by Gordon R. Dickson

12. Lost Dorsai (Childe Cycle, #6)

By: Gordon R. Dickson

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

There are many legends on the planet of the Dorsai, the breeding ground for heroes. Here are two of… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1) by John Christopher

13. The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1)

By: John Christopher

4.37

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Long ago, the Tripods--huge, three-legged machines--descended upon Earth and took control. Now peop… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure

14. 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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15. Sign of the Unicorn (The Chronicles of Amber #3)

By: Roger Zelazny

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He who rules Amber rules the one true world. He who thwarts Amber invites the wrath of Amber betray… read more

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16. Blood Music

By: Greg Bear

3.84

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Vergil Ulam has created cellular material that can outperform rats in laboratory tests. When the au… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"It is the bullet you don’t hear that gets you."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"Thought moves like a dissociation of leaves across a lawn in a breeze."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten. It was in the blood, the flesh. And now, it is forever."

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

"He held her hand and shook his head. "They're inside, part of us by now. They are us. Where can we escape?"

-Greg Bear, Blood Music

17. Jack of Shadows

By: Roger Zelazny

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Earth no longer rotates. Science rules the dayside of the globe. Magic rules the World of Night… read more

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18. A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1)

By: Piers Anthony

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he co… read more

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19. Thieves' World (Thieves' World, #1)

By: John Brunner , Joe Haldeman , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Lynn Abbey , Poul Anderson , Robert Lynn Asprin , Andrew J. Offutt , None

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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20. The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber #4)

By: Roger Zelazny

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Across the mysterious Black Road, demons swarm into Shadow. The ancient, secret source of the royal… read more

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21. M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (Myth Adventures, #7)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

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22. I Am Legend

By: Richard Matheson , Steve Niles , Elman Brown

5.00

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Richard Matheson's classic novel of fear and vampirism - the tale of the last human on an Earth ove… read more

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23. Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber #1)

By: Roger Zelazny

3.75

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burn… read more

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24. This Immortal

By: Roger Zelazny

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. And, as Arts Comm… read more

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25. Myth Directions (Myth Adventures, #3)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The beautiful Tanda wants the Trophy--and it's up to Skeeve to get it for her. The problem is, gett… read more

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26. Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)

By: David Eddings

3.33

Format: 194 pages,

A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings… read more

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27. The Blue World

By: Jack Vance

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is classic Vance: a carefully thought-out world, a stratified society, and a man in conflict w… read more

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28. Hothouse

By: Brian W. Aldiss , Matilde Horne

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this science fiction classic, we are transported millions of years from now, to the boughs of a … read more

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29. Spirit of Dorsai (Childe Cycle, #5)

By: Gordon R. Dickson

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Throughout the universe, the Dorsai are feared and respected as the most effective soldiers humanit… read more

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30. Waylander (The Drenai Saga, #3)

By: David Gemmell

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

All of Waylander's instincts had screamed at him to spurn the contract from Kaem the cruel, the kil… read more

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Cover of The First Stop (A Thousand Li, #2) by Tao Wong

31. The First Stop (A Thousand Li, #2)

By: Tao Wong

4.12

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Who knew immortal cultivation came with so many decisions? As an inner sect member in the Verdan… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

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4.18

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Robert Lynn Asprin

4.04

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Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

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3.91

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3.89

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Robert A. Heinlein

3.92

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Liu Cixin , Joel Martinsen

4.41

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3.82

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