19 Best adult books like Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1) by Patrick Samphire

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Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

By: Patrick Samphire

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

If Mennik Thorn had known the morning would end with him being framed for murder, he would have sta…

If you liked the adult plot in Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1) by Patrick Samphire , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1) by Django Wexler

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 Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1) by Ed McDonald

2. Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)

By: Ed McDonald

4.10

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tatt… read more

Similar categories in Ed McDonald's Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Just because the wolf pack fears your sling doesn’t mean you stop carrying stones."

-Ed McDonald, Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)

"Fight the battles you can win, run from those you can’t. Good words to keep you alive."

-Ed McDonald, Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)

"It is the way of the world that good people try to do the right thing for the wrong people's wrong reasons."

-Ed McDonald, Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)

"Just because he wasn’t Nameless didn’t make it smart to underestimate him; a knife may not be a longsword, but the edge will cut you all the same."

-Ed McDonald, Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)

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3. The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)

By: James Logan

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and―thanks to a duel that ended badly―the disgraced … read more

Similar categories in James Logan's The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
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4. Small Miracles

By: Olivia Atwater

4.13

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

A little bit of sin is good for the soul. Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a … read more

Similar categories in Olivia Atwater's Small Miracles book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Stones of Light (Threadlight, #2) by Zack Argyle

5. Stones of Light (Threadlight, #2)

By: Zack Argyle

4.21

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Stones of Light continues the story begun in Voice of War, the multi-award-winning start to the Thr… read more

Similar categories in Zack Argyle's Stones of Light (Threadlight, #2) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Religion—even true religion—has a tendency to twist itself into nothing more than justification for human turpitude."

-Zack Argyle, Stones of Light (Threadlight, #2)

Cover of Voice of War (Threadlight, #1) by Zack Argyle

6. Voice of War (Threadlight, #1)

By: Zack Argyle

3.81

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Indies Today 2020 Best Fantasy Award THEIR CHILD WILL SAVE THE WORLD, IF THEY CAN KEEP THE DAMN … read more

Similar categories in Zack Argyle's Voice of War (Threadlight, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1) by Michael R. Fletcher

7. 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 Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods, #1) by Zamil Akhtar

8. Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods, #1)

By: Zamil Akhtar

3.96

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

They took his daughter, so Micah comes to take their kingdom. Fifty thousand gun-toting paladins ma… read more

Similar categories in Zamil Akhtar's Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2) by J. Zachary Pike

9. Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

By: J. Zachary Pike

4.45

Format: 618 pages, ebook

A doubly disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of accident-prone adventurers. Giving redemption a second s… read more

Similar categories in J. Zachary Pike's Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"How many times has the world ended before? Perhaps we are just toiling among its ashes."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"There is not always a light at the end of the tunnel. That is why you must carry a torch."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"The exact ratio of irony to matter in the universe is known as Nove’s Constant, and by definition it’s more than you’d expect."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"A weak mind is a malleable one. Once it is convinced it has been lied to, it begins to lie to itself. Once persuaded that it is hated, it becomes hateful. Once made to fear violence, it becomes viole…"

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

Cover of The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1) by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

10. 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 Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Six Sacred Swords (Weapons and Wielders, #1) by Andrew Rowe

11. Six Sacred Swords (Weapons and Wielders, #1)

By: Andrew Rowe

4.15

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

It doesn’t take a legendary sword to make a legendary swordsman, but it certainly helps. Keras Sel… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Rowe's Six Sacred Swords (Weapons and Wielders, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Murder at Spindle Manor (The Lamplight Murder Mysteries, #1) by Morgan Stang

12. Murder at Spindle Manor (The Lamplight Murder Mysteries, #1)

By: Morgan Stang

4.09

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Mysteries abound in Spindle Manor. For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Stang's Murder at Spindle Manor (The Lamplight Murder Mysteries, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J.  Barker

13. Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.10

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1) by Mike Shel

14. Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1)

By: Mike Shel

4.17

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

“Closer, mortal. You are here, finally, to feed the Aching God…” The days of adventure are passe… read more

Similar categories in Mike Shel's Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Scales and Sensibility (Regency Dragons, #1) by Stephanie Burgis

15. Scales and Sensibility (Regency Dragons, #1)

By: Stephanie Burgis

3.81

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth really did plan to be the model poor relation when she moved in… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Burgis's Scales and Sensibility (Regency Dragons, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Thirteenth Hour (The Cruel Gods, #1) by Trudie Skies

16. The Thirteenth Hour (The Cruel Gods, #1)

By: Trudie Skies

4.15

Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition

When the saints fail, the sinners step up. Cruel gods rule the steam-powered city of Chime, dema… read more

Similar categories in Trudie Skies's The Thirteenth Hour (The Cruel Gods, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Umbral Storm (The Sharded Few, #1) by Alec Hutson

17. The Umbral Storm (The Sharded Few, #1)

By: Alec Hutson

4.38

Format: 656 pages, Kindle Edition

A thousand years ago the Heart of the World was shattered, its fragments scattered across the lands… read more

Similar categories in Alec Hutson's The Umbral Storm (The Sharded Few, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion, #1) by Krystle Matar

18. Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion, #1)

By: Krystle Matar

4.27

Format: 662 pages, Paperback

Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is … read more

Similar categories in Krystle Matar's Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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19. The Lost War (Eidyn, #1)

By: Justin Lee Anderson

4.22

Format: 529 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn. With a ragged peace in place, de… read more

Similar categories in Justin Lee Anderson's The Lost War (Eidyn, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Wickwire Watch (The Riverfall Chronicles, #1) by Jacquelyn Hagen

20. The Wickwire Watch (The Riverfall Chronicles, #1)

By: Jacquelyn Hagen

4.01

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

TRUST NO ONE.It's the first and greatest rule Inkwell Featherfield ever learned. It's also the only… read more

Similar categories in Jacquelyn Hagen's The Wickwire Watch (The Riverfall Chronicles, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) by Christopher Buehlman

21. The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, g… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"To be loved by a man is to be issued a decree as written in advance and as presented to others. To receive a woman's love is to have a very personal letter written on one's body."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

Cover of The Price of Power (The Price of Power, #1) by Michael Michel

22. The Price of Power (The Price of Power, #1)

By: Michael Michel

4.28

Format: 730 pages, Kindle Edition

Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in … read more

Similar categories in Michael Michel's The Price of Power (The Price of Power, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
  • adult
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Spire Climbers (Titan Hoppers #2) by Rob J. Hayes

23. Spire Climbers (Titan Hoppers #2)

By: Rob J. Hayes

4.29

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

Even titans can bleed.Iro and Emil have opened their first Gates, unlocked new talents, and proved … read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Spire Climbers (Titan Hoppers #2) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix, #1) by J.C.M. Berne

24. Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix, #1)

By: J.C.M. Berne

4.51

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

A superhero space opera for grownups. For fans of Guardians of the Galaxy or Invincible. Like D… read more

Similar categories in J.C.M. Berne's Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Titan Hoppers by Rob J. Hayes

25. Titan Hoppers

By: Rob J. Hayes

4.13

Format: None pages, None

Courage Iro will shatter the Gates of Power to protect his fleet. Born talentless, Iro has all b… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Titan Hoppers book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Kraken Rider Z by David Estes

26. Kraken Rider Z

By: David Estes

4.38

Format: 682 pages, Kindle Edition

If there's one thing dragons fear, it's a kraken. Even lowly hull-scrubber Zee Tarrow knows that… read more

Similar categories in David Estes's Kraken Rider Z book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1) by Patrick Samphire

27. Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

By: Patrick Samphire

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

If Mennik Thorn had known the morning would end with him being framed for murder, he would have sta… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • dark fantasy
  • crime
  • epic fantasy
  • noir
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Norylska Groans by Michael R. Fletcher

28. Norylska Groans

By: Michael R. Fletcher

4.05

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

Norylska Groans... with the weight of her crimes. In a city where winter reigns amid the fires o… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's Norylska Groans book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The debt collector, Pyotr, smiled, a slimy thing that seemed to want to crawl around the side of his head and escape to the thicket of his hair."

-Michael R. Fletcher, Norylska Groans

"As children we strive to be who our parents want us to be. As youths we strive to be who our peers want us to be. As adults we strive to be who the state thinks we should be. As parents we strive to …"

-Michael R. Fletcher, Norylska Groans

Cover of All the Skills 4 (All the Skills #4) by Honour Rae

29. All the Skills 4 (All the Skills #4)

By: Honour Rae

4.61

Format: 560 pages, Kindle Edition

Using a new Legendary treasure-seeking card, Arthur and Brixaby travel to an unknown kingdom in sea… read more

Similar categories in Honour Rae's All the Skills 4 (All the Skills #4) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of Father of Constructs (Father of Constructs, #1) by Aaron Renfroe

30. Father of Constructs (Father of Constructs, #1)

By: Aaron Renfroe

4.38

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0CDK3MQTF Lorith's magic is fading. Centuries ago, heroic adv… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Renfroe's Father of Constructs (Father of Constructs, #1) book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti

31. The Revenge of Thousands

By: Michael Roberti

3.93

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Before we were TRAITORS… Before there was a GRAVE waiting for us all.. While more than WORMS rema… read more

Similar categories in Michael Roberti's The Revenge of Thousands book and Patrick Samphire's Shadow of a Dead God (Mennik Thorn, #1)

  • fantasy

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