31 best-selling fantasy books like The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley

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The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

By: H.L.Tinsley

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

"Effortlessly readable. Grimdark Gaslamp at its very best," - Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bon…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1) by Ed McDonald

1. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • 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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2. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard  Swan

3. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3) by Ryan  Cahill

4. Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.64

Format: 1483 pages, Kindle Edition

Solian ata'yar. Dauv ata'yar. Nur temen vie'ryn valana. Live as one. Die as one. For those we've… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Cahill's Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • fantasy
Cover of The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) by Anthony Ryan

5. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
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6. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

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

7. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • 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)

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8. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
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9. Bonds of Chaos (Threadlight, #3)

By: Zack Argyle

4.14

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Bonds of Chaos is the final installment of the Threadlight trilogy, which begins with the multi-awa… read more

Similar categories in Zack Argyle's Bonds of Chaos (Threadlight, #3) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

10. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • fantasy
Cover of Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne, #4) by Peter McLean

11. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

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

12. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1) by Mike Shackle

13. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Spirits of Vengeance (The Mortal Techniques) by Rob J. Hayes

14. Spirits of Vengeance (The Mortal Techniques)

By: Rob J. Hayes

4.44

Format: 552 pages, Kindle Edition

He'll die as many times as it takes. The Ipian Empire was once a land that welcomed dragons and … read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Spirits of Vengeance (The Mortal Techniques) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of A Fool's Hope (The Last War, #2) by Mike Shackle

15. A Fool's Hope (The Last War, #2)

By: Mike Shackle

4.38

Format: 594 pages, Paperback

War takes everything.From Tinnstra, it took her family and thrust her into a conflict she wanted on… read more

Similar categories in Mike Shackle's A Fool's Hope (The Last War, #2) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Until the Last (The Last War, #3) by Mike Shackle

16. Until the Last (The Last War, #3)

By: Mike Shackle

4.24

Format: 784 pages, Paperback

THE TIME HAS COME. SEKINOWARI - THE LAST WAR - HAS ARRIVED. The breakneck conclusion to the t… read more

Similar categories in Mike Shackle's Until the Last (The Last War, #3) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods, #1) by Zamil Akhtar

17. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1) by Rob J. Hayes

18. Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1)

By: Rob J. Hayes

3.84

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

The War Eternal is a 5 book completed series. They stripped her of her magic. She will survive.… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

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

19. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher

20. An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3)

By: Michael R. Fletcher

4.11

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

THE OBSIDIAN PATH IS IN RUINS Abandoned by his god and chained in the bilge of Iremaire’s war ga… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
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21. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion, #1) by Krystle Matar

22. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • steampunk
  • fantasy
Cover of The Lost War (Eidyn, #1) by Justin Lee Anderson

23. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

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

24. 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 H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of The Crew (The God Dust Saga, #1) by Sadir S. Samir

25. The Crew (The God Dust Saga, #1)

By: Sadir S. Samir

4.05

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Kings of the Wyld meets Deadpool in this action-packed fantasy adventure set in an Arab-inspired la… read more

Similar categories in Sadir S. Samir's The Crew (The God Dust Saga, #1) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • fantasy
"I do not eat human flesh," the Biter said, a piece of an ear sticking out from his mouth. "I am not monster."

-Sadir S. Samir, The Crew (The God Dust Saga, #1)

Cover of Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) by Rob J. Hayes

26. Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)

By: Rob J. Hayes

4.30

Format: None pages, None

In her darklight the world will burn. Eskara Helsene is missing. She left her queendom, her frie… read more

Similar categories in Rob J. Hayes's Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
"Pride is like staring into a fire at night. It's comforting in the dark, but it blinds you to everything but the flames."

-Rob J. Hayes, Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)

"We can never adequately prepare our children for what the world will throw at them. Their lives deviate from ours in unfathomable ways and in the end, all we can do is hope that the strength we have …"

-Rob J. Hayes, Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)

"I hated the people offering stupid prayers to a creature that wouldn't even notice when it stepped on them. Do you think ants pray to terrans? Do you think they worship the boot that squashes them? N…"

-Rob J. Hayes, Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4)

Cover of Hall of Bones (The Brotherhood of the Eagle, #1) by Tim Hardie

27. Hall of Bones (The Brotherhood of the Eagle, #1)

By: Tim Hardie

4.08

Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition

In the remote land of Laskar the seven ruling clans have vied with each other for power for over a … read more

Similar categories in Tim Hardie's Hall of Bones (The Brotherhood of the Eagle, #1) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley

28. The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

By: H.L.Tinsley

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

"Effortlessly readable. Grimdark Gaslamp at its very best," - Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bon… read more

Similar categories in H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • dark fantasy
  • steampunk
  • fantasy
Cover of The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1) by Michael R. Fletcher

29. The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1)

By: Michael R. Fletcher

4.67

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Cursed by the gods. The insectile ashkaro live on flying islands travelling the eternal River of Da… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • fantasy
"She sacrificed herself to save him because that was the kind of friend she was"

-Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1)

"Beauty is in the eyes and antennae of she who witnesses it. Truth was like that."

-Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1)

"Girls will be girls", Mom said. "You've got to stay our of the way until they get it out of their system."

-Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1)

"They loved her and she was what they made her. There could be no greater pleasure. She was death and in death she found her redemption."

-Michael R. Fletcher, The Storm Beneath the World (Children of Corruption #1)

Cover of Breaking Hel (The Age of Bronze #3) by Miles  Cameron

30. Breaking Hel (The Age of Bronze #3)

By: Miles Cameron

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated third installment of the Age of Bronze series, following  Against All Gods  an… read more

Similar categories in Miles Cameron's Breaking Hel (The Age of Bronze #3) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • fantasy
Cover of The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1) by C.M. Caplan

31. The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1)

By: C.M. Caplan

3.96

Format: 415 pages, ebook

All Petre Mercy wanted was a good old-fashioned dramatic exit from his life as a prince. But it's b… read more

Similar categories in C.M. Caplan's The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1) book and H.L.Tinsley's The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2)

  • steampunk
  • fantasy

24 Top dark fantasy books like The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley

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Ed McDonald

4.10

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4.01

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4.30

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4.45

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Luke Scull

3.50

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4.10

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4.11

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