29 Best fantasy books like Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1) by Ulff Lehmann

Cover of Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1) by Ulff Lehmann

Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

By: Ulff Lehmann

4.13

Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition

Epic Fantasy filled to the brim with Grimdark Reality If one looks too long into the abyss, the ab…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1) by Ulff Lehmann , here is a list of 29 books like this:

Cover of The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2) by R. Scott Bakker

1. The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)

By: R. Scott Bakker

4.11

Format: 587 pages, Trade Paperback

A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men, Anasûrimbor Kellhus rules all the… read more

Similar categories in R. Scott Bakker's The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2) book and Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"Complexity begets ambiguity, which yields in all ways to prejudice and avarice. Complication does not so much defeat Men as arm them with fancy."

-R. Scott Bakker, The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)

"Any fool can see the limits of seeing, but not even the wisest know the limits of knowing. Thus is ignorance rendered invisible, and are all Men made fools."

-R. Scott Bakker, The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)

"Gods are but greater demons," the Cishaurim said, "hungers across the surface of eternity, wanting only to taste the clarity of our souls. Can you not see this?"

-R. Scott Bakker, The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)

"We belittle what we cannot bear. We make figments out of fundamentals, all in the name of preserving our own peculiar fancies. The best way to secure one's own deception is to accuse others of deceit."

-R. Scott Bakker, The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)

Cover of The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin

2. The Passage (The Passage, #1)

By: Justin Cronin

4.05

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

IT HAPPENED FAST. THIRTY-TWO MINUTES FOR ONE WORLD TO DIE, ANOTHER TO BE BORN. First, the unthi… read more

Similar categories in Justin Cronin's The Passage (The Passage, #1) book and Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"What strange places our lives can carry us to, what dark passages."

-Justin Cronin, The Passage (The Passage, #1)

"The sky was so thick with stars it was as if he could reach out and brush them with his hand."

-Justin Cronin, The Passage (The Passage, #1)

"Zander was always sneaking off to the library to get more books ... Guy would read anything. Said books were more interesting than people."

-Justin Cronin, The Passage (The Passage, #1)

"And then, despite all these concerns, Arnette felt her mind begin to loosen, the images of the day unwinding inside her like a spool of thread, pulling her down into sleep."

-Justin Cronin, The Passage (The Passage, #1)

Cover of Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb

3. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

4.18

Format: None pages, None

In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one youn… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"Fa!"

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"But in my heart, when I said “my king,"

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"Men cannot grieve as dogs do. But they grieve for many years."

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"One had a knife. But I had a staff and was trained to use it."

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

Cover of The Great Ordeal (Aspect-Emperor, #3) by R. Scott Bakker

4. The Great Ordeal (Aspect-Emperor, #3)

By: R. Scott Bakker

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Praised by fans and critics worldwide, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices… read more

Similar categories in R. Scott Bakker's The Great Ordeal (Aspect-Emperor, #3) book and Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor, #4) by R. Scott Bakker

5. The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor, #4)

By: R. Scott Bakker

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men, Anasurimbor Kellhus rules all the… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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6. Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)

By: Nicholas Eames

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Glory never gets old Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best -- the meanest, dirtie… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

7. Best Served Cold

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Springtime in Styria. And that means war. Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge. There have … read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold book and Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Judging Eye (Aspect-Emperor, #1) by R. Scott Bakker

8. The Judging Eye (Aspect-Emperor, #1)

By: R. Scott Bakker

4.25

Format: 127 pages,

read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy

9. The Heroes (First Law World, #5)

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.49

Format: 182 pages, ebook

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up … read more

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10. Between Two Fires

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The only thing I say to God is my daughter's names; and it is not a prayer, it's a rebuke."

-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires

"He was being kissed now by his own mouth, not as lovers kiss, with tongues, but as true lovers kiss, sharing breath."

-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires

"A dark-haired little boy just in pants stood bewildered near the blaze, saying, as if there had been some mistake, "We live here. We live here."

-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires

"But it will be harder for you if you remember. Love is always harder. Love means weathering blows for another’s sake and not counting them. Love is loss of self, loss of other, and faith in the death…"

-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires

11. Red Country (First Law World, #6)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.11

Format: 70 pages, ebook

They burned her home. They stole her brother and sister. But vengeance is following. Shy South hope… read more

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

12. 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

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic 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)

Cover of Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2) by Ryan  Cahill

13. Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.46

Format: 828 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes will rise. Nations will fall. Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his c… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Cahill's Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2) book and Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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14. Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken, #1)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.11

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

Born in fire. Tempered in blood. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords … read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"I told him that the sun will set, and it will rise again, and it will do so the next day and the next. The gods are in charge of such things, but it is by our own will that we pick ourselves up when …"

-Ryan Cahill, Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken, #1)

Cover of The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard  Swan

15. 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

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

16. 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

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie

17. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.60

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion. Peace is just another kind of battlefield... Savine dan Glokta… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"I think I've had quite enough of other people's happiness."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"Surprise makes brave men cowards, strong men weak, wise men fools."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"Yolk grinned. "If there's one thing I'm good at, it's doing things badly."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"He doesn't look like much,' said Tallow. 'He'd be a poor assassin if he stood out."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

Cover of A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie

18. A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.45

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old score… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"Promises are like flowers, often given, rarely kept"

-Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

"Aye, well, one person’s mad is another’s remarkable."

-Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

"I am a bottomless well of revelation but cannot force the ignorant to drink."

-Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

"He's a bloody idiot who knows nothing about anything, but he was born with a cock, so he gets to decide for all of us."

-Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

Cover of The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) by Christopher Buehlman

19. The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which include… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"This heavy, grass-loving dog,"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"He who leaps at the moon Into cowshyte falls. Glory unto cowshyte!"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"Funny how an attack by a sea monster makes everyone less interested in a duel."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

Cover of City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

20. City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.96

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fanta… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3) by Joe Abercrombie

21. The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.60

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us... Some say that to change the world yo… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"...how's your leg?"

-Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

"Absolutes are never to be trusted."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

"I never did a thing to deserve loyalty like that.' 'Sometimes loyalty's an excuse for something else."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

"...if enough people got angry enough, they could change things. Now anger was the answer to everything."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)

Cover of Storming Heaven (The Age of Bronze #2) by Miles  Cameron

22. Storming Heaven (The Age of Bronze #2)

By: Miles Cameron

4.44

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

Before iron helmets and steel swords, when dragons roamed the world, was an age of bronze and stone… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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23. Against All Gods (The Age of Bronze, #1)

By: Miles Cameron

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The gods play their games, looking down on the mortal realm and moving men as pawns. Sacrificing li… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark  Lawrence

24. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

None

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than ci… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) by Mark  Lawrence

25. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown. On Ab… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"Sometimes even the blind must wait and see."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"There seemed nothing else to say. Sometimes all your words are the wrong shape and none of them will fit into the silence left when the conversation pauses."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"She didn't know if the priests' poison was starting to infect her, or if this was just what growing up was - a series of compromises that twisted a child's idealism into something shameful."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

Cover of The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter

26. The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

By: Evan Winter

4.31

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"to achieve greater results we must outlay greater effort."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"The days without difficulty are the days you do not improve."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"Your Journey ends here, on this battleground. Tomorrow is nothing more than a formality"

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"Life is nothing more than moments in time. To achieve greatness, you have to give up those moments. You have to give your life to your goal."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

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27. The Art of Prophecy (War Arts, #1)

By: Wesley Chu

4.08

Format: 533 pages, Hardcover

An epic fantasy ode to martial arts and magic—the story of a spoiled hero, an exacting grandmaster,… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
"Because she was here on a diplomatic mission, she decided to be gentle. She had learned from experience that murder was a terrible way to start a relationship."

-Wesley Chu, The Art of Prophecy (War Arts, #1)

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

28. 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 Ulff Lehmann's Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #1) by Ed McDonald

29. Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #1)

By: Ed McDonald

3.88

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Those who see the dead soon join them. From the author of the critically-acclaimed Blackwing tr… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1) by Ulff Lehmann

30. Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark #1)

By: Ulff Lehmann

4.13

Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition

Epic Fantasy filled to the brim with Grimdark Reality If one looks too long into the abyss, the ab… read more

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  • dark fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Breaking Hel (The Age of Bronze #3) by Miles  Cameron

31. 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

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  • fantasy

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