5 must-read dark fantasy books like A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark

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A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

By: Anna Smith Spark

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critic…

If you liked the dark fantasy plot in A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Witch King book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • magic
  • fantasy
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

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2. 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 Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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3. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • dark fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • dark
  • horror
  • fantasy
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4. 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 Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • horror
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5. The Water Outlaws

By: S.L. Huang

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's The Water Outlaws are bandits of de… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Huang's The Water Outlaws book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
Cover of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

6. 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 Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
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7. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
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8. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • mythology
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9. In the Shadow of Their Dying

By: Michael R. Fletcher

3.79

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon. As Sharaam crumbles un… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's In the Shadow of Their Dying book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • horror
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10. Red River Seven

By: A.J. Ryan

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Seven strangers. One mission. Infinite horror. A man awakes on a boat at sea with no memory of w… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Ryan's Red River Seven book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

11. The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the D… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
"A woman in possession of a bomb is in want of a reason to use it." "Oh god help us, she's been reading old shit again." Kuma said. "Hanging up now," Naira said. "Tell me if anything blows up that's n…"

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

Cover of The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) by Shauna Lawless

12. The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-li… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • mythology
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13. The Butcher of the Forest

By: Premee Mohamed

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dang… read more

Similar categories in Premee Mohamed's The Butcher of the Forest book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • dark fantasy
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • horror
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14. Floating Hotel

By: Grace Curtis

3.70

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery … read more

Similar categories in Grace Curtis's Floating Hotel book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
Cover of The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) by Shauna Lawless

15. The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.54

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings an… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

16. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.05

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly… read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • magic
  • fantasy
Cover of The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed

17. The Siege of Burning Grass

By: Premee Mohamed

3.93

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A stunning meditation on war, nationalism, violence and courage by a rising star of the genre. T… read more

Similar categories in Premee Mohamed's The Siege of Burning Grass book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of The Judas Blossom (The Nightingale and the Falcon #1) by Stephen Aryan

18. The Judas Blossom (The Nightingale and the Falcon #1)

By: Stephen Aryan

3.98

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

An imaginative and sprawling epic fantasy reimagining of the Mongol Empire's invasion of Persia, fo… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Aryan's The Judas Blossom (The Nightingale and the Falcon #1) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark

19. A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

By: Anna Smith Spark

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critic… read more

Similar categories in Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • dark fantasy
  • feminism
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • dark
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Land of the Living and the Dead (Gael Song, #3) by Shauna Lawless

20. The Land of the Living and the Dead (Gael Song, #3)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.69

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The old world will die in flames…Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. His quee… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Land of the Living and the Dead (Gael Song, #3) book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Whisper that Replaced God by Timothy Wolff

21. The Whisper that Replaced God

By: Timothy Wolff

4.48

Format: 80 pages, ebook

Murder is just, so long as it serves the crown. Hidden behind a mask and with a dagger in his sh… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Wolff's The Whisper that Replaced God book and Anna Smith Spark's A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

  • fantasy

21 Top fantasy books like A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark

Transform Your Habits

Witch King

Martha Wells

3.71

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The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)

James Logan

4.02

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The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

Richard Swan

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

Richard Swan

4.30

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21 Top fiction books like Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3) by Rebecca Roanhorse

Transform Your Habits

The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Nghi Vo

4.17

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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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The Tainted Cup

Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Transform Your Habits

Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

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