6 must-read science fiction books like The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

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The Shattered Sea Trilogy

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.32

Format: 965 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the fantasy novels that have earned raves from George R. R. Martin and Maze Runner author …

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1. King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.18

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"The way I’d put it,"

-Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

"I’d be happier on a horse,"

-Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

"We’re going to need a bigger army,"

-Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

"A Dark time comes. My time. If it offends you. Stop Me."

-Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

Cover of The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) by Brian Staveley

2. The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

By: Brian Staveley

4.06

Format: 897 pages, Kindle Edition

The climactic third and final novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The trilogy that began w… read more

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  • fantasy
"If you intend to heal the breach,"

-Brian Staveley, The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

"The mind is a flame. Blow it out, or it will blind you."

-Brian Staveley, The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

"The coin you’re so eager to give away was held by other hands before yours. For you to give it so freely, you had to seize it first."

-Brian Staveley, The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

"My father told me something once. I haven’t forgotten it: If the people are foolish, he said, it is because their leader has failed them."

-Brian Staveley, The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

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3. Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

In Mystic Class Nona Grey begins to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often even the deepes… read more

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  • fantasy

4. Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations, #3-4)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. War ha… read more

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  • fantasy
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5. Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.13

Format: 260 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The New York Timesbestselling series from Brandon Sanderson. This boxed set contains:    read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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6. Abandon

By: Blake Crouch

3.75

Format: 148 pages,

A gripping thriller from Blake Crouch, internationally bestselling author of the Wayward Pines tril… read more

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7. The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.50

Format: 519 pages, Hardcover

From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to… read more

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8. Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #0.5)

By: Brian Staveley

3.00

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Brian Staveley's new standalone returns to the critically acclaimed Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne … read more

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9. The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)

By: Brian Staveley

4.09

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again... The Emperor has be… read more

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  • fantasy
"Easier to recall a loosed falcon than a spoken word."

-Brian Staveley, The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)

"Any fool can see what's there. You need to see what is not there."

-Brian Staveley, The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)

"The idea ... seemed about as likely as a shark strolling out of the sea on its fins to ask for a bowl of soup."

-Brian Staveley, The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)

"It was just as all the Kettral said: You went to Hook to escape your problems and came back with a dozen more."

-Brian Staveley, The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)

10. The Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set

By: Leigh Bardugo

4.07

Format: 112 pages,

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. The gripping Six of Crowsand Crooked Kingdomduology, … read more

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11. Bloody Rose (The Band, #2)

By: Nicholas Eames

3.88

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

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12. Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.57

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire dread her like no other. For all her reign,… read more

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

13. 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

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  • fantasy
Cover of Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2) by Christopher Ruocchio

14. Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.39

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fa… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3) by Christopher Ruocchio

15. Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.63

Format: 784 pages, Paperback

The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Great is Truth, and mighty above all things."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3)

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

16. 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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"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 The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1) by Anthony Ryan

17. The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.19

Format: 600 pages, ebook

Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and… read more

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  • fantasy
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18. Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.31

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

Nona Grey's story reaches its conclusion in the third instalment of Book of the Ancestor. They c… read more

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  • fantasy
"...but one word will break a heart, two will mend it, and three will lay the highest low."

-Mark Lawrence, Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)

"Wheel would have told her that sorrow was a luxury she could keep for later, when the work was done."

-Mark Lawrence, Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)

"Moons might rise and fall, empires wax and wane, even the stars come and go, but there are constants too, and though the story of our kind is ever-changing it is also the same."

-Mark Lawrence, Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)

Cover of Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6) by Michael J. Sullivan

19. Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

4.50

Format: 924 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here A FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO T… read more

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"Bah!"

-Michael J. Sullivan, Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

"A—ris—ta?"

-Michael J. Sullivan, Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

"Wait a minute,"

-Michael J. Sullivan, Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

"Just—don’t—move,"

-Michael J. Sullivan, Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

Cover of The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) by Christopher Buehlman

20. 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

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  • 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 Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

21. The Shattered Sea Trilogy

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.32

Format: 965 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the fantasy novels that have earned raves from George R. R. Martin and Maze Runner author … read more

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  • fantasy

15 Top fantasy books like The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

Transform Your Habits

King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

Mark Lawrence

4.18

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The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)

Brian Staveley

4.06

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Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)

Mark Lawrence

4.16

Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations, #3-4)

Michael J. Sullivan

3.52

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Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2)

Luke Scull

3.50

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John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

David Wong

3.88

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The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

James Islington

4.63

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