18 Top fiction books like Madouc (Lyonesse, #3) by Jack Vance

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Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

By: Jack Vance

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The World Fantasy Award-winning third volume of the LYONESSE trilogy brings attention to the faerie…

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Cover of Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2) by John Connolly

1. Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2)

By: John Connolly

4.16

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Dark Hollow is a masterful second novel from a young Irish writer whose storytelling skills were es… read more

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  • fiction
"What's seldom is wonderful."

-John Connolly, Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2)

"The nature of compassion isn't coming to terms with your own suffering and applying it to others: It's knowing that other folks around you suffer and, no matter what happens to you, no matter how luc…"

-John Connolly, Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2)

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2. The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)

By: John Connolly

4.22

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the grim truth behind the disappearanc… read more

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  • fiction
"..her lips were as red as a stop light.."

-John Connolly, The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)

"The nature of humanity, its essence, is to feel another's pain as one's own, and to act to take that pain away,. There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness."

-John Connolly, The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)

"There are people whose eyes you must avoid, whose attention you must not draw to yourself. They are strange, parasitic creatures, lost souls seeking to stretch across the abyss and make fatal contact…"

-John Connolly, The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)

"It was my first glimpse of the honeycomb world, my first inkling that the past never truly dies but is strangely, beautifully alive in the present. There is an interconnectedness to all things, a lin…"

-John Connolly, The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)

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3. On Stranger Tides

By: Tim Powers

3.82

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Aboard the Vociferous Carmichael, puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing toward Jamaica to claim his … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Blessed be the soul, and the Lord that keeps it in order; blessed be the day, and the Lord that drives it away."

-Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

"…And unmoored souls may drift on stranger tides Than those men know of, and be overthrown By winds that would not even stir a hair…"

-Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

"Mr. Bird flung his food away and leaped to his feet, glaring around at no one in particular. 'I am not a dog!' he shouted agrily, his gold earrings flashing in the firelight."

-Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

"Shandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing again. 'May I presume to suggest,' yelled Shandy giddily to Davies, 'that we pr…"

-Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

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4. The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

By: Dorothy Dunnett

4.59

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

This third volume in The Lymond Chronicles , the highly renowned series of historical novels takes … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I would give you my soul in a blackberry pie; and a knife to cut it with."

-Dorothy Dunnett, The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

"To save our friends’ nerves, I suggest we meet on a plane of brutal courtesy. It need not interfere with our mutual distrust."

-Dorothy Dunnett, The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

"At the edge of the still, dark pool that was the sea, at the brimming edge of freedom where no boat was to be seen, she spoke the first words of the few they were to exchange. ‘I cannot swim. You kno…"

-Dorothy Dunnett, The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

"Between the palaces of the knights and those that served them; the convents, the elegant homes belonging to officers of the Church and the town; between the bakehouse and the shops of the craftsmen, …"

-Dorothy Dunnett, The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

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5. The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

By: Glen Cook

3.93

Format: 319 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some f… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Okay, Croaker. What the hell happened?"

-Glen Cook, The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

"One endured with humble dignity the consequences of youthful folly."

-Glen Cook, The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

"Nevertheless, four hours after dawn they began dying for their cause."

-Glen Cook, The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

"Evil is relative…You can’t hang a sign on it. You can’t touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger."

-Glen Cook, The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

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6. Whit

By: Iain Banks

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Isis Whit is no ordinary teenager. An innocent in the ways of the world, an ingenue when it comes t… read more

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  • fiction
"there is both fear and comfort to be drawn from devils--the fear speaks for itself, the comfort comes from being able to absolve oneself of responsibility for one's actions."

-Iain Banks, Whit

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7. The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)

By: Dorothy Dunnett

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Pawn in Frankincenseis the fourth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles. Somewhere within the bejewele… read more

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  • fiction
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9. Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

By: Jack Vance

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The World Fantasy Award-winning third volume of the LYONESSE trilogy brings attention to the faerie… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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10. The White Rose (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #3)

By: Glen Cook

4.19

Format: 294 pages,

She is the last hope of good in the war against the evil sorceress known as the Lady. From a secret… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

11. Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met. 'The two… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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12. Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

Words are weapons Princess Skara has seen all she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with only… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2) by Glen Cook

13. Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)

By: Glen Cook

3.46

Format: None pages,

Mercenary soldiers in the service of the Lady, the Black Company stands against the rebels of the W… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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14. Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)

By: Joe Abercrombie

0.00

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Thorn Bathu was born to fight. But when she kills a boy in the training square she finds herself na… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • epic fantasy
Cover of The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) by Dorothy Dunnett

15. The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)

By: Dorothy Dunnett

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chroniclesare available in the United States in quality paperba… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2) by Mervyn Peake

16. Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2)

By: Mervyn Peake

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Titus Groan is seven years old. Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrin… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

17. The Outfit (Parker, #3)

By: Richard Stark

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the Outfit tries to kill him, Parker declares war. Ripping off the syndicate is easy, but goin… read more

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18. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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19. Three Hearts and Three Lions

By: Poul Anderson

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threatened the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by… read more

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20. The Maxx, Vol. 1

By: Sam Kieth , None , Dave Feiss

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Sam Kieth's The Maxx, originally published by Image Comics, ran 35 issues and inspired a cult favor… read more

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21. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

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22. Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the second instalment of this rousing series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancien… read more

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23. The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes #1)

By: Richard K. Morgan

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath--Gil, for short--a washed-up m… read more

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24. Staying On

By: Paul Scott

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a C… read more

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25. Soldier of Sidon

By: Gene Wolfe

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his jou… read more

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26. Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)

By: Mervyn Peake

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

Starts with the birth and ends with the first birthday celebrations of the heir to the grand, tradi… read more

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27. Lud-in-the-Mist

By: Neil Gaiman , Hope Mirrlees , Douglas A. Anderson

4.43

Format: 269 pages,

Lud-in-the-Mist, the capital city of the small country Dorimare, is a port at the confluence of two… read more

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28. Sword & Citadel (The Book of the New Sun #3-4)

By: Gene Wolfe

2.00

Format: 28 pages,

The Book of the New Sunis unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a … read more

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29. The Broken Sword

By: Poul Anderson

3.86

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Thor broke the sword Tyrfing to save the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that binds earth, heaven and … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie – or the gods, for that matter…Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness that can see naught above or beyond itse…"

-Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword

Cover of Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1) by Joe Abercrombie

30. Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780007550227 For all editions see here Betrayed by his family… read more

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  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"There is always a way"

-Joe Abercrombie, Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)

"Невежеството е храна за страха."

-Joe Abercrombie, Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)

"So the fox killed his brother, the wolf. (Mother Scaer)"

-Joe Abercrombie, Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)

"When you're in hell, only a devil can point the way out."

-Joe Abercrombie, Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)

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31. Teoria dell'orrore

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.69

Format: 570 pages, Paperback

H.P. Lovecraft non fu soltanto un grande e innovativo autore di racconti e romanzi fantastici e del… read more

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13 Best fantasy books like Madouc (Lyonesse, #3) by Jack Vance

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On Stranger Tides

Tim Powers

3.82

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The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles, #3)

Dorothy Dunnett

4.59

Transform Your Habits

The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

Glen Cook

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Scar (Bas-Lag, #2)

China Miéville

3.80

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John Connolly

4.16

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Blood Eagle (Jan Fabel, #1)

Craig Russell

3.82

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Dean Koontz

3.80

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Matthew Reilly

3.83

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