5 must-read role playing games books like Power Behind the Throne by Carl Sargent

Cover of Power Behind the Throne by Carl Sargent

Power Behind the Throne

By: Carl Sargent

4.11

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The epic Enemy Within campaign now reaches up to the far north-east of the Empire and the impregnab…

If you liked the role playing games plot in Power Behind the Throne by Carl Sargent , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #4) by Fritz Leiber

1. Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #4)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.10

Format: 188 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Fahrd and the Gray Mouser, master swordsmen, are determined to climb to the summit of Stardock, a d… read more

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  • fantasy
"Also, in the dismal Cold Waste, any man treasures illusions, though knowing them almost certainly to be such."

-Fritz Leiber, Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #4)

"At that instant the hag's noisy breathing stopped and with it all other sound. Her eyes opened, showing only whites - milky ovals infinitely eerie in the dark root-tangle of her sharp features and st…"

-Fritz Leiber, Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #4)

Cover of Watchmen by Alan             Moore, John    Higgins, Dave Gibbons

2. Watchmen

By: Alan Moore , John Higgins , Dave Gibbons

4.38

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes pla… read more

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  • fantasy
"Never despair. Never surrender."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"It doesn’t matter how “successful"

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"The superman exists and he's American."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

Cover of A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

3. A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.01

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungr… read more

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  • fantasy
"Master, I go hunting."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"Bu bir taş. Gerçek Lisan’da ise “tolk"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"To light a candle is to cast a shadow..."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"Encender una vela es proyectar una sombra..."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

4. The Things They Carried

By: Tim O'Brien

4.10

Format: None pages,

They carried malaria tablets, love letters, 28-pound mine detectors, dope, illustrated bibles, each… read more

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5. 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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6. Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber #1)

By: Roger Zelazny

3.75

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burn… read more

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Cover of Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) by Neal Stephenson

7. Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

By: Neal Stephenson

3.93

Format: 927 pages, Paperback

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing kn… read more

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  • fantasy
"he's surprised your tits come wi' a head attached"

-Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

"Your diligence is setting an example for all of us—stop it!"

-Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

"Most men would rather be shot through with a broad-headed arrow than be described by you."

-Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

"Ten years ago I might have been offended," Daniel said. "Now, there's nothing I'll not believe."

-Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

Cover of Death on the Reik by Graeme Davis

8. Death on the Reik

By: Graeme Davis

4.18

Format: 164 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Death on the Reik, part two of the revised and updated Director’s Cut of the Enemy Withi… read more

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  • role playing games
  • fantasy
Cover of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook by Dominic McDowall

9. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook

By: Dominic McDowall

4.19

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Can’t put it down, can you? You know what’s in here. You’ve seen them. The twisted ones, the arroga… read more

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  • role playing games
  • fantasy
Cover of Enemy in Shadows by Graeme Davis

10. Enemy in Shadows

By: Graeme Davis

4.16

Format: 164 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the revised and updated Director’s Cut of one of the most highly regarded roleplaying ca… read more

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  • role playing games
  • fantasy
Cover of Power Behind the Throne by Carl Sargent

11. Power Behind the Throne

By: Carl Sargent

4.11

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The epic Enemy Within campaign now reaches up to the far north-east of the Empire and the impregnab… read more

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  • role playing games
  • fantasy
Cover of Shadow of the Demon Lord (SDL1000) by Robert J. Schwalb

12. Shadow of the Demon Lord (SDL1000)

By: Robert J. Schwalb

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The End Is Just the Beginning! Sometimes the world needs heroes. But in the desperation of these la… read more

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  • role playing games
  • fantasy
Cover of WFRP Altdorf Crown of the Empire by Dave Allen

13. WFRP Altdorf Crown of the Empire

By: Dave Allen

4.13

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Warhammer Fantasy Altdorf Crown of the Empire - Role Playing Game Game Master Supplemental Materia… read more

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