19 Top fantasy books like Conan: City of the Dead by John C. Hocking

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Conan: City of the Dead

By: John C. Hocking

4.27

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The long awaited follow up to 'Conan And The Emerald Lotus', Hocking once again proves to be amongs…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Conan: City of the Dead by John C. Hocking , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

By: Jack Vance

3.89

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy… read more

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"It is thus because it has always been thus. Is not this reason enough?"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"T'sais mounted her horse and set out for Earth, seeking love and beauty."

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"To the furthest reach of my memory, Rogol Domedonfors ruled the city. He knew lore of all ages, secrets of fire and light, gravity and countergravity, the knowledge of superphysic numeration, metatha…"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

"On the heights above the river Xzan, at the site of certain ancient ruins, Iucounu the Laughing Magician had built a manse to his private taste: an eccentric structure of steep gables, balconies, sky…"

-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

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2. Invisible Man

By: Ralph Ellison

3.91

Format: 581 pages, Paperback

First published in 1952 and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, Invisible Man is one of those rare… read more

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"When I discover who I am, I’ll be free."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"You're very insistent, but I'm very busy."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"They could laugh at him but they couldn't ignore him"

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"I could hardly get to sleep for dreaming of revenge."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

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3. The Hyborian Age

By: Robert E. Howard

3.84

Format: 224 pages,

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4. The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories

By: Lord Dunsany , None , S.H. Sime

2.43

Format: None pages, Paperback

An influential fantasy writer and a key figure in the Irish literary renaissance, Edward J. M. D. P… read more

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5. Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1)

By: David Gemmell

3.54

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Druss, Captain of the Axe, whose fame was legendary, had chosen to wait for death in a mountain hid… read more

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6. 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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7. Dagon

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.94

Format: 489 pages,

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8. The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)

By: Alexandre Dumas , Francine du Plessix Gray , Joachim Neugroschel

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's cel… read more

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9. 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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10. The Swords of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5)

By: Fritz Leiber

3.78

Format: 584 pages, Mass Market Paperback

One of them was a huge, brawny, full-bearded barbarian from the northlands of Nehwon. His name was … read more

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11. 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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12. Conan: Road of Kings

By: Karl Edward Wagner

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Facing the gallows for defending his honor-by killing the captain of the guard-the mighty Conan jum… read more

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13. Rhialto the Marvellous (The Dying Earth, #4)

By: Jack Vance

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Contents: The Murthe (1984) Fader's Waft (1984) Morreion (1973) read more

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14. The Whisperer in Darkness

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Ar… read more

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15. John the Balladeer

By: Manly Wade Wellman , David Drake , Karl Edward Wagner

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, 1951-58 and 1979-86) plus a f… read more

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16. A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , John Seelye

3.81

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

A Princess of Mars is the first of eleven thrilling novels that comprise Edgar Rice Burroughs' most… read more

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"Mine own people do not care for me, John Carter; I am too unlike them. It is a sad fate, since I must live my life amongst them."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"Twenty years have intervened; for ten of them I lived and fought for Dejah Thoris and her people, and for ten I have lived upon her memory."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"There was one slight, desperate chance, and that I decided I must take--it was for Dejah Thoris, and no man has lived who would not risk a thousand deaths for such as she."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

"Day had now given away to night and as we wandered along the great avenue lighted by the two moons of Barsoom, and with Earth looking down upon us out of her luminous green eye, it seemed that we wer…"

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

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17. Post Office

By: Charles Bukowski

3.94

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life … read more

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"It began as a mistake."

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"من يراهن كثيراً يخسر حصانه ص 154"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"المحترف يذهب إلى السباقات بمفرده ص 81"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"لا تحب المرأة أن تكون في المرتبة الثانية ص 161"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

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18. Aliens: Phalanx

By: Scott Sigler

4.23

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

It's Medieval carnage meets Alien as a pre-industrial society fights against extinction brought abo… read more

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Cover of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

19. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer

By: Garth Nix

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a new collection including all… read more

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Cover of Lord of a Shattered Land (The Chronicles of Hanuvar #1) by Howard Andrew Jones

20. Lord of a Shattered Land (The Chronicles of Hanuvar #1)

By: Howard Andrew Jones

4.48

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A vast empire's greatest foe. A conquered people's last hope. His name is Hanuvar, and he will set … read more

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Cover of Savage Realms Monthly, January 2021 (Savage Realms Monthly #1) by William Miller

21. Savage Realms Monthly, January 2021 (Savage Realms Monthly #1)

By: William Miller

4.03

Format: 98 pages, ebook

Quench Your Thirst for Savage Sword and Sorcery Action Adventure! The masters of sword and sorcery… read more

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Cover of The Thousand Eyes  (The Serpent Gates, #2) by A.K. Larkwood

22. The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2)

By: A.K. Larkwood

4.13

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to A. K. Larkwood's stunning debut fantasy, The Unspoken Name, The Thousand Eyes continu… read more

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"If there ever comes a day when anyone gets what they deserve…then I would still get you, and you would still get me"

-A.K. Larkwood, The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2)

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23. Conan: Blood of the Serpent

By: S.M. Stirling

3.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The pulse-pounding return of Conan, the most iconic fantasy hero in popular culture, with a brand-n… read more

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Cover of Conan: Lord of the Mount by Stephen Graham Jones

24. Conan: Lord of the Mount

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.98

Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition

Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy … read more

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25. Classic Monsters Unleashed (Unleashed Series)

By: James Aquilone

3.78

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Stories of famous monsters in a new horror anthology edited by James Aquilone and featuring Joe R.… read more

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26. The White Tree (Dark Adventure Radio Theatre)

By: Sean Branney

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - The White Tree: A Tale of Inspector Legrasse presents an all new for… read more

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27. Old Moon Quarterly: Issue 3, Winter 2023: A Magazine of Dark Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery (Old Moon Quarterly; A Magazine of Dark Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery)

By: Old Moon Quarterly

4.14

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

Old Moon Quarterly is a magazine of weird sword-and-sorcery fantasy. In the tradition of Clark Asht… read more

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Cover of Hither Came Conan: The Best Conan Story Is… by Jason M. Waltz

28. Hither Came Conan: The Best Conan Story Is…

By: Jason M. Waltz

4.73

Format: 536 pages, Kindle Edition

A look into the nature of Texas author Robert E. Howard's greatest creation, Conan the Cimmerian. A… read more

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Cover of Conan: City of the Dead by John C. Hocking

29. Conan: City of the Dead

By: John C. Hocking

4.27

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The long awaited follow up to 'Conan And The Emerald Lotus', Hocking once again proves to be amongs… read more

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Cover of Immaculate Scoundrels (The Scaleborn Series, #1) by John R. Fultz

30. Immaculate Scoundrels (The Scaleborn Series, #1)

By: John R. Fultz

4.64

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

None read more

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31. The Doom of Odin (Grimnir #3)

By: Scott Oden

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As the Black Death rampages across Europe, two creatures of the Elder World clash over the rotting … read more

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8 Best fiction books like Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

Transform Your Habits

Jirel of Joiry

C.L. Moore

3.72

Transform Your Habits

The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

Jack Vance

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Bane of the Black Sword (The Elric Saga, #5)

Michael Moorcock

4.02

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

H.P. Lovecraft , Robert E. Howard , Gary Gianni , Salvador Sanz , Elvio E. Gandolfo

3.64

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