25 Best fantasy books like Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1) by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

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Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

By: Laura VanArendonk Baugh

4.20

Format: 460 pages, Paperback

He can save her life—if he sacrifices himself and those he swore to protect. King’s bastard Shia…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1) by Laura VanArendonk Baugh , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Spirit's End (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #5) by Rachel Aaron

1. Spirit's End (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #5)

By: Rachel Aaron

4.24

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Eli Monpress is clever, he's determined, and he's in way over his head. First rule of don't be a … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Aaron's Spirit's End (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #5) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of The Spirit Eater (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #3) by Rachel Aaron

2. The Spirit Eater (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #3)

By: Rachel Aaron

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, de… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Aaron's The Spirit Eater (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #3) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) by Jonathan Stroud

3. The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)

By: Jonathan Stroud

4.24

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty ye… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
",,Plenty of time for a cup of tea. Then we find ourselves a ghost."

-Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)

"I wasn't pretty, but as my mother once said, prettiness wasn't my profession."

-Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)

"His dark eyes sparkled as he looked into mine. In that instant it was as if nothing in the world fascinated him as much as me."

-Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)

"Я багато що побачила в Кумб-Кері-Голлі цієї ночі, але ця квола посмішка на старечих лютих вустах була найстрашнішим з видовищ."

-Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)

Cover of The Spirit War (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #4) by Rachel Aaron

4. The Spirit War (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #4)

By: Rachel Aaron

4.29

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Eli Monpress is vain. He's cocky. And he's a thief. But he's a thief who has just seen his bounty t… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Aaron's The Spirit War (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #4) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
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5. The Q

By: Beth Brower

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

CAN QUINCY ST. CLAIRE KEEP THE Q? A dying man with a scheme A charming smuggler one step ahead of t… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Q book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Princess and the Goblin  (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes

6. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

7. The Spirit Rebellion (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #2)

By: Rachel Aaron

4.50

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

Eli Monpress is brilliant. He's incorrigible. And he's a thief. He's also still at large, which dri… read more

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8. The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1)

By: Rachel Aaron

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition can be found . Eli Monpress is talented. He's charming. And he's a thief.… read more

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9. The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. #3)

By: Jonathan Stroud

4.18

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout… read more

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10. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

11. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmer… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Yumi and the Nightmare Painter book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
"I am the one that nightmares fear"

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"There is more salt in this soup than there is soup."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Pay attention. At times, this is what heroism looks like."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Smiles, like radiation, are made more potent by proximity."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Cover of Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice (Sacrificed Hearts #1) by Tara Grayce

12. Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice (Sacrificed Hearts #1)

By: Tara Grayce

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s a tale as old as myth and legends: the village maiden sacrificed to a monster. Every year, … read more

Similar categories in Tara Grayce's Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice (Sacrificed Hearts #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) by Jack Carr

13. Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

By: Jack Carr

4.55

Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition

Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that i… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
Cover of The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, #1) by Luanne G. Smith

14. The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, #1)

By: Luanne G. Smith

3.83

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

A young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy of betrayal, … read more

Similar categories in Luanne G. Smith's The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Recorder (Children of the Consortium, #1) by Cathy  McCrumb

15. Recorder (Children of the Consortium, #1)

By: Cathy McCrumb

4.32

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

The Consortium is All. But Recorder Can No Longer Obey. Recorder has no family, no friends, and no… read more

Similar categories in Cathy McCrumb's Recorder (Children of the Consortium, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
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16. Dream of Kings

By: Sharon Hinck

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Future Never Sleeps In the glacial nation of Norgard, Jolan the Dream Teller serves every se… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Hinck's Dream of Kings book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk

17. The Night Agent

By: Matthew Quirk

4.00

Format: 512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

To find a Russian mole in the White House, an FBI agent must question everything. . . and trust no … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Quirk's The Night Agent book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
Cover of The Assassin Bride (The King and The Assassin, #1) by Anastasis Blythe

18. The Assassin Bride (The King and The Assassin, #1)

By: Anastasis Blythe

4.17

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It is said the Neverseen King comes for a new bride every hundred years. I thought it was only lege… read more

Similar categories in Anastasis Blythe's The Assassin Bride (The King and The Assassin, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Bride of the Fae Prince (Bride of the Fae Prince, #1) by Anastasis Blythe

19. Bride of the Fae Prince (Bride of the Fae Prince, #1)

By: Anastasis Blythe

4.08

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

For fans of A Deal With The Elf King and The Bridge Kingdom, this arranged marriage romance about a… read more

Similar categories in Anastasis Blythe's Bride of the Fae Prince (Bride of the Fae Prince, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
"How did I just walk up to your father’s palace and find you?"

-Anastasis Blythe, Bride of the Fae Prince (Bride of the Fae Prince, #1)

"You, my darling, are magnificent beyond anything I could have ever imagined,"

-Anastasis Blythe, Bride of the Fae Prince (Bride of the Fae Prince, #1)

Cover of Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1) by Christina Baehr

20. Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1)

By: Christina Baehr

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander … read more

Similar categories in Christina Baehr's Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Drake Hall (The Secrets of Ormdale, #2) by Christina Baehr

21. Drake Hall (The Secrets of Ormdale, #2)

By: Christina Baehr

4.42

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

Edith’s ancient home is full of secrets…and dragons are the least of them. As the new dragon kee… read more

Similar categories in Christina Baehr's Drake Hall (The Secrets of Ormdale, #2) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Starlit Prince (Secrets of the Fae, #1) by C.F.E. Black

22. The Starlit Prince (Secrets of the Fae, #1)

By: C.F.E. Black

4.01

Format: None pages, Paperback

She never expected to marry a fae. He never expected what would happen when she did. Hours befor… read more

Similar categories in C.F.E. Black's The Starlit Prince (Secrets of the Fae, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
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23. The Wicked Prince

By: Celeste Baxendell

4.51

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

*See all of the books in the Once Upon a Prince Series HERE.* A righteous outlaw. A wicked tyran… read more

Similar categories in Celeste Baxendell's The Wicked Prince book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Deliver (The Blades of Acktar, #4) by Tricia Mingerink

24. Deliver (The Blades of Acktar, #4)

By: Tricia Mingerink

4.65

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

2018 Alliance Award Finalist Can something broken ever heal? Martyn is broken. After torturi… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Mingerink's Deliver (The Blades of Acktar, #4) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Of all the low-down, flea-bitten, five-day-dead-body luck! He was stuck with another one."

-Tricia Mingerink, Deliver (The Blades of Acktar, #4)

"You and Jamie were easy. But Martyn's all kinds of stubborn. He would've made a great mule."

-Tricia Mingerink, Deliver (The Blades of Acktar, #4)

Cover of The Prince's Captive (Runes of Pain and Peace, #1) by Celeste Baxendell

25. The Prince's Captive (Runes of Pain and Peace, #1)

By: Celeste Baxendell

4.09

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

A decoy bride sent to die. The soldier prince sent to capture her. How far will he go to save her l… read more

Similar categories in Celeste Baxendell's The Prince's Captive (Runes of Pain and Peace, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3) by Christina Baehr

26. Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3)

By: Christina Baehr

4.50

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

At Midsummer’s Eve, the Red Dragon will choose his bride. Following this mysterious invitation, … read more

Similar categories in Christina Baehr's Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Electrical Menagerie (The Celestial Isles, #1) by Mollie E. Reeder

27. The Electrical Menagerie (The Celestial Isles, #1)

By: Mollie E. Reeder

4.58

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans of Caraval and The Greatest Showman: a quest for fame and fortune in a stardust-powered em… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of When a Dragon Comes Courting (Tales from Karneesia #1) by Claire Trella Hill

28. When a Dragon Comes Courting (Tales from Karneesia #1)

By: Claire Trella Hill

4.03

Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition

A young mother and a dragon in a man’s guise meet in the unlikeliest of places….After her husband i… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Come by Water: A Retelling of Tam Lin (Tales from Karneesia Book 2) by Claire Trella Hill

29. Come by Water: A Retelling of Tam Lin (Tales from Karneesia Book 2)

By: Claire Trella Hill

4.07

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

“Why have you come to Carterhaugh?”Seven years ago, after a mysterious fire and tragedy, Janet’s ch… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1) by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

30. Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

By: Laura VanArendonk Baugh

4.20

Format: 460 pages, Paperback

He can save her life—if he sacrifices himself and those he swore to protect. King’s bastard Shia… read more

Similar categories in Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1) book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball by Elisabeth Aimee Brown

31. What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball

By: Elisabeth Aimee Brown

4.51

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Hester Flanders went to the ball for the food. She didn’t expect a prince to follow her home. If… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Aimee Brown's What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball book and Laura VanArendonk Baugh's Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1)

  • fantasy

23 best-selling fiction books like Shard & Shield (The Shard of Elan, #1) by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

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Rachel Aaron

4.24

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Rachel Aaron

4.00

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Jonathan Stroud

4.24

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4.29

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Mary Mecham

4.38

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Tara Grayce

4.20

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Kate Stradling

4.18

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Callie Thomas

4.33

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