7 must-read science fiction fantasy books like Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

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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…

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Jirel of Joiry by C.L. Moore

1. Jirel of Joiry

By: C.L. Moore

3.72

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

C. L. Moore created Jirel, ruler of Joiry, in reaction to the beefy total-testosterone blood-and-th… read more

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  • classics
  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) by Jack Vance

2. 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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  • classics
  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"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)

Cover of The Bane of the Black Sword (The Elric Saga, #5) by Michael Moorcock

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

By: Michael Moorcock

4.02

Format: 157 pages, Mass Market Paperback

After much wandering and seeking Elric finally discovers the location of the sorcerer who had earli… read more

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  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The subtlest lie of all is the full truth."

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

"You spend your lives chasing that which is within you and that which you can find in any other human being - but you will not look for it there - you must follow more glamorous paths - to waste your …"

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

4. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

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

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twenti… read more

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  • adventure
  • sword and sorcery
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

5. 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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  • classics
  • adventure
  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3) by Michael Moorcock

6. The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.45

Format: 94 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"We must be bound to one another then. Bound by hell-forged chains and fate-haunted circumstance. W… read more

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  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

7. The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2)

By: Robert E. Howard , Gary Gianni , Patrice Louinet

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Three of longest tales plus outlines, notes, drafts. 1 The People of the Black CircleAmid towering … read more

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8. The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3)

By: Robert E. Howard , Gregory Manchess , Patrice Louinet

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From Robert E. Howard, the master of heroic fantasy, come five classic adventures featuring Conan, … read more

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9. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)

By: Robert E. Howard , Mark Schultz , Patrice Louinet

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Poem and first 13 tales, in order written, plus Miscellaneadrafts, notes, maps by author. Cimmeria … read more

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10. 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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11. The Eyes of the Overworld (The Dying Earth, #2)

By: Jack Vance

4.01

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Scoundrel Cugel is sent far away, by a magician he has wronged, to retrieve magical lenses that rev… read more

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12. The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

THE HAND OF KWLL AND THE EYE OF RHYNN IN EXCHANGE FOR THE HEART OF AIRIOCH There were Gods abroad i… read more

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13. The Fortress of the Pearl (Elric #8)

By: Michael Moorcock

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

The seventh installment in the prolific Moorcock's series about warrior Elric of Melnibone is set e… read more

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14. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Elric, #2)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin C… read more

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15. Kull: Exile of Atlantis

By: Robert E. Howard , Patrice Louinet , Justin Sweet

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." -Stephen Ki… read more

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16. The Worm Ouroboros

By: E.R. Eddison , Keith Henderson

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. When The Lo… read more

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17. Elric of Melniboné (Elric, #1)

By: Michael Moorcock

3.90

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

It is the colour of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair that flows below his shoulders i… read more

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18. The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies

By: S.T. Joshi , Clark Ashton Smith

4.11

Format: 14 pages, Paperback

A much-awaited collection of prose and poetry from one of the great cosmic masters of the supernatu… read more

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19. The Vanishing Tower (Elric, #4)

By: Michael Moorcock

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Elric of Melnibone, proud prince of ruins, last lord of a dying race, wanders the lands of the Youn… read more

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20. 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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  • classics
  • adventure
  • sword and sorcery
  • science fiction 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 Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

21. 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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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • short stories

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

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Jirel of Joiry

C.L. Moore

3.72

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The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

Jack Vance

3.89

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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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The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen, #2)

Aliette de Bodard

3.89

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Sharon Shinn

4.43

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I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Peter S. Beagle

3.78

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The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Nghi Vo

4.17

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