12 must-read fantasy books like Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1) by Tamora Pierce

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Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

By: Tamora Pierce

4.09

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by…

"Come on, Stork Boy, aren't you excited?"

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

"Come on, Stork Boy, aren't you excited?"

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

" You have a destiny. You aren't allowed to know it. "

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

" You have a destiny. You aren't allowed to know it. "

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

If you liked the fantasy plot in Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1) by Tamora Pierce , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

By: Tamora Pierce

4.09

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by… read more

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  • teen
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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"Come on, Stork Boy, aren't you excited?"

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

" You have a destiny. You aren't allowed to know it. "

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

"It's a Stromwing," Ozorne said. "I always wanted one."

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

"It's a Stormwing," Ozorne said. "I always wanted one."

-Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)

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2. Magic's Promise (The Last Herald-Mage #2)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar universe • Lambda-Award winning no… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The gods gave you a brain, boy,' he'd say. 'If you want to honor them, use it."

-Mercedes Lackey, Magic's Promise (The Last Herald-Mage #2)

"I do it because I have to. Because I’m needed. There isn’t anybody—I’m not boasting, Jervis, you can ask Savil—there isn’t anybody else in the whole Kingdom that can do what I can do. I can’t give up…"

-Mercedes Lackey, Magic's Promise (The Last Herald-Mage #2)

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3. Arrow's Fall (Heralds of Valdemar, #3)

By: Mercedes Lackey

3.87

Format: 237 pages,

With Elspeth, the heir to the throne of Valdemar, come of marriageable age, Talia, the Queen's Own … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. Domes of Fire (The Tamuli, #1)

By: David Eddings

4.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Danger stalked Queen Ehlana's realm. When an ambasador from the far-off Tamul Empire begged for hel… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. The Hidden City (The Tamuli, #3)

By: David Eddings

3.97

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Battle had been joined and fought and won. The Pandion Knight Sparhawk had met the forces of the fo… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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6. Arrow's Flight (Heralds of Valdemar, #2)

By: Mercedes Lackey

3.93

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

Set in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Valdemar, this unique and exciting novel continues the story… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Page (Tamora Pierce Novel) by Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow

7. Page (Tamora Pierce Novel)

By: Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. Henssonow

3.44

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Please note: This book is not Tamora Pierce's Page, but a collection of Wikipedia articles about th… read more

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8. The Shining Ones (The Tamuli, #2)

By: David Eddings

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Book Two of The Tamuli. The New York Times Bestseller! Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hid… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)

By: Patricia C. Wrede , Peter de Sève

4.18

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

A Princess's work is never done--not even when she becomes a queen! Princess Cimorene is now Que… read more

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  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You shouldn't give advice you don't follow."

-Patricia C. Wrede, Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)

"Very well. You may help me to exterminate the society of wizards."

-Patricia C. Wrede, Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)

"Telemain and Morwen?" Kazul muttered. "What am I, diced troll food?"

-Patricia C. Wrede, Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)

"Wizards don't know how to handle cats. I don't think they're very smart."

-Patricia C. Wrede, Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)

Cover of Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4) by Patricia C. Wrede, Peter de Sève

10. Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4)

By: Patricia C. Wrede , Peter de Sève

4.19

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Always be polite to dragons! That's what Daystar's mother taught him...and it's a very wise less… read more

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  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy

11. Castle Roogna (Xanth, #3)

By: Piers Anthony

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Millie, a ghost for 800 years wants only one man--Jonathan, and he's a zombie. To prove himself, Ma… read more

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12. Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra, #1)

By: Michelle Sagara

3.62

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowingthat something was afte… read more

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13. The Truth (Discworld, #25; Industrial Revolution, #2)

By: Terry Pratchett , None

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

There's been a murder. Allegedly. William de Worde is the Discworld's first investigative journalis… read more

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14. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

By: Gregory Maguire

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

We have all heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. B… read more

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15. Shaman's Crossing (Soldier Son, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

4.47

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed noblema… read more

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16. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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17. The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

By: J.B. Lion

4.32

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

epic fantasy graphic fiction novel with mythologic and spiritual themes. read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Monster? Monster, you say?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"The Order? Here inside such a weak soul?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Continue your search for the truth but remember one thing--all things are possible."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Everyone is so enamored with the puppet; they never notice the man pulling the strings."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

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18. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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19. Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

By: Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Josh waits anxiously while the Netah council decides his fate. Will he be accepted as a member of t… read more

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"Ano snorted in a very unladylike and elkish way."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"If he could blush through his fur, he would have."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"Josh tasted the decaying leaves of autumn in the cold mountain air."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

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20. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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  • fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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21. Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

By: William Kely McClung

4.37

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes, Like Swords, Are Forged In Blood! From the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia, to the n… read more

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"Afraid to live, too cowardly to die."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"And supernatural? Only science not yet understood."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Yeah, nerdship could be inherited as surely as any knighthood"

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Of course it didn’t make sense… knowledge was finite, imagination was not."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

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