16 Best fiction books like Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2) by Tad Williams

Cover of Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2) by Tad Williams

Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2)

By: Tad Williams

3.63

Format: None pages,

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right i…

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Cover of The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) by Janny Wurts

1. The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

By: Janny Wurts

3.77

Format: 830 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The world of Athera lives in eternal fog, its skies obscured by the malevolent Mistwraith. Only the… read more

Similar categories in Janny Wurts's The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) book and Tad Williams's Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
"Show me a hero and I'll show you a man enslaved by his competence."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"Mage-taught wisdom reproached him: any gift of power was two-edged."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"An illusion threatens no one with harm. Neither can it be dispelled by armed force."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

"A bad king revels in his importance. A good one hates his office. He spends himself into infirmity quashing deadly little plots to make power the tool of the greedy."

-Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

Cover of The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt, #6) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2. The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt, #6)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.98

Format: 697 pages, Paperback

A shadow is falling over Collegium. Despite the tenuous peace, Stenwold Maker knows that the Emp… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
Cover of Enchantress (Evermen Saga, #1) by James   Maxwell

3. Enchantress (Evermen Saga, #1)

By: James Maxwell

4.02

Format: 626 pages, Kindle Edition

From the day Ella witnesses an enchanter using his talents to save her brother's life, she knows wh… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

4. Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.98

Format: 673 pages, Paperback

Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the menacing Wasp army, but are the… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
"Amongst his own people, death was a swift insect, gleaming black, its wings a blur – too fast to be outrun and too agile to be avoided, the unplumbed void in which he swam was but the depth of a sing…"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

"Take away my machines and they would be at each other’s throats with swords and knives instead. Then take away their steel and they would pick up rocks and clubs. There is no saving them: they are me…"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

"In Collegium it had been the fashion, while he had been resident there, to paint death as a grey-skinned, balding Beetle man in plain robes, perhaps with a doctor's bag but more often an artificer's …"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

" I was young at Myna, that first time. When had the change come? He had retreated to here, to Collegium, to spin his awkward webs of intrigue and to lecture at the College. Then, years on, the call h…"

-Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

Cover of The Scarab Path (Shadows of the Apt, #5) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

5. The Scarab Path (Shadows of the Apt, #5)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.02

Format: None pages,

The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter International, #1) by Larry Correia

6. Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter International, #1)

By: Larry Correia

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2) by Tad Williams

7. Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2)

By: Tad Williams

3.63

Format: None pages,

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right i… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
Cover of Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton

8. Pandora's Star

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some four hundred light-years in d… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of War Master's Gate (Shadows of the Apt, #9) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

9. War Master's Gate (Shadows of the Apt, #9)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Relentlessly advancing towards Collegium, the Empire is again seeking to break down its walls. The … read more

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  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
Cover of Salute the Dark (Shadows of the Apt, #4) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

10. Salute the Dark (Shadows of the Apt, #4)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.33

Format: 277 pages,

The vampiric sorcerer Uctebri has at last got his hands on the Shadow Box and can finally begin his… read more

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  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy

11. The Air War (Shadows of the Apt, #8)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. In Solarno, the spies watch each other and ready … read more

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12. Seal of the Worm (Shadows of the Apt, #10)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.97

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Empire stands victorious over its enemies at last. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Em… read more

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13. Heirs of the Blade (Shadows of the Apt, #7)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Paperback

She remembered how it felt to lose Salma, first to the wiles of the Butterfly-kinden girl, then to … read more

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14. Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.54

Format: 608 pages,

Seventeen years ago Stenwold witnessed the Wasp Empire storming the city of Myna in a brutal war of… read more

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15. Blood of the Mantis (Shadows of the Apt, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Driven by the ghosts of the Darakyon, Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town o… read more

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Cover of The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2) by Mark  Lawrence

16. The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The second volume in the bestselling, ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following The Book That Woul… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2) book and Tad Williams's Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Queen Amid Ashes (The Sun Eater, #2.6) by Christopher Ruocchio

17. Queen Amid Ashes (The Sun Eater, #2.6)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.11

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

THOUGH THE BATTLE TO SAVE HER PLANET IS OVER, THE WAR NEVER ENDS. Hadrian Marlowe is newly a kni… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1) by Peter McLean

18. Priest of Bones (War for the Rose Throne, #1)

By: Peter McLean

3.95

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The war is over, and army priest Tomas Piety heads home with Sergeant Bloody Anne at his side. But … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1) by Steven Erikson

19. The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1)

By: Steven Erikson

4.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
"Exactly. Peace of mind."

-Steven Erikson, The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1)

"It wouldn’t be happiness then, happiness wasn’t kind anyway, the way it could vanish in an instant. He might not miss it at all."

-Steven Erikson, The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1)

"Hollow is the head of a fool. And everyone who listens only to the echoes bouncing in his skull, believing them true, is doubly a fool. Yet these echoes are all we ever hear. Beliefs feeding into bel…"

-Steven Erikson, The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1)

Cover of Killing Time (The Time Police, #5) by Jodi Taylor

20. Killing Time (The Time Police, #5)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.56

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night... Two members of Team 236 are trapped on… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1 by Xue Shan Fei Hu

21. The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1

By: Xue Shan Fei Hu

4.46

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

After Li Yu stays up all night to read an engrossing webnovel, he finally falls asleep–only to wake… read more

Similar categories in Xue Shan Fei Hu's The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1 book and Tad Williams's Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction

16 must-read fiction books like Shadowplay (Shadowmarch, #2) by Tad Williams

Transform Your Habits

The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)

Janny Wurts

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt, #6)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Enchantress (Evermen Saga, #1)

James Maxwell

4.02

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Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.98

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16 must-read fiction books like Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton

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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

Iain M. Banks

3.85

Transform Your Habits

The Player of Games (Culture, #2)

Iain M. Banks

4.28

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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)

Alastair Reynolds

4.17

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Chasm City

Alastair Reynolds

4.17

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