10 Best science fiction fantasy books like Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3) by David Eddings

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Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

By: David Eddings

4.15

Format: 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback

BOOK 3 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by master storyteller David Eddin…

"Does bouncing count? -- Silk, The Belgariad"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things."

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn't you know that? We're afraid of the weather, we're afraid of powerful men, we're afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we're afraid of growing old and of dying. Sometimes we're even afraid of living. Ordinary men are afraid almost every minute of their lives."

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner. "Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on. "Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this time?" "Trying to fly, last time I saw him." Silk smirked. The old man looked puzzled. "He wasn't doing it very well," Silk added. Belgarath shrugged. "Maybe it'll come to him in time." "He doesn't really have all that much time." Silk glanced out over the edge. "From far below - terribly far below - there came a faint, muffled crash; then, after several seconds, another. "Does bouncing count?" Silk asked. Belgarath made a wry face. "Not really." "Then I'd say he didn't learn in time." Silk said blithely."

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

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Cover of Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3) by David Eddings

1. Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

By: David Eddings

4.15

Format: 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback

BOOK 3 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by master storyteller David Eddin… read more

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  • adventure
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"Does bouncing count? -- Silk, The Belgariad"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things."

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn't you know that? We're afraid of the weather, we're afraid of powerful men, we're afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we're afraid…"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner. "Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on. "Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this t…"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

Cover of Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8) by David Gemmell

2. Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)

By: David Gemmell

4.20

Format: 339 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Winged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
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  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I do not believe that the way to fight great evil is to commit a lesser one."

-David Gemmell, Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)

"What is the point, then, of dying when the cause is already lost?" "What is the point of living without a cause worth dying for?"

-David Gemmell, Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)

Cover of Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) by Raymond E. Feist

3. Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)

By: Raymond E. Feist

4.32

Format: 681 pages, Paperback

Raymond E. Feist's classic fantasy epic, Magician, has enchanted readers for over twenty years. The… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
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  • young adult
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"The first love is the difficult love."

-Raymond E. Feist, Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)

"Some loves come unbidden like winds from the sea, and others grow from the seeds of friendship."

-Raymond E. Feist, Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)

"Pug stepped into the rift and vanished. There was an audible intaking of breath at the sight, for only a few there knew what to expect. The following moments dragged on, and many unconsciously held t…"

-Raymond E. Feist, Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)

"Seeing Tully was stung by the reference to ancient church canon long since abandoned, Kulgan softened his tone “No disrespect to you, Tully. But don’t try to teach an old thief to steal. I know your …"

-Raymond E. Feist, Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)

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4. The Wishsong of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #3)

By: Terry Brooks

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

Horror stalks the Four Lands. The Ildatch, immemorial book of evil spells, has stirred to eldritch … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
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  • fantasy
Cover of Dragons of Autumn Twilight  (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

5. Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

By: Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman

4.01

Format: 444 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy adventure is the first installment in the beloved Dragonla… read more

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  • young adult
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"There comes a time, Laurana, when you've got to risk your life for something you believe in -- something that means more than life itself."

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"And my eyes! I see through hourglass pupils and therefore I see time-as it affects all things. Even as I look at you now, Tanis," the mage whispered, "I see you dying, slowly, by inches. And so I see…"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"Tas had been teasing Flint unmercifully all morning, calling him "Seamaster" and "Shipmate" asking him the price of fish, and how much he would charge to Ferry them back across the lake. Flint finall…"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"He remembered a dog—the only living thing they found in the entire village—curled around the body of a dead child. Caramon stopped to pet the small dog. The animal cringed, then licked the big man’s …"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

Cover of Silverthorn (The Riftwar Saga, #3) by Raymond E. Feist

6. Silverthorn (The Riftwar Saga, #3)

By: Raymond E. Feist

4.22

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Kr… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

7. Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1)

By: Raymond E. Feist

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback

To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the maste… read more

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8. Magician: Master (The Riftwar Saga, #2)

By: Raymond E. Feist

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a s… read more

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9. Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #3)

By: Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Will truth and virtue triumph over the deadly darkness of an all-consuming evil? The war agains… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I will do anything to save Laurana, he swore beneath his breath, clenching his fist. Anything! If it means sacrificing myself or— He stopped. Would he really give up Berem? Would he really trade the …"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #3)

10. Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)

By: Mercedes Lackey

3.46

Format: None pages,

A KINGDOM IMPERILED! Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond … read more

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11. Darkwell (Forgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy, #3)

By: Douglas Niles

4.24

Format: 376 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The greatest city in Maztica lies in ruins, and plague of hideous monsters descends across the land… read more

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12. Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)

By: Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman

4.14

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

With the return of the dragon minions of Takhisis, the Queen of Dragons, the land of Krynn has beco… read more

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  • fantasy
"Why insult the door's purpose by locking it?" is a favorite kender expression."

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)

"If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear the pain of loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater."

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)

"Raistlin lay on the floor, his skin white, his breathing shallow. Blood trickled from his mouth. Kneeling down, Caramon lifted him in his arms. "Raistlin?" he whispered. "What happened?" "That's what…"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)

"How do you know they're magic and not some mechanical device of the dwarves?" Tanis asked, sensing that Tas was hiding something. Tas gulped. He had been hoping Tanis wouldn't ask him that question. …"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)

13. Sword Play (Forgotten Realms: Netheril, #1)

By: Clayton Emery , Victor Milán

4.10

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Wizard's Wager Thousands of years before the Age of Elminster, dragons rule the skies of Faerun, an… read more

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14. The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)

By: Terry Brooks

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Long ago, wars of ancient Evil ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races… read more

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15. A Darkness At Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, #4)

By: Raymond E. Feist

3.81

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy,… read more

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16. Waylander (The Drenai Saga, #3)

By: David Gemmell

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

All of Waylander's instincts had screamed at him to spurn the contract from Kaem the cruel, the kil… read more

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17. 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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  • science fiction fantasy
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"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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18. 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
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"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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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. The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

By: Robert Reid

4.30

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 16th century in the city of Mora, capital of Kermin, a cruel new ruler has come to pow… read more

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"Raimund, we must promise each other that if one of us leaves Mora it must be both. We must leave together."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

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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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4.32

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