7 must-read science fiction fantasy books like The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) by Mercedes Lackey

Cover of The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) by Mercedes Lackey

The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The She was Tarma. Born to the Clan of the Hawk of the nomadic Shin'a'in people she saw her entire…

"And the nightmare-monster of her childhood revealed itself to be a thing of old clothes stuffed with straw."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

"She would never truly be her own woman if she allowed fear and old memories to dictate where she would or would not go."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

"Kethry had once described summoning as being “like balancing on a rooftree while screaming an epic poem in a foreign language at the top of your lungs."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) by Mercedes Lackey , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8) by Anne McCaffrey

1. Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.85

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"How old is too old when you've a right knack with the sick?"

-Anne McCaffrey, Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)

"It is time to end a story that began in sorrow and ordeal and has ended in a deep and lasting happiness. May it be so for others."

-Anne McCaffrey, Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)

"To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day."

-Anne McCaffrey, Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)

"Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them."

-Anne McCaffrey, Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)

Cover of The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) by Mercedes Lackey

2. The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The She was Tarma. Born to the Clan of the Hawk of the nomadic Shin'a'in people she saw her entire… read more

Similar categories in Mercedes Lackey's The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) book and Mercedes Lackey's The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And the nightmare-monster of her childhood revealed itself to be a thing of old clothes stuffed with straw."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

"She would never truly be her own woman if she allowed fear and old memories to dictate where she would or would not go."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

"Kethry had once described summoning as being “like balancing on a rooftree while screaming an epic poem in a foreign language at the top of your lungs."

-Mercedes Lackey, The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

Cover of Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3) by Jacqueline Carey

3. Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3)

By: Jacqueline Carey

4.33

Format: 653 pages, Hardcover

Having learned a lesson about thwarting the will of the gods, Imriel and Sidonie publicly confess t… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3) book and Mercedes Lackey's The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was the shadow of sorrow, yes. It would always be there. But that was the nature of life. The bright…"

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3)

"Sidonie, I know you don't remember it, but you once promised to trust me beyond all reason. And I swear to you that all that I am, all that I possess, including this gem-stone, is yours. I need you. …"

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3)

Cover of The Red Wyvern (The Dragon Mage, #1) by Katharine Kerr

4. The Red Wyvern (The Dragon Mage, #1)

By: Katharine Kerr

4.36

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Katharine Kerr's richly imagined cycle of novels set in Deverry and the Westlands has earned a devo… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Gold Falcon (The Silver Wyrm, #1; The Dragon Mage, #4) by Katharine Kerr

5. The Gold Falcon (The Silver Wyrm, #1; The Dragon Mage, #4)

By: Katharine Kerr

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Katharine Kerr's The Gold Falcon (The Silver Wyrm, #1; The Dragon Mage, #4) book and Mercedes Lackey's The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1) by Melanie Rawn

6. Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1)

By: Melanie Rawn

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Deadly dragons hold the secret to unimaginable wealth for mutual peace, or a bloody tyrant's reign.… read more

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

7. Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be … read more

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8. To Ride Pegasus (The Talent, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

They were four extroardinary women who read minds, healed bodies, diverted disasters, foretold the … read more

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9. Pegasus in Flight (The Talent, #2)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

As director of the Jerhattan Parapsychic Center, telepath Rhyssa Owen coordinated the job assignmen… read more

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10. Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that mor… read more

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11. Shapechangers (Chronicles of the Cheysuli #1)

By: Jennifer Roberson

4.14

Format: None pages,

They were the Cheysuli, a race of magical warriors gifted with the ability to assume animal shape a… read more

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12. Stormqueen! (Darkover - Chronological Order #3)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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Cover of Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3) by Anne McCaffrey

13. Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.10

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

As Menolly uncovers magic and intrigue, mischievous Piemur discovers the rhythm of adventure in the… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy

14. The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Pern, #12)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Here are five gripping episodes of early Pern -- from the very first space survey recommending colo… read more

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15. Tris's Book (Circle of Magic, #2)

By: Tamora Pierce

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Earthquake damage leaves Winding Circle vulnerable to pirate attack, so everyone - including the yo… read more

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Jacqueline Carey

4.33

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Janny Wurts

3.77

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Lois McMaster Bujold

3.76

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Kate Elliott

3.81

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