10 Top fantasy books like Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay

Cover of Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay

Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)

By: Guy Gavriel Kay

4.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Under Heaven, Kay tells a story of honor and power, this time in a setting that evokes the dazzl…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3) by Janny Wurts

1. Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)

By: Janny Wurts

4.07

Format: 522 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Janny Wurts’s epic tale of two half-brothers cursed to life-long enmity reaches new heights in the … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"A masterbard's given duty was to ease the hearts of the bereaved."

-Janny Wurts, Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)

"You know, that's the trouble with drinking. Come the morning, you can never remember their names."

-Janny Wurts, Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)

"The curse that afflicted this scion of s'Ilessid had become everything the Fellowship of the Seven had warned and worse."

-Janny Wurts, Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)

"Talith confronted the self-contained prince she recalled much too clearly from the tumultuous events that surrounded a failed coronation."

-Janny Wurts, Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)

Cover of The Queen of Blood  (The Queens of Renthia, #1) by Sarah Beth Durst

2. The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)

By: Sarah Beth Durst

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Champion Ven knelt in the ruins of the village. Sifting through the rubble, he lifted out a broken doll, its pink dress streaked with dirt and its pottery face cracked. There was always a broken doll…"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)

"Know me, for I am death to all oath breaker, promise renders, and betrayers. Know me, for I am the last sunset, the night without the dawn, the winter without spring. I am pain to your pleasure, sile…"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)

"Don't trust the fire, for it will burn you. Don't trust the ice, for it will freeze you. Don't trust the water, for it will drown you. Don't trust the air, for it will choke you. Don't trust the eart…"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)

"Know me," Ven said as he drove knife after knife into the spirit's body, "for I am death to all oathbreakers, promise renders, and betrayers. Know me, for I am the last sunset, the night without dawn…"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)

Cover of Arrow's Fall (Heralds of Valdemar, #3) by Mercedes Lackey

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
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay

4. Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)

By: Guy Gavriel Kay

4.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Under Heaven, Kay tells a story of honor and power, this time in a setting that evokes the dazzl… read more

Similar categories in Guy Gavriel Kay's Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) book and Guy Gavriel Kay's Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)

  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • china
  • fantasy

5. The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)

By: Ken Liu

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Two men rebel together against tyranny--and then become rivals--in this first sweeping book of an e… read more

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6. Fugitive Prince (Wars of Light & Shadow, #4; Arc 3 - Alliance of Light, #1)

By: Janny Wurts

3.97

Format: None pages, Paperback

Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fourth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular… read more

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7. The Ships of Merior (Wars of Light & Shadow, #2; Arc 2 - The Ships of Merior, #1)

By: Janny Wurts

3.97

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Janny Wurts's epic tale of two half-brothers cursed to life-long enmity continues in this spectacul… read more

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8. Rose Daughter

By: Robin McKinley

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

It is the heart of this place, and it is dying, says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the B… read more

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9. Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)

By: Patrick Rothfuss

3.80

Format: 144 pages, Audio CD

The third book of The Kingkiller Chronicle. read more

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10. Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)

By: Ellen Kushner

3.91

Format: 385 pages,

The classic forerunner to The Fall of the Kings now with three bonus stories. Hailed by critics as … read more

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11. 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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12. 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
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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

Cover of Taming Flame by Therisa Peimer

13. 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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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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

Cover of Down in the Valley (The Netahs) by Lisa Kaniut Cobb

14. 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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15. 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

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Guy Gavriel Kay's Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)

  • fiction
  • historical 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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16. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Guy Gavriel Kay's Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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17. 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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18. The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)

By: James Logan

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and―thanks to a duel that ended badly―the disgraced … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6) by Christopher Ruocchio

19. Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.62

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The sixth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Your road will not be easy, nor your burden light." "That does not matter," I said. "It must be."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"I was nothing at all. The barest drop in a limitless ocean. One photon against the infinite Dark."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"You're a good man Albee. None of us is good lord. Edward said. It's for us to do good, despite ourselves."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

Cover of The Dregs of Empire: A Tale of the Sun Eater (The Sun Eater, #5.6) by Christopher Ruocchio

20. The Dregs of Empire: A Tale of the Sun Eater (The Sun Eater, #5.6)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.32

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SUN EATER IN THIS SPIN-OFF ADVENTURE SET AFTER THE EVENTS OF BOOK FIVE!F… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography Volume 6 by Larry R. Squire

21. The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography Volume 6

By: Larry R. Squire

3.86

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The sixth volume of The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography is a collection of autobiographica… read more

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