6 best-selling fantasy books like The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton

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The Children of Llyr

By: Evangeline Walton

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In stark, gaunt prose, it chronicles the years of Bran the Blessed - he who was so vast a man that …

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Cover of The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5) by Lloyd Alexander

1. The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5)

By: Lloyd Alexander

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

When the sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands … read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain #4) by Lloyd Alexander

2. Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain #4)

By: Lloyd Alexander

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Taran is an Assistant Pig-Keeper no longer; he has become a hero. Now he dreams of winning the hand… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more

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"Waves are the practice of the water."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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4. Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

By: Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta

3.92

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Written in the fifth century B.C., Sophocles' tragedy concerns the shame and death of Ajax, a Greek… read more

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  • mythology
  • fiction
"If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"To look on self-wrought woes, when no other has had a hand in them- this lays sharp pangs to the soul."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?"

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"AGAMEMNÔN. Il n’est pas facile à un roi d’être pieux. ODYSSEUS. Mais les rois peuvent obéir aux amis qui les conseillent bien."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

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5. They Came to Baghdad

By: Agatha Christie

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Baghdad is holding a secret superpower summit, but the word is out, and an underground organization… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

6. Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met. 'The two… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
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7. The Bell at Sealey Head

By: Patricia A. McKillip

4.67

Format: 121 pages,

Sealey Head is a small sleepy town on the edge of the ocean, where sunset marks the tolling of a be… read more

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  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Daniel Deronda

By: George Eliot , Edmund White

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Derondacontrasts the moral laxity of… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by John G. Neihardt, Black Elk

9. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

By: John G. Neihardt , Black Elk

4.37

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The most important aspect of this book is upon the contemporary generation of young Indians who hav… read more

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10. The Children of Llyr

By: Evangeline Walton

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In stark, gaunt prose, it chronicles the years of Bran the Blessed - he who was so vast a man that … read more

Similar categories in Evangeline Walton's The Children of Llyr book and Evangeline Walton's The Children of Llyr

  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
  • mythology

11. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Unknown , Christopher Tolkien

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Sir Gawain and the Green Knightand Pearlare two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. S… read more

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12. The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril, has returned to the noble household he once served as pag… read more

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13. Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the second instalment of this rousing series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancien… read more

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14. The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)

By: Hugh Lofting , Michael Hague

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Doctor John Dolittle loves animals. He loves them so much that his home and office overflow with an… read more

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15. Hrolf Kraki's Saga

By: Poul Anderson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Poul Anderson has long been known for his love affair with the legends and myths of the great Norse… read more

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16. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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17. The Owl Service

By: Alan Garner

3.84

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Something is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a s… read more

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18. Battle Cry of Freedom

By: James M. McPherson

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more

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19. Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)

By: Mervyn Peake

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

Starts with the birth and ends with the first birthday celebrations of the heir to the grand, tradi… read more

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20. The Worm Ouroboros

By: E.R. Eddison , Keith Henderson

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. When The Lo… read more

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21. Inanna (Sumerians, #1)

By: Emily H. Wilson

4.06

Format: 474 pages, Paperback

The fates of a young goddess, a warrior, and a mortal soldier collide in this enthralling and lyric… read more

Similar categories in Emily H. Wilson's Inanna (Sumerians, #1) book and Evangeline Walton's The Children of Llyr

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"No one at all sees Death, No one at all sees the face of Death, No one at all hears the voice of Death, Death so savage, who hacks men down."

-Emily H. Wilson, Inanna (Sumerians, #1)

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4.25

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Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta

3.92

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Agatha Christie

4.00

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The Rose and the Yew Tree

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3.64

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3.76

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The Unexpected Guest

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3.95

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