16 must-read fiction books like The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

If you liked the fiction plot in The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20) by Marion Zimmer Bradley , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Witch World (Witch World Series 1: Estcarp Cycle, #1)

By: Andre Norton

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Former secret agent, Simon Tregarth, is a desperate hunted man who turns to sorcery for courage and… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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2. Way Station

By: Clifford D. Simak

4.03

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Enoch Wallace is an ageless hermit, striding across his untended farm as he has done for over a cen… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
"Delectable,"

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"He needed sun and soil and wind to remain a man."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"He had given them everything that a human being had with the one exception of that most important thing of all -- the ability to exist within the human world."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

Cover of Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson

3. Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

By: Stephen R. Donaldson

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever because he dared not believe in the strange altern… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Dreams never forgive."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Where do you get dreams like this?"

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Ah, it is hard to take pride in human history."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

"Take heart. Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world."

-Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)

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4. All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern, #11)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.22

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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5. Glory Road

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

E. C. "Scar" Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia , … read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4) by Greg Bear, James Blish

6. A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)

By: Greg Bear , James Blish

4.67

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man--a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is al… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. Rogue Moon

By: Algis Budrys

3.93

Format: 233 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rogue Moon is a short sf novel by Algis Budrys, published in 1960. It was a 1961 Hugo Award nominee… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
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8. Crystal Line (Crystal Singer #3)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.76

Format: 6 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most hauntin… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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9. Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.09

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

How can one girls save an entire world? To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing … read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckle; the rest is subject to change without notice."

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

"Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed."

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

"Look around you, Lessa of Pern, look around the Weyr with unveiled eyes. Old and hallowed is the Weyr? Yes, but shabby and worn – and disregarded. Yes, you were elated to sit in the Weyrwoman’s great…"

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

Cover of The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1) by Andre Norton, Mark    Nelson

10. The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1)

By: Andre Norton , Mark Nelson

3.80

Format: 242 pages, Audiobook

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIMEIntelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The White Dragon (Pern, #3) by Anne McCaffrey

11. The White Dragon (Pern, #3)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.30

Format: 215 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jaxom, a rebellious young aristocrat, and Ruth, his white dragon, fly into another time to retrieve… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Dragonquest (Pern, #2) by Anne McCaffrey

12. Dragonquest (Pern, #2)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.30

Format: 215 pages,

Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

13. The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • sci fi fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy

14. Gifts of Darkover

By: Deborah J. Ross , Robin Wayne Bailey , Barb Caffrey , None

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Paperback

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover remains one of the longest-running and best-loved series of all ti… read more

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15. Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Her name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still with… read more

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16. In Enemy Hands (Honor Harrington, #7)

By: David Weber

3.27

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Honor Harrington has survived ship-to-ship combat, assassins, political vendettas, and duels. But t… read more

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17. Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

By: Mercedes Lackey

4.44

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

The long-awaited story of the founding of Valdemar comes to life in this 3rd book of a trilogy from… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"....knowing that losing a beloved pet was just as hard as losing a member of your family. Maybe harder, because everything with a pet was wordless. You never really knew if they understood what you m…"

-Mercedes Lackey, Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

"We care deeply for the creatures that depend on us, expecting nothing, really, and getting so very much from them. Loving them takes courage, because love requires daring. Daring to risk the pain of …"

-Mercedes Lackey, Valdemar (The Founding of Valdemar #3)

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18. Silk Road

By: Colin Falconer

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Silk Road weaves a spellbinding tale of courage, danger and human frailty onto the vast tapestry of… read more

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  • fiction
"They found him in the cloister, lying on his back with ice in his beard. He was half conscious, muttering about a Templar knight, a secret commission from the Pope, and a beautiful woman on a white p…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

"His fellow monks carried him back to his cell and laid him on the hard cot that had been his bed for the last twenty years. He was an old man now and there was nothing to be done. His eyes had the co…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

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19. Crossroads of Darkover

By: Deborah J. Ross

4.13

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Darkover’s position on the galactic arm renders it strategically important, a crossroads in space. … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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20. Jewels of Darkover

By: Deborah J. Ross

4.42

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than six decades, readers have fallen in love with Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover, a “Lo… read more

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Cover of The Cradle of Ice (MoonFall, #2) by James Rollins

21. The Cradle of Ice (MoonFall, #2)

By: James Rollins

4.08

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollin… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

15 Best fantasy books like The Sword of Aldones (Darkover, #20) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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3.80

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4.03

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Stephen R. Donaldson

3.72

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4.22

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Michael Crichton

3.91

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Mark Lawrence

4.10

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Martha Wells

3.71

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Steve Berry

4.28

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