16 must-read fiction books like The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2) by Piers Anthony

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The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

By: Piers Anthony

3.99

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Ordered by King Trent to determine the source of Xanth's magic, Bink and his companions were harrie…

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1. Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3)

By: Tamora Pierce

4.27

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

The Hunt is on! Three years have passed since Beka Cooper almost died in the sewers of Port Cayn… read more

Similar categories in Tamora Pierce's Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • magic
  • young adult
"I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man."

-Tamora Pierce, Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3)

"I met the oddest little fellow today, Alan of Trebond."

-Tamora Pierce, Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3)

"He has artistry," he repeated. "Because that's what it takes to blow things up. And cook his arm."

-Tamora Pierce, Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3)

"Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say."

-Tamora Pierce, Mastiff (Beka Cooper, #3)

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2. Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

By: Terry Brooks

3.91

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, complete with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisem… read more

Similar categories in Terry Brooks's Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"What once was and was good ought not to be cast aside."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"There was that sense of abandoning the familiar for the unknown that characterizes all journeys made for the first time."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"It wasn’t simply his choosing to be alone that kept him that way; it was almost a condition of his existence. The feeling that he was an outsider had always been there."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

"Nothing is lost that we do not first see as lost, High Lord. Believe it saved, and it may be. Visions born of fear give birth to our failing. Visions born of hope give birth to our success."

-Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

Cover of The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #3) by Terry Brooks

3. The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #3)

By: Terry Brooks

3.77

Format: None pages,

"Find the Elves and return them to the world of Men!" the shade of the Druid Allanon had ordered Wr… read more

Similar categories in Terry Brooks's The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #3) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
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4. Heart's Blood

By: Juliet Marillier

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Whistling Tor is a place of secrets and mystery. Surrounded by a wooded hill, and unknown presences… read more

Similar categories in Juliet Marillier's Heart's Blood book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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5. The Shining Ones (The Tamuli, #2)

By: David Eddings

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Book Two of The Tamuli. The New York Times Bestseller! Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hid… read more

Similar categories in David Eddings's The Shining Ones (The Tamuli, #2) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
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6. Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11)

By: Terry Goodkind

3.50

Format: None pages,

Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to… read more

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  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
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7. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

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8. Stormdancer (The Lotus Wars, #1)

By: Jay Kristoff

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Arashitoras are supposed to be extinct. So when Yukiko and her warrior father Masaru are sent to ca… read more

Similar categories in Jay Kristoff's Stormdancer (The Lotus Wars, #1) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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9. The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

By: Piers Anthony

3.99

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Ordered by King Trent to determine the source of Xanth's magic, Bink and his companions were harrie… read more

Similar categories in Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy

10. The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1)

By: Lynn Flewelling

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Sometimes the price of destiny is higher than anyone imagined.... Dark Magic, Hidden Destiny For th… read more

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11. Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)

By: Naomi Novik

2.00

Format: 232 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and thei… read more

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12. Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3)

By: Tamora Pierce

3.29

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

There is an alternate cover edition . Outcast Trader Daja, along with her fellow mages-in-training… read more

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13. The Ruby Knight (The Elenium, #2)

By: David Eddings

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ehlana, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end s… read more

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14. 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

Similar categories in Anne McCaffrey's Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3) book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy

15. The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #1)

By: Terry Brooks

4.34

Format: None pages, Paperback

Since the death of Allanon, life in the Four Lands has drastially changed. Yet Par Ohmsford still h… read more

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16. 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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17. Briar's Book (Circle of Magic, #4)

By: Tamora Pierce

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

There is an alternate cover edition of this book . Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fa… read more

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18. 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

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • 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

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19. 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

Similar categories in J.B. Lion's The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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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20. 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

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • 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

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21. Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

By: Andri E. Elia

4.36

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Fleeing the aftermath of interstellar warfare, Queen Asimia brings her husbands, her beloved uncle … read more

Similar categories in Andri E. Elia's Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

"Let a sleeping dragon lie."

-Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

"He shredded my wings with his words."

-Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

"Inseparable as sibs—strained as a couple."

-Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

"When you call a ghetto a cordon, does it become a village?"

-Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

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22. 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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23. 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 Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • 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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24. 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 Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • 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

Cover of Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz

25. Get Rich or Get Lucky

By: Max Nowaz

4.25

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a gripping fantasy thriller that follows Adam who finds himself in control… read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's Get Rich or Get Lucky book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I’m fucking asking you!"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"You don’t think he’s our man?"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Rachael, I don’t think this is a very good idea."

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

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26. 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

Similar categories in William Kely McClung's Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

"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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27. A Compromising Position

By: Diane Merrill Wigginton

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

★This fated-lovers small-town romance features a handsome Australian Guy and a Beautiful American G… read more

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"I’ll say, G’day to you, Mr. Ryan!"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Let me ask you another question, if I may,"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"So, you do speak English. That makes sense now."

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Crickey, love, what happened here? Are you hurt?"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

Cover of The Dragon Storm: Abracadabra by Anthony DiPaolo

28. The Dragon Storm: Abracadabra

By: Anthony DiPaolo

4.36

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

ABRACADABRA ...... Ancient words uttered to invoke a magical response and the very phrase which cat… read more

Similar categories in Anthony DiPaolo's The Dragon Storm: Abracadabra book and Piers Anthony's The Source of Magic (Xanth, #2)

  • fantasy
Cover of Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1 by Hope Worthington

29. Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

By: Hope Worthington

4.36

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Remy West is a typical high school senior. She is bright, popular, and Head Chee… read more

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"Yes, Remy, I think I do mind,"

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Girls don’t like being called cute or adorable, so I guess we’re even,"

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Ugh! only she could meet a gorgeous new guy and make a fool of herself. Remy thought."

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Oh, Remy, get off your high horse; everyone knows you have staked your claim on the new guy."

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

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30. 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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