17 best-selling fiction books like Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2) by Katherine Kurtz

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Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2)

By: Katherine Kurtz

3.45

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In order to claim the throne of Gwynedd, young Kelson Haldane had to reveal his magical Deryni powe…

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1. The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover, #18)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

4.04

Format: 381 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Described as "Bradley's best novel" by Locus, THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR, longest and most intricate of… read more

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  • fantasy
"Los dos se llamaban Rafael y ambos habían hecho un juramento, lucharon juntos, murieron y fueron enterrados en la misma tumba..." Como no sabía muy bien lo que hacía, extendió la mano hacia Regis y t…"

-Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover, #18)

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2. Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

By: David Eddings

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

THE DRIVE OF PROPHECY The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And once again, with th… read more

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"The quality of student work has definitely gone downhill since they discontinued the use of the whipping post. -Silk"

-David Eddings, Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

"The orchestra was composed of Rivan musicians under the direction of a fussy Arendish concertmaster, who strove mightily to keep the independent Rivans from improvising on those melodies which please…"

-David Eddings, Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

"You won't be able to do it wrong, Durnik--any more than you'd be able to lie or cheat or steal. It's built into you to do it right, so don't worry about it." "That's all very well for you to say, Mis…"

-David Eddings, Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

"I wouldn't do that," Silk advised. "Thinking about it isn't going to help, and it's only going to make you nervous." "Nervouser," Garion corrected. "I'm already nervous." "Is there such a word as "'n…"

-David Eddings, Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

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3. Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

By: David Eddings

4.15

Format: 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback

BOOK 3 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by master storyteller David Eddin… read more

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"Does bouncing count? -- Silk, The Belgariad"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things."

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn't you know that? We're afraid of the weather, we're afraid of powerful men, we're afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we're afraid…"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

"What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner. "Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on. "Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this t…"

-David Eddings, Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

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4. Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)

By: Elizabeth Moon

4.13

Format: 512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Paksenarrion — Paks for short — is somebody special. She knows it, even if nobody else does yet. No… read more

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5. Darkover Landfall

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

3.86

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Darkover, planet of wonder, world of mystery, has been a favorite of science fiction readers for ma… read more

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  • speculative fiction
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6. Hawkmistress!

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bradley, Marion Zimmer, A Darkover Novel read more

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  • speculative fiction
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"Beat me instead," she cried, "It's not Darren's fault! I lost her, I let her go--I cannot be free, I must be chained inside a house and robbed of my hawk, you damned tyrant, but I will not have Preci…"

-Marion Zimmer Bradley, Hawkmistress!

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7. 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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8. Interlude in Death (In Death, #12.5)

By: J.D. Robb

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Originally in the Anthology - [Book:Out of this World] In early spring of 2059, Lieutenant Eve Dall… read more

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  • fiction
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9. Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)

By: David Eddings

3.64

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Trail of Prophecy... Legends told of how the evil God Torak had coveted the power of the Orb of… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
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10. The Forbidden Tower (Darkover, #12)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This is the novel of four who defied the powers of the matrix guardians - fanatics who protected th… read more

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11. Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1

By: Anne McCaffrey , Cynthia Martin , Brynne Stephens , Lela Dowling

3.85

Format: 220 pages, Graphic Novel

Anne McCaffrey's beloved science fantasy epic becomes a fully-painted graphic novel. Join Lessa, so… read more

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12. Remember When (In Death, #17.5)

By: Nora Roberts , J.D. Robb

3.81

Format: 336 pages,

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13. Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2)

By: Katherine Kurtz

3.45

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In order to claim the throne of Gwynedd, young Kelson Haldane had to reveal his magical Deryni powe… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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14. The Spell Sword (Darkover, #11)

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley , None

3.83

Format: None pages,

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  • speculative fiction
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15. Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, #4)

By: David Eddings

4.19

Format: 340 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings… read more

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16. The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly … read more

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17. Belgarath the Sorcerer

By: David Eddings , Leigh Eddings

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome readers back to the time before The Belgariad a… read more

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18. Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)

By: David Eddings

3.33

Format: 194 pages,

A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings… read more

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19. Be the Serpent (October Daye, #16)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

October Daye is finally something she never expected to be: married. All the trials and turmoils an… read more

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20. 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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"....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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21. A Brightness Long Ago

By: Guy Gavriel Kay

4.18

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth … read more

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"We are what we are and the world is what it is"

-Guy Gavriel Kay, A Brightness Long Ago

"Jelena had begun thinking about such things, how much having a chance to do what you were good at mattered."

-Guy Gavriel Kay, A Brightness Long Ago

"An encounter on a springtime road. The random spinning of fortune’s wheel. It can sway us, change us, shape or end our days."

-Guy Gavriel Kay, A Brightness Long Ago

"Shelter can be hard to find. A place can become our home for reasons we do not understand. We build the memories that turn into what we are, then what we were, as we look back."

-Guy Gavriel Kay, A Brightness Long Ago

7 Top high fantasy books like Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2) by Katherine Kurtz

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Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)

David Eddings

4.19

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Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)

David Eddings

4.15

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Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)

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4.13

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Anne McCaffrey

4.22

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Kim Harrison

3.92

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Seanan McGuire

4.45

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Patricia Briggs

4.44

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Ilona Andrews

4.70

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