11 Top science fiction books like Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin

Cover of Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.08

Format: 280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Five stories of Ursula K. Le Guin's world-renowned realm of Earthsea are collected in one volume. F…

"True art requires a single heart."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"Things came round if you could wait for them."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"Why had he lived so long among those who were not kind?"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"things change: authors and wizards are not always to be trusted: nobody can explain a dragon."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

If you liked the science fiction plot in Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Small Gods (Discworld, #13) by Terry Pratchett

1. Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.32

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" For Brutha the novice is the Ch… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you."

-Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

"Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off."

-Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

"Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces."

-Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

"There’s no point in believing in things that exist."

-Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

Cover of The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun #4) by Gene Wolfe

2. The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun #4)

By: Gene Wolfe

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, a journey as fraught wit… read more

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  • classics
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) by Ann Leckie

3. Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)

By: Ann Leckie

4.22

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

Ancillary Mercy is the third book in the trilogy that began with Ancillary Justice. For a moment… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Please, sir."

-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)

"I’ve been thinking about it, since you said it,"

-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)

"The point is, there is no point. Choose your own!"

-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)

"There was not ... universal enthusiasm at the prospect of treating Humans as Significant beings."

-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)

Cover of The King's Buccaneer (Krondor's Sons, #2) by Raymond E. Feist

4. The King's Buccaneer (Krondor's Sons, #2)

By: Raymond E. Feist

3.95

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. A Stranger in Olondria

By: Sofia Samatar

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where boo… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

6. Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)

By: Robin Hobb

3.83

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition for ASIN  King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz--o… read more

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  • dragons
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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7. The Betrayal (Cyteen, #1)

By: C.J. Cherryh

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

The first part of C.J. Cherryh's award-winning triad introduces the planet and complex politics of … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Bir Kedi, Bir Adam, İki Kadın

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Sinan Ceylan

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Fukuko, tam da kocasi Sozo ile yeni bir hayata basladigi gunlerde kocasinin eski karisi Sinako'dan … read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin

9. Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.08

Format: 280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Five stories of Ursula K. Le Guin's world-renowned realm of Earthsea are collected in one volume. F… read more

Similar categories in Ursula K. Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) book and Ursula K. Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

  • classics
  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"True art requires a single heart."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"Things came round if you could wait for them."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"Why had he lived so long among those who were not kind?"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

"things change: authors and wizards are not always to be trusted: nobody can explain a dragon."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

10. The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun #2)

By: Gene Wolfe

3.78

Format: 416 pages,

Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic… read more

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11. The Sword of the Lictor

By: Gene Wolfe

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Beneath the dying sun the disgraced torturer, Severian, at last comes to his place of exile - Thrax… read more

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12. The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun #1)

By: Gene Wolfe

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. … read more

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13. The Winged Histories

By: Sofia Samatar

4.24

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Four women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite, are caught up on different sides of a violent re… read more

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14. The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5)

By: Gene Wolfe

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe's four-volume classic, The Book of the New Sun. We return to … read more

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Cover of Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb

15. Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

By: Robin Hobb

4.27

Format: 675 pages, Kindle Edition

Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cr… read more

Similar categories in Robin Hobb's Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) book and Ursula K. Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"We are pack!"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"Wolves have no kings"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"Surprise!-FitzChivalry"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"The fight isn't over until you win."

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

16. 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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17. The Edge Of The Knife

By: H. Beam Piper

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Edge of the Knife by H. Beam Piper. read more

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18. 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

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  • dragons
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy

19. 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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20. 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
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"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

21. 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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  • 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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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)

Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

23. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Ursula K. Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

24. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmer… read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"I am the one that nightmares fear"

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"There is more salt in this soup than there is soup."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Pay attention. At times, this is what heroism looks like."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Smiles, like radiation, are made more potent by proximity."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Cover of The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

25. The Sunlit Man

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Try some curry powder next time. It has a much better flavor than tyranny. Less nutty."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"She knew how she liked to look. And she didn't care that others knew it was artificial. In expressing herself, the artificial became more authentic than the original."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"Your planet shouldn't have different countries. You should have conquered and unified it all." "Conquest doesn't remove countries," Nomad said. "It removes lines on a map. Unity requires something el…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"This man might not be brilliant or clever, though he'd think himself both. Truth was, he didn't need either to be dangerous. Because he had power and power - wielded by a fool - could crush anyone, s…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

Cover of The Dragon Storm: Abracadabra by Anthony DiPaolo

26. 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 Ursula K. Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)

  • fantasy
Cover of The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories) by Jon Peterson

27. The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories)

By: Jon Peterson

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

How the early Dungeons & Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games, theorizi… read more

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28. You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant

By: Brad Neely

4.30

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

A comically unorthodox “biography” Spanning from the birth of Ulysses S. Grant until his victory… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of A Circus of Hells (Flandry) by Poul Anderson

29. A Circus of Hells (Flandry)

By: Poul Anderson

3.35

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A interstellar soldier/spy/adventurer at a remote outpost of the Terran (human) empire seeks person… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 by Christopher Ruocchio

30. Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1

By: Christopher Ruocchio

3.85

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

SEVEN STORIES FROM THE UNIVERSE OF THE SUN EATER WRITTEN BY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER RUOCCH… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2) by Brittany N. Williams

31. Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2)

By: Brittany N. Williams

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy that New York Times bestselling autho… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • magic
  • young adult

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