7 Best fantasy books like Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Tales from the Perilous Realm

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.03

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

'Four classic tales from the author of The Hobbit The fat and unheroic Farmer Giles of Ham is calle…

"God is the Lord, of angels, and of men... and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"God is the Lord, of angels, and of men... and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Bet visą tą laiką Makaliukas Klajūnas laukė pasirodant paštininkės Klyksnės su naujienomis iš žemės (net maži šuniukai žino, kad tai dažniausiai žmogžudystės ir futbolo rungtynių rezultatai, bet kartais pasitaiko ir geresnių dalykų)."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Bet visą tą laiką Makaliukas Klajūnas laukė pasirodant paštininkės Klyksnės su naujienomis iš žemės (net maži šuniukai žino, kad tai dažniausiai žmogžudystės ir futbolo rungtynių rezultatai, bet kartais pasitaiko ir geresnių dalykų)."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

If you liked the fantasy plot in Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Mind of the Maker

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.18

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on… read more

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"To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"It will be sent that, although the writer's love is verily a jealous love, it is a jealousy for and not of his creatures. He will tolerate no interference either with them or between them and himself."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern write…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

Cover of A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin

2. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

By: George R.R. Martin

4.34

Format: 1125 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B004XISI4A In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Words are not swords."

-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

"My enemies are legion."

-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

"No Queen has clean hands."

-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

"All kings must be butchers or meat."

-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

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3. Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

By: James A. Owen , Diana Pavlac Glyer

4.28

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

A look at the Inklings and their creative process C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings m… read more

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  • audiobook
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4. Digital Fortress

By: Dan Brown

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown set his razor-sharp resea… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World

By: Verlyn Flieger

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The S… read more

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6. Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

By: Agatha Christie

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgewa… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"... nu trecutul conteaza, ci viitorul."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"It is not the past that matters,but the future"

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"Because I am Hercule Poirot, I do not need to be told."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"Ah, but people don't run true to form in love affairs."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

Cover of The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull

7. The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Wayne G. Hammond , Christina Scull

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

J.R.R. Tolkien's complete artwork for his magisterial novel, published on the sixtieth anniversary … read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter

8. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography

By: Humphrey Carpenter

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in Septembe… read more

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9. The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)

By: Alexandre Dumas , Francine du Plessix Gray , Joachim Neugroschel

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's cel… read more

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10. 3-Minute J.R.R. Tolkien: A Visual Biography of the World's Most Revered Fantasy Writer. by Gary Raymond, John Howe

By: None

4.01

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A visual biography of the worlds most revered fantasy writer As Peter Jacksons cinematic hobbits se… read more

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11. The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created A New Mythology

By: Tom Shippey

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Paperback

Shippey's classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien's creativity and the sour… read more

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12. Tolkien and the West: Recovering the Lost Tradition of Europe

By: M.D.C. Drout

4.67

Format: 87 pages, Audio CD

The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the most widely read pieces of literature written in… read more

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13. The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , John Howe , Brian Sibley

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling Tolkien expert Brian Sibley (The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy an… read more

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14. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

By: Tom Shippey

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Recent polls have consistently declared that J.R.R. Tolkien is "the most influential author of the … read more

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15. Tales from the Perilous Realm

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.03

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

'Four classic tales from the author of The Hobbit The fat and unheroic Farmer Giles of Ham is calle… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • short stories
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"God is the Lord, of angels, and of men... and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Bet visą tą laiką Makaliukas Klajūnas laukė pasirodant paštininkės Klyksnės su naujienomis iš žemės (net maži šuniukai žino, kad tai dažniausiai žmogžudystės ir futbolo rungtynių rezultatai, bet kart…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"He was kindhearted, in a way. You know the sort of kind heart: it made him uncomfortable more often than it made him do anything; and even when he did anything, it did not prevent him from grumbling,…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Fantasy is a natural human activity. It certainly does not destroy or even insult Reason; and it does not either blunt the appetite for, nor obscure the perception of, scientific veracity. On the con…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

16. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

By: Corey Olsen

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The Hobbitis one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the twentieth century. In December… read more

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17. The History of the Hobbit (One-Volume Edition)

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , John D. Rateliff

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

One-Volume Edition (revised update edition) Contains the complete unpublished manuscript version of… read more

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18. The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion

By: Wayne G. Hammond , Christina Scull

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion internationally acclaimed scholars Wayne G. Hammond … read more

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19. The Call of Cthulhu

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft's 'the Call of Cthulhu' is a harro… read more

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Cover of The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6) by Patrick Rothfuss

20. The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

By: Patrick Rothfuss

4.07

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-o… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • short stories
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Laughter was the true applause you offered to the world for being beautiful."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

"But this? Convincing someone of the truth they were too twisted up to see? How could Bast begin to loosen such a knot? It was baffling. These creatures, fraught and frayed in their desire. A snake wo…"

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

"What he was asking for was, effectively, a story without all the conflict. Without tension and animosity. Without many of the things I'd been taught were essential to storytelling. This wasn't a tota…"

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

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21. Six Voices, One Story: The Heart of AmblesideOnline

By: AmblesideOnline Education Foundation

4.72

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

The AmblesideOnline Advisory began as a band of mothers who followed God and the vitalizing ideas o… read more

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22. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

By: Cindy Rollins

4.75

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more

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"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"

-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

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23. A Stroke of the Pen

By: Terry Pratchett

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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  • fantasy
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"Dragons Invade The Crumbling Castle Area,’ shouted the first page (this was the headline), and then he said in an ordinary voice: ‘For full details hear Page Three."

-Terry Pratchett, A Stroke of the Pen

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24. Why We Love Middle-earth: An Enthusiast’s Book about Tolkien, Middle-earth & the LOTR Fandom

By: Alan Sisto

4.56

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers … read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan    Gibson

25. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany

By: Jonathan Gibson

4.61

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

A 40-Day Devotional Liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and EpiphanyDuring Christmas, homes are filled w… read more

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Cover of Charlotte Mason’s Great Recognition: A Scheme of Magnificent Unity (Charlotte Mason Centenary Series) by Deani Van Pelt

26. Charlotte Mason’s Great Recognition: A Scheme of Magnificent Unity (Charlotte Mason Centenary Series)

By: Deani Van Pelt

4.60

Format: 82 pages, Paperback

Within these pages we delve into the detail and relevance of Charlotte Mason’s Great Recognition . … read more

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27. Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today

By: Nick Groom

3.55

Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition

An original and thought-provoking reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien’s world, revealing how his visio… read more

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Cover of The Great Tales Never End: Essays in memory of Christopher Tolkien by Richard Ovenden

28. The Great Tales Never End: Essays in memory of Christopher Tolkien

By: Richard Ovenden

4.26

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

This collection of essays, family stories, and archival documents sheds new light on Christopher To… read more

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Cover of Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits by Dimitra Fimi

29. Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits

By: Dimitra Fimi

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it chan… read more

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30. Sangue e Fogo: A História dos Reis Targaryen, Volume 1, Parte 1

By: George R.R. Martin

4.11

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

A emocionante história dos Targaryen ganha vida neste trabalho magistral do autor de As Crónicas de… read more

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31. Las crónicas del mundo (Tiempo de Dragones #3)

By: Liliana Bodoc

3.94

Format: 496 pages, ebook

La inesperada muerte de Liliana Bodoc en 2018 interrumpió la escritura de este tercer volumen de la… read more

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  • fantasy

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