9 Top science fiction books like The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) by Martha Wells

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The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

By: Martha Wells

3.97

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged…

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) by Martha Wells , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Goblin Emperor

By: Katherine Addison

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics in a steampunk-inflected world, by a b… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Goblin Emperor book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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2. Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, ebook

In this NOVELLA set in The World of the Five Gods and four years after the events in "Penric's Demo… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction

3. Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

By: Ann Leckie

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once,… read more

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4. Mira’s Last Dance (Penric and Desdemona, #4)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.23

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel to the novella “Penric’s Mission”, the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Mira’s Last Dance (Penric and Desdemona, #4) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

5. The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril, has returned to the noble household he once served as pag… read more

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6. Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.33

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

In his 30th year, Penric fell in love with light. Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the B… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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7. Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.20

Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition

On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

By: Martha Wells

3.97

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • shapeshifters
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy

9. Penric's Fox (Penric and Desdemona, #5)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.38

Format: 83 pages, ebook

Some eight months after the events of Penric and the Shaman, Learned Penric, sorcerer and scholar, … read more

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10. 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 Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • 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

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11. 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 Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"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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12. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

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13. Masquerade in Lodi (Penric and Desdemona, #9)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.28

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

Bastard’s Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi -- but not for… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Masquerade in Lodi (Penric and Desdemona, #9) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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14. The Physicians of Vilnoc (Penric and Desdemona, #8)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.31

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mysterious plague breaks out in the army fort guarding Vilnoc, the port capital of the duchy… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's The Physicians of Vilnoc (Penric and Desdemona, #8) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
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15. The Prisoner of Limnos (Penric and Desdemona, #6)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.31

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel novella to “Mira’s Last Dance”, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow Nikys have reac… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's The Prisoner of Limnos (Penric and Desdemona, #6) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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16. Translation State

By: Ann Leckie

4.09

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple … read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Translation State book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I am not a potato."

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

"You have only small and seemingly pointless choices available to you. But if there is anything I have been trying to teach you, it is that small actions can have larger consequences. If one has only …"

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

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17. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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18. Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.16

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"There are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"Are you sure you wouldn't like some nice murderers instead?" he asked plaintively. "Quite sure, thanks"

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"If I'd given him too much, he'd know something was afoot. Too much money is as dangerous as too little; it means you want it too bad."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

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19. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)

By: Katherine Addison

4.32

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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21. Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.32

Format: 446 pages, ebook

Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"They say the gods never give us more than we can handle, but let's just say that the gods had an overinflated sense of my abilities."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"It's the thought that counts," said Marguerite. "Not with the explosives, it isn't," said Ashes, and on that point, Marguerite had to agree."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"The whole world is made of words," said Marguerite irritably. "Treaties and contracts and secrets and laws are nothing but words, but everything runs on them. Of course they've got power."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

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22. Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.23

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I somehow thought you had experience with stealth missions."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)

"Saints teeth, everyone gets younger every year I think. Except me."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)

"The larger part of power was understanding the power you had over others, even if you would rather not have had that much power in the first place."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)

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23. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

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  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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24. Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh

4.06

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge … read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"While Earth's children live, the enemy shall fear us."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

"While we live, the enemy shall fear us. We are what's left. We are what must survive."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

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25. The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1)

By: Katherine Addison

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Katherine Addison returns to the glittering world she created for her beloved novel, 'The Goblin Em… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I’ll have to tell my mother that being gaudy has its uses"

-Katherine Addison, The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1)

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26. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1) by T. Kingfisher

27. Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.12

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year… Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladi… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I fear that I am not the best possible person for this, but I am the best possible person available at this time, which is much the same thing."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)

"There was something about poverty that was a little like war. Either you had been there or you hadn't, and it wasn't really possible to explain it to anyone who hadn't."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)

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28. The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.22

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin.… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"It could,"

-T. Kingfisher, The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

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29. The Assassins of Thasalon (Penric and Desdemona, #10)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.50

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

An unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his … read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's The Assassins of Thasalon (Penric and Desdemona, #10) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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30. The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.45

Format: 969 pages, Kindle Edition

An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can cha… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"He was not an artist of anything but the hidden intricacies underlying government bureaucracy, and no one else actually cared whether those were beautiful or not."

-Victoria Goddard, The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1)

"I am suggesting that as a leader it is your responsibility to shape the culture of your communities, to encourage them to beauty and resilience and prosperity, to make them thrive."

-Victoria Goddard, The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1)

"I am not, and have never been, willing to compromise my principles. When I look back on what I have done with my life I rest content knowing that when I have made mistakes, I made them from my princi…"

-Victoria Goddard, The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1)

"It is a small thing, yes, but on small things hinge the turning of the world. Very rarely does the opportunity come to stand up against torture and evildoing - or for justice and equality - in the gr…"

-Victoria Goddard, The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1)

Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

31. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy

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