5 must-read epic books like Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) by Jim Butcher

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Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.27

Format: 702 pages, Paperback

For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outs…

"There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"More than anything, she wanted to be someplace warm and safe--but duty was a cold and barren shelter for a wounded spirit."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"More than anything, she wanted to be someplace warm and safe--but duty was a cold and barren shelter for a wounded spirit."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

If you liked the epic plot in Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) by Jim Butcher , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5)

By: Brent Weeks

4.26

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

IN THE DARKEST HOUR, WILL THE LIGHTBRINGER COME? Gavin Guile, once the most powerful man the wor… read more

Similar categories in Brent Weeks's The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5) book and Jim Butcher's Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Strength is a choice, courage is a habit: Andros Guile"

-Brent Weeks, The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5)

"Strength is a choice, courage is a habit: Andross Guile"

-Brent Weeks, The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5)

"When your answer lead you logically to despair, you don't have the wrong answers; you have the right answers--to the wrong questions"

-Brent Weeks, The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5)

"When your answers lead you logically to despair, you don't have the wrong answers; you have the right answers--to the wrong questions."

-Brent Weeks, The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5)

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2. The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)

By: Brent Weeks

4.45

Format: 846 pages, Kindle Edition

As the old gods awaken, the Chromeria is in a race to find its lost Prism, the only man who may be … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Orholam,"

-Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)

"Every act intends some good."

-Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)

"We're victims of our own refined tastes."

-Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)

"War is the cause, everything else is the result."

-Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)

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3. The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Lost Metal is the tentative title for the fourth and final book set in Mistborn Era 2. read more

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  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4) by Brent Weeks

4. The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4)

By: Brent Weeks

4.30

Format: None pages,

The Blood Mirroris the action-packed new novel in the Lightbringer series by international bestsell… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

5. The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)

By: Brent Weeks

4.52

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose … read more

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6. Blackflame (Cradle, #3)

By: Will Wight

3.77

Format: 352 pages,

read more

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7. The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)

By: Brent Weeks

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left--now he has less than one. With fifty tho… read more

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Cover of Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) by Jim Butcher

8. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.27

Format: 702 pages, Paperback

For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outs… read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) book and Jim Butcher's Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"More than anything, she wanted to be someplace warm and safe--but duty was a cold and barren shelter for a wounded spirit."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"I have always found the man to be a spineless, venomous, bore. I have often hoped that he would contract some wasting disease which would expose him to lethal levels of humiliation."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

9. Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY. There's no ancient evil to defe… 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

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • 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

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • epic
  • 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. 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 The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1) by Robert         Reid

13. The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

By: Robert Reid

4.30

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 16th century in the city of Mora, capital of Kermin, a cruel new ruler has come to pow… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Raimund, we must promise each other that if one of us leaves Mora it must be both. We must leave together."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

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14. 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
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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

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15. 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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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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

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16. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.77

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A man awakes in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, wher… read more

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  • adventure
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Horses were less the thundering creatures Of pounding hoof beats and unparalleled speed found in movies and more like golf carts that ran on a tank of grass and occasionally bit you."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

"A little pebble starts as an avalanche," I said. "Life isn't like the craps table, where the next roll has the same chance of winning as the last one. In real life, you lose a little - and that makes…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

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17. Defiant (Skyward, #4)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic ser… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The raging river is never kind to the lone leaf."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"The love of the oppressed found the souls of the broken, and the result was light."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Empathy for an enemy's pain was good, but you couldn't let that lead you into the fallacy of accepting their actions."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Rig,' I declared to him, 'I need science.' 'You need therapy.' 'You need better jokes.' 'You need a better sense of humor."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

Cover of Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1) by James J. Butcher

18. Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

By: James J. Butcher

3.94

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantas… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2) by James J. Butcher

19. Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2)

By: James J. Butcher

4.07

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

Grimsby, the newest Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself in hot w… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghostwater (Cradle, #5) by Will Wight

20. Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

By: Will Wight

4.56

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Long ago, the Monarch Northstrider created a world of his own. This world, known as Ghostwater, ho… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Truth does not care for your feelings"

-Will Wight, Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

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4.45

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Brandon Sanderson

4.23

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Stephen Blackmoore

3.70

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Stephen Blackmoore

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