10 best-selling adventure books like Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) by Christopher Paolini

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Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

By: Christopher Paolini

4.17

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World …

If you liked the adventure plot in Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) by Christopher Paolini , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown

1. Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

By: Pierce Brown

4.27

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they l… read more

Similar categories in Pierce Brown's Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Break the chains, my love."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Rather a drink be my master than a man."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Death is easy when you've already tried to find it."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Dreamers like your wife are limited, little Helldiver."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Cover of Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) by Pierce Brown

2. Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)

By: Pierce Brown

None

Format: 525 pages, Hardcover

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his … read more

Similar categories in Pierce Brown's Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6) by Patrick Rothfuss

3. 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

Similar categories in Patrick Rothfuss's The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • 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)

Cover of Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree

4. Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)

By: Travis Baldree

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we nee… read more

Similar categories in Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"See you in the story past the story."

-Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)

Cover of The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James  Islington

5. The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

By: James Islington

4.63

Format: 639 pages, Kindle Edition

At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secret… read more

Similar categories in James Islington's The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Death is only meaningless if it does not change us, Vis."

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

"I am curious about no small number of things, but it's not fair to sate my curiosity at the expense of her pain."

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

"And this is the risk of our world, Diago. The flaw of our system is in its head. In us. The qualities of a king change the kingdom. And not one of us is perfect enough to have a right to lead ... I w…"

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

Cover of Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

6. Tress of the Emerald Sea

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.40

Format: 483 pages, Kindle Edition

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, w… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Tress of the Emerald Sea book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"They supposedly had golden hair, like yours, the color of sunlight."

-Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

"It might be said that Tress had a way with words. In that her words tended to get in her way."

-Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

"Well, this isn't the part of the story where you ask questions. So kindly keep them to yourself."

-Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

"If we let it, memory can make shadows of the now, as nothing can match the buttressed legends of our past."

-Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

Cover of House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3) by Sarah J. Maas

7. House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

By: Sarah J. Maas

4.21

Format: 835 pages, ebook

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bests… read more

Similar categories in Sarah J. Maas's House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The world seemed to hold its breath as the elegant doe walked up to Ruhn and gently, lovingly, nuzzled his neck."

-Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

"What is it you want to know?" Nesta asked carefully. Bryce glanced between them. "How'd you two meet?" "There was a war," Nesta said shortly. "Between who?" Bryce asked. Azriel answered this time. "B…"

-Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

Cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

8. 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

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Yumi and the Nightmare Painter book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • 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

Cover of The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

9. 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

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Sunlit Man book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • adventure
  • 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

Cover of Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros

10. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

By: Rebecca Yarros

4.35

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Yarros's Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Tell me something real."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"I'm just as reckless for you as you are for me."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"I love you. The world does not exist for me beyond you."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"Me? Argue with you about books? I only pick fights I can win."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

Cover of Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) by Christopher Paolini

11. Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

By: Christopher Paolini

4.17

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2) by Brandon Sanderson

12. 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

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • 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)

Cover of Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

13. 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

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • adventure
  • 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 Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) by Jay Kristoff

14. Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

By: Jay Kristoff

4.58

Format: 709 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the muc… read more

Similar categories in Jay Kristoff's Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No fear. Only fury."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Eat shit, you limp-dicked coward."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"The right book is worth a hundred blades"

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Folk who know nothing still insist on saying something."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

Cover of Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1) by Cassandra Clare

15. Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

By: Cassandra Clare

3.80

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals … read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Clare's Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Here is the thing you should know about children,"

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"Falconet may be a bit mad." "All the best people are."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"But it is said by the sages that he who desires all, loses all."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

"I really don't care that much about retaining the moral high ground."

-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)

Cover of Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) by Michael R.  Miller

16. Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1)

By: Michael R. Miller

4.35

Format: 554 pages, Kindle Edition

"Everything dragon lovers crave in a fantasy adventure, and more. Holt and Ash are now two of my fa… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Miller's Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you love with your eyes, death is forever. If you love with your heart, there is no such thing as parting."

-Michael R. Miller, Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1)

Cover of The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6) by Rick Riordan

17. The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

By: Rick Riordan

4.32

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson, modern-day son of Poseidon, is just trying to get through high school. After saving … read more

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  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Nostalgia is the doorway back to youth."

-Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

"That stuff freaks me out," I said. "It looks like radioactive honey." "No, it's not radioactive, honey."

-Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

"Then I said what I was pretty sure would go down in history as the dumbest last words ever: 'I love you, bro."

-Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

"I am a guy of limited talents. If I can't kill it with water, a sword, or sarcasm, I am basically defenseless."

-Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

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18. Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2)

By: Michael R. Miller

4.48

Format: 686 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the world needs a little chaos. Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all … read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Miller's Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Dragon Rider (The Soulbound Saga, #1) by Taran Matharu

19. Dragon Rider (The Soulbound Saga, #1)

By: Taran Matharu

3.90

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Author Taran Matharu’s debut adult fantasy series introduces a world of magic, warriors, and dragon… read more

Similar categories in Taran Matharu's Dragon Rider (The Soulbound Saga, #1) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Defiant (Songs of Chaos, #3) by Michael R.  Miller

20. Defiant (Songs of Chaos, #3)

By: Michael R. Miller

4.57

Format: 897 pages, Kindle Edition

The great powers are stirring, and Holt and Ash are ready to return to the fight. A summons from… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Miller's Defiant (Songs of Chaos, #3) book and Christopher Paolini's Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)

  • dragons
  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Adaskar fell to his knees, He couldn't speak. Half-crawling, he managed to reach Azarin's snout and pulled himself up enough so his dragon could see him. 'You can fight it.' 'We cannot defeat...death…"

-Michael R. Miller, Defiant (Songs of Chaos, #3)

"His dragon's ability to let go of her hatred only impressed upon him again that he didn't deserve her. 'I'll take you anyways,' she had said. 'Why?' he croaked aloud. 'After all I did, why take me?' …"

-Michael R. Miller, Defiant (Songs of Chaos, #3)

20 Best fiction books like Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) by Christopher Paolini

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Pierce Brown

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None

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Patrick Rothfuss

4.07

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None

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