9 Top science fiction fantasy books like Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

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

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…

"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)

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. The Olympian Affair (The Cinder Spires, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.25

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The characters are off on a diplomatic mission to another Spire. A bunch of representatives of vari… read more

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2. The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

By: James Islington

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Paperback

It has been twenty years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs - once thought of almost … read more

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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 Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • 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 System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

4. 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

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(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 Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree

5. 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

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

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

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6. 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
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2) by Mark  Lawrence

7. The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The second volume in the bestselling, ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following The Book That Woul… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James  Islington

8. 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

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science 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 Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) by Christopher Paolini

9. 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

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  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

10. 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 Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • 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 The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3) by James  Islington

11. The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

By: James Islington

4.40

Format: 864 pages, ebook

The Light of All That Falls concludes the epic adventure that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost,… read more

Similar categories in James Islington's The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3) book and Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The old saying is wrong, you know--a common enemy does not a friendship make. You can only ever be as good as the people you are willing to fight beside. [...] Alliances made from convenience only ev…"

-James Islington, The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

"Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time [...]. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment--eternal or otherwise--then they are motivated by greed and selfishn…"

-James Islington, The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

"Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time [...]. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment--eternal or otherwise--then they are motivated by greed and selfishn…"

-James Islington, The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

"Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good…"

-James Islington, The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

Cover of Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman

12. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

By: Matt Dinniman

4.53

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B08BKGYQXW The apocalypse will be televised! A man. His ex-… read more

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  • adventure
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) by Matt Dinniman

13. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)

By: Matt Dinniman

4.56

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

"The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin." The ratings and views are o… read more

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  • adventure
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

14. 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
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark  Lawrence

15. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

None

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than ci… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Esrahaddon (The Rise and Fall, #3) by Michael J. Sullivan

16. Esrahaddon (The Rise and Fall, #3)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

4.64

Format: 713 pages, Paperback

A hero to some. A villain to many. The truth forever buried. The man who became known as Esrahad… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Knight (The Last Horizon #3) by Will Wight

17. The Knight (The Last Horizon #3)

By: Will Wight

4.50

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

“As the Knight of The Last Horizon, I challenge you.” The Last Horizon has already sown new lege… read more

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  • adventure
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2) by Peter V. Brett

18. The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2)

By: Peter V. Brett

4.40

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The second book in The Nightfall Saga, the stunning new epic fantasy series set in the world of The… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Engineer (The Last Horizon, #2) by Will Wight

19. The Engineer (The Last Horizon, #2)

By: Will Wight

4.45

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

“I can’t juggle starships. I make the ones who can.” The battle with the Iron Legion has left Th… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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