17 must-read high fantasy books like Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne

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Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

By: John Gwynne

4.43

Format: 640 pages, Kindle Edition

The Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose h…

"Don't punch at all if you can help it, he heard his father's voice, clear as if he were standing next to him, but if you must, punch first and punch hardest."

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

"I don't understand.' 'Yes, you do. You just do not want to. You humans are all the same. Willing to live a lie, any lie, as long as it is prettier than the truth. It's one of the few things that I love about your race."

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

"He had had a taste of war now, though, and the thought of more of it filled him with dread. He was not scared, not of battle, anyway. It was more the knowledge of what came after - the loss of life, the grief and the heartache."

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

If you liked the high fantasy plot in Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) by Joe Abercrombie

1. Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.34

Format: 536 pages, Paperback

The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but it's going to be a b… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You have to realistic about these things."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Cleverness is no guarantee of sensible behavior."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Rare rages render a man frightening. Common ones render him ridiculous."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

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2. The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.21

Format: 515 pages, Paperback

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fucking pinks!"

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"I’ve fought in three campaigns,"

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"Body found floating by the docks..."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"The best steel doesn't always shine the brightest."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

Cover of An Echo Of Things To Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2) by James  Islington

3. An Echo Of Things To Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2)

By: James Islington

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

The second book in a glorious new fantasy trilogy by the next major force in commercial epic fantas… read more

Similar categories in James Islington's An Echo Of Things To Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.35

Format: 441 pages, Trade Paperback

Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with trai… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So we wait?"

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Empathy? What’s that?"

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Great men have great faults."

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Those with the least always lose the most in war."

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

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5. Best Served Cold

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Springtime in Styria. And that means war. Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge. There have … read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

6. 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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7. 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 John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • 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)

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8. The Sword of Kaigen

By: M.L. Wang

4.47

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A … read more

Similar categories in M.L. Wang's The Sword of Kaigen book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The enemy is a tornado. What are you going to do?' 'Kill it."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"Flayed and boneless, he faced the creature he had awakened, this woman of god’s blood and fury."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"I’ve never needed a sword to protect you—to raise you the way your father wanted. Caring for my family meant putting away the fighter, so I did."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"This... you are my story... and I was so selfish, so tied to that shadow that I missed it. And my son, I— I’m so sorry it took me this long to understand. I’m sorry—"

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

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9. Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

By: Fonda Lee

4.09

Format: 540 pages, Paperback

JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, ma… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Expectations are a funny thing,"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"¿Qué sentido tiene vivir para quien no puede confiar en sus hermanos?"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"True love, Hilo mused, was sensual and euphoric, but also painful and tyrannical, demanding obedience."

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"And if you loved someone, truly loved them, shouldn't their happiness matter even more than your honor?"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

Cover of Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2) by Ryan  Cahill

10. Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.46

Format: 828 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes will rise. Nations will fall. Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his c… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Cahill's Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken, #1)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.11

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

Born in fire. Tempered in blood. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I told him that the sun will set, and it will rise again, and it will do so the next day and the next. The gods are in charge of such things, but it is by our own will that we pick ourselves up when …"

-Ryan Cahill, Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken, #1)

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12. Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.64

Format: 1483 pages, Kindle Edition

Solian ata'yar. Dauv ata'yar. Nur temen vie'ryn valana. Live as one. Die as one. For those we've… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Cahill's Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3) by James  Islington

13. 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 John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • 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 The Fall (The Bound and the Broken, #0.5) by Ryan  Cahill

14. The Fall (The Bound and the Broken, #0.5)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.16

Format: 95 pages, ebook

The Order have watched over the continent of Epheria for thousands of years. But there are those wh… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Cahill's The Fall (The Bound and the Broken, #0.5) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.39

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fa… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne

16. Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

By: John Gwynne

4.43

Format: 640 pages, Kindle Edition

The Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose h… read more

Similar categories in John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • epic
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Don't punch at all if you can help it, he heard his father's voice, clear as if he were standing next to him, but if you must, punch first and punch hardest."

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

"I don't understand.' 'Yes, you do. You just do not want to. You humans are all the same. Willing to live a lie, any lie, as long as it is prettier than the truth. It's one of the few things that I lo…"

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

"He had had a taste of war now, though, and the thought of more of it filled him with dread. He was not scared, not of battle, anyway. It was more the knowledge of what came after - the loss of life, …"

-John Gwynne, Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

Cover of Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3) by Christopher Ruocchio

17. Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.63

Format: 784 pages, Paperback

The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Great is Truth, and mighty above all things."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3)

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18. Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

By: Fonda Lee

4.41

Format: 587 pages, Hardcover

In Jade War, the sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City, the Kaul siblings battl… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you're not sure you're in love, then you're not."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"We're getting into a dangerous game, Hilo." "You have to go where your enemies are," Hilo said. "And then further."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"The possibility of death was like the weather—you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to threat of rain."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"The possibility of death was like the weather - you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to the threat of rain."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

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19. The Exile (The Bound and the Broken, #2.5)

By: Ryan Cahill

4.57

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Do not hesitate. Do not contemplate mercy. The Lorian empire took everything from Dayne. His… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter

20. The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

By: Evan Winter

4.31

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society… read more

Similar categories in Evan Winter's The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) book and John Gwynne's Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"to achieve greater results we must outlay greater effort."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"The days without difficulty are the days you do not improve."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"Your Journey ends here, on this battleground. Tomorrow is nothing more than a formality"

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

"Life is nothing more than moments in time. To achieve greatness, you have to give up those moments. You have to give your life to your goal."

-Evan Winter, The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

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