Sword and Sorcery

Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus mainly on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters.

Helen of Wyndhorn
Mark of the Fool 6 (Mark of the Fool #6)
The Kraken's Tooth (The Seven Swords, #2)
Son of the Poison Rose (Kagen the Damned, #2)
A Tournament of Crowns (A Trial of Sorcerers, #3)
A King's Bargain (Legend of Tal, #1)
The Dragon in Winter (Kagen the Damned, #3)
Conan the Barbarian: Bound in Black Stone, Vol. 1
Conan: The Shadow of Vengeance
Red Sonja: Consumed (Red Sonja, #1)
Conan: Blood of the Serpent
Conan the Barbarian Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 1: The Coming of Conan
Idols Fall (Iconoclasts, #3)
The Dreaming City (Michael Moorcock's Elric, #4)
An Heir of Frost (A Trial of Sorcerers, #4)
Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #2)
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
Jirel of Joiry
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3)
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (The Elric Saga, #2)
Swords in the Mist (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #3)
Imaro (Imaro #1)
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3)
The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4)
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
Books that should be talked about more
169 books — 52 voters
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia LevensellerA Queen Comes to Power by C.C. PeñarandaKingdom of Ash by Sarah J. MaasA Sword from the Embers by Chloe C. PeñarandaSword Woman and Other Historical Adventures by Robert E. Howard
Covers with a Full Sword displayed
102 books — 9 voters

Valiant by Holly BlackRealm Breaker by Victoria AveyardA Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. ArmentroutSoul of the Sword by Julie KagawaA Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Covers with only the Hilt of a Sword
76 books — 7 voters
Matthias and the Shadow by Michael BlytheThe Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisNestless Eagles by G.H. BABAGILOA King's Bargain by J.D.L. RosellThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. Morris
Heroic fiction
14 books — 5 voters


Priya Ardis
My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac--you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan.
Priya Ardis, My Boyfriend Merlin

Danielle Monsch
Well, here were the ugly facts. She had no mad-ninja-skillz to rely on and her family didn’t know where she was. She didn’t know where she was. The only way she was leaving was if this creature allowed it.
Danielle Monsch, Stone Guardian

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