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Swords and Sorcery Books
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Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.86 — 13,492 ratings — published 1970
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,117,483 ratings — published 1954
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,714,718 ratings — published 1996
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.88 — 30,891 ratings — published 1972
Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.04 — 7,537 ratings — published 1970
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,420,274 ratings — published 1937
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.66 — 656,577 ratings — published 2010
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.12 — 253,158 ratings — published 1994
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.16 — 14,691 ratings — published 2002
Stormbringer (The Elric Saga, #6)
by (shelved 11 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,337 ratings — published 1965
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.27 — 136,467 ratings — published 1983
The Weird of the White Wolf (The Elric Saga, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,185 ratings — published 1977
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.19 — 587,823 ratings — published 1990
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,072,520 ratings — published 2007
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,112,465 ratings — published 1954
The Bane of the Black Sword (The Elric Saga, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,101 ratings — published 1977
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (The Elric Saga, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,726 ratings — published 1976
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.27 — 219,218 ratings — published 1992
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.19 — 393,849 ratings — published 1995
Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.23 — 76,600 ratings — published 2011
The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.12 — 60,432 ratings — published 1988
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,029,486 ratings — published 1955
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.01 — 357,517 ratings — published 1968
The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,818 ratings — published 1970
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.16 — 111,114 ratings — published 1982
Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,903 ratings — published 2014
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.14 — 410,762 ratings — published 1993
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.30 — 337,360 ratings — published 2006
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.49 — 949,972 ratings — published 2006
Swords in the Mist (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,057 ratings — published 1968
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.55 — 841,348 ratings — published 2000
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,014,494 ratings — published 1998
Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,572 ratings — published 1968
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.31 — 5,348 ratings — published 2004
Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,133 ratings — published 2017
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.17 — 342,479 ratings — published 2005
Siege of Darkness (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.19 — 28,479 ratings — published 1993
Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.17 — 46,537 ratings — published 1989
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.28 — 259,552 ratings — published 1992
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.17 — 787,327 ratings — published 2005
The Swords of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,631 ratings — published 1968
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.34 — 4,764 ratings — published 2005
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.19 — 42,184 ratings — published 2021
Bloody Rose (The Band, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.17 — 23,924 ratings — published 2018
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.10 — 243,326 ratings — published 1994
Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations, #3-4)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.36 — 56,762 ratings — published 2010
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.93 — 135,739 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,289,294 ratings — published 1997
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 4.06 — 479,404 ratings — published 2008
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swords-and-sorcery)
avg rating 3.93 — 54,320 ratings — published 1984
“The only thing more unpredictable than magic is language.”
― The Dragon and the Apprentice: A Humorous Fantasy Adventure
― The Dragon and the Apprentice: A Humorous Fantasy Adventure
“From: The Crown of Telus
She opened her eyes, saw the crown sitting on her bedside table, and wished that it was all a dream. The crown of Trist was nothing special. It had no gemstones, no gold or silver filigree; instead it was simple, a metal circlet with four points and some inlay around a scratched and dented band.
“It’s a working man’s crown,” she remembered her father holding the symbol of power out to her when she younger. “See the inlay? Three moons, one for each of our gods, over an oak which represents the mighty forests of the north, a shock of wheat for the Plainsmen to the south, a ship for the Gheltes to the west, and a hashap flower for the spice in the east. Nothing more. We don’t need anymore.”
Tears welled in her eyes. A working man’s crown. Nothing fancy or bejeweled, a symbol of the power that guides the land and cares for its people.
This was going to be the first day she wore it as queen.”
―
She opened her eyes, saw the crown sitting on her bedside table, and wished that it was all a dream. The crown of Trist was nothing special. It had no gemstones, no gold or silver filigree; instead it was simple, a metal circlet with four points and some inlay around a scratched and dented band.
“It’s a working man’s crown,” she remembered her father holding the symbol of power out to her when she younger. “See the inlay? Three moons, one for each of our gods, over an oak which represents the mighty forests of the north, a shock of wheat for the Plainsmen to the south, a ship for the Gheltes to the west, and a hashap flower for the spice in the east. Nothing more. We don’t need anymore.”
Tears welled in her eyes. A working man’s crown. Nothing fancy or bejeweled, a symbol of the power that guides the land and cares for its people.
This was going to be the first day she wore it as queen.”
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