Medieval Fantasy Books Fantasy novels set during the Middle Ages or in a Medievalesque world. ... Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) by. Terry Goodkind. score: 1,397, and 15 people voted ... (The First Law, #2) by. Joe Abercrombie.
 · 1. The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by. Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 828,707 ratings. score: 5,031 , …
 · Along with a few other tribes, they remained in power until defeated by William the Conqueror in 1066. Given this context, Keturah lived in the thick of medieval times England. This medieval fantasy book opens with Keturah lost in the forest and on the brink of death. Death rides up to her in the form of Lord Death, who has come to take her away.
 · 23. The Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (1984) Buy on Amazon. Add to library. In an era when “fantasy” was synonymous with “fake medieval Europe,” The Bridge of Birds gave us something wonderfully original: a novel set — as its subtitle …
There are some search engines that are more specialized for book searches.BookFinder. ... WorldCat. ... The Library of Congress. ... Goodreads. ... Abe Books: BookSleuth. ... LibraryThing: Name That Book. ... Quora. ... Stack Exchange.
What to read after Ilona AndrewsPatricia Briggs gets the most votes. (Even before I throw my vote in there — I might possibly like Briggs' books even more than Andrews', although it's a tough decision.)Anne Bishop is a close runnerup. ... Nalini Singh is a sister author if you like a little more romance.
How to Find a Book Title by Plot or Vague Description?#Step 1: Write Down the Details.#Step 2: Use Google (or another search engine)#Step 3: Consult Reddit.#Step 4: Ask Your Social Media Circle.#Step 5: Ask a librarian.
Ask the children's librarian if he or she is familiar with the story you are looking for. More than once I have reunited with a book this way! MEMORIES–Personal information is also helpful. How old were you when you remember reading the book and what year was it?
I would also like to include, Jeaniene Frost, Kim Harrison, Karen Chance and Patricia Briggs, which have all been mentioned above. I just finished reading Spider's Bite and Web of Lies and it remindes me of Kate Daniels, a little bit more steamy on the sex scenes. Gin is also a strong very powerful character.
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These online sources can be used as a starting point to find a quotation, but you should still find and verify the original source.Bartleby. ... Furman University Mathematical Quotations Server. ... The Phrase Finder. ... Wikiquote. ... Wikiquote: List of Common Misquotations. ... Wiktionary: English Proverbs. ... Wiktionary: Proverbs by Language.More items...•
For when you can only vaguely remember what the cover looks like, try Big Book Search. If you can include a keyword from the title, you'll be more likely to find what you're looking for. However, if you really can only remember images on the cover, you still might have luck.
In addition to appealing graphics, the front cover also includes the author's name and book title.
Below, we've listed the five steps you can take to find a book from a vague description....One day, you may even move on from your great white whale .Gather the details. via GIPHY. ... Google it. via GIPHY. ... Google Books it. via GIPHY. ... Ask Reddit. via GIPHY. ... Ask a librarian.
One of these books, How A Baby Is Made, was published in 1975. It was designed to educate young children about where babies come from, allowing parents to sidestep any potentially awkward questions.
Humble children's books from years past can be immensely valuable, but only if they are the right edition in the right condition. And condition is doubly important when considering the value of children's books.
Saya has always lived on the fringes of the conflict as a follower of the God of Light. However, after learning she is the Water Maiden, a reincarnated Dark princess, Saya gets thrust into the war’s center. Only the Water Maiden can awaken the Dragon Sword and end the war.
Only the Water Maiden can awaken the Dragon Sword and end the war. Summoned to court to serve a son of the God of Light, Saya gets ensnared in the politics between both sides of Light and Dark.
Set in 1162 medieval Scotland , An Earthly Knight retells one of my favorite legends, the Scottish ballad Tam Lin. Fairy stories within medieval fantasy books are my thing, and this one enchanted me right away. After Jenny’s sister runs off with a shifty suitor, Jenny must don the responsibilities of eldest daughter. Playing matchmaker, Jenny’s Norman nobleman father arranges for her to become a candidate bride to the King of Scotland’s brother. In between worrying about her sister and meeting her prospective husband, Jenny befriends a mysterious young man in the forest named Tam Lin. Rumors associate Tam Lin with the fairies, and Jenny soon gets drawn into a web of very unearthly adventures.
Inspired by the Kojiki, Japanese Creation mythology written in medieval times Japan, Dragon Sword and Wind Child tells the tale of Saya, a young girl living in Toyoashihara. For generations, the Goddess of Night and the God of Light have been at war. Saya has always lived on the fringes of the conflict as a follower of the God of Light. However, after learning she is the Water Maiden, a reincarnated Dark princess, Saya gets thrust into the war’s center. Only the Water Maiden can awaken the Dragon Sword and end the war. Summoned to court to serve a son of the God of Light, Saya gets ensnared in the politics between both sides of Light and Dark.
The Kishi, an African fantasy similar to By These Ten Bones, comes recommended for fans of medieval fantasies like The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons. Rooted in Angola folklore, Kishis, shape-shifting demons much like werewolves coax women to their deaths.
By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle. Taking place in the late 1500s Scottish Highlands, By These Ten Bones makes for a chilling medieval fantasy. Maddie, daughter of the village weaver, finds herself curiously drawn to the gifted young carver new in town. Something seems off about the carver and his shadow, though.
It's imperative that the time travelers not skew the timeline and alter the course of history.
The King of Elfland’s Daughter is a fairy tale with deep, dark roots — as well as a love story rendered with piercing emotional honesty. It’s also an unlikely immigration novel, about an elfin princess’s attempts to deal with her fractured sense of self as she adjusts to the homeland of her beloved human husband. Another remarkably early entry into the fantasy genre, this book prompted Arthur C. Clarke to name Dunsany as one of the greatest writers of his century, and World Fantasy Award winner Jane Yolen to call him “the great grandfather of us all.”
We all know what happens after King Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone; The Sword in the Stone takes a look at the before. Predictably, it’s much less glamorous. In this telling, the archetypical fantasy monarch was once just a boy called Wart — teased by his foster-brother Kay and subjected to a punishing round of lessons that would make any modern high-schooler wince in sympathy. Only Wart’s education doesn’t involve AP Calculus and JV Track... and his teacher, Merlyn, prefers to instruct by turning his students into animals instead of grilling them with the Socratic method.
The 41-book series is a world unto its own — and it all began with The Color of Magic. Pratchett conceived the book as an antidote to the dark lord-y, paint-by-numbers fantasy that saturated the market at the time. The result is playful-yet-thoughtful story about an incompetent wizard and a ignorant tourist, whose adventure reads like a hilarious, sparkling travelogue.
The first installment in the 10-book Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul’s Bane starts off in a decidedly un-Tolkien-esque fashion: with a protagonist who’s American, a novelist, and newly recovered from leprosy, a disease to which he lost two fingers. And as far as his new neighbors are concerned, the titular Thomas, with his two missing fingers, is a dead ringer for their culture-hero, Berek Halfhand — a misunderstanding that kicks off this complicated and morally grey giant of the genre.
At its center is the Drinkwater family, whose architect patriarch built their sprawling family estate in the hazy borderlands between the Faerie world and New York — which invites a great deal of complexity into their lives. 20. The Gunslinger by Stephen King (1982) Buy on Amazon.
Buy on Amazon. Add to library. Terry Brooks’ 1977 fantasy takes place in a post-nuclear-holocaust Pacific Northwest, in which the surviving humans have diverged into five species: Men, Dwarves, Gnomes, Trolls, and Elves.
Lyra’s daemon, Pantalaimon, is one of the book’s most lovable (and important) characters — and after reading The Golden Compass, you’ll definitely want your own. 33. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (1996) Buy on Amazon.
In Graceling, Katsa's Grace is believed to be the power to kill, which is used to commit political assassinations for the king.
Want vampires? Got them. Curvy dryads? Got them too. Jim C. Hines creates the ultimate Kitchen Sink fantasy series by finding a way to incorporate anything ever written into his world, leading to predictably insane results.
Wizards learn magic from old tomes. Warlocks create contracts with unknown entities, such as fae, demons, and outer gods. Sorcerers are born with magic in their blood. Clerics and paladins channel the wills of Gods into their beings. Druids draw magic from nature.
This is in part due to the time constraints of film, as many stories struggle with fitting in all the details of the world into a two or three hour time window. Magic laws are often left on the wayside.
While not in theory too different (essentially using magic spells) it is compelling how the spells remain so rare and so difficult to use even once, putting gravity in any situation where a spell is utilized. Jack Vance's magic system was also one of the biggest influences on the original Dungeons and Dragons game.
While more famously seen in Inkheart by Cornelia Funk, the Libriomancer series by Jim C. Hines features a world where select individuals can conjure magic by reading books. And they exercise this to sometimes remarkable results.
In Ben Peek's Godless, the Gods are long since dead and their remains have rotted into the Earth. Should a person consume the remains of a God, they gain its powers. The book is a morbid, dark story, but its magic system is so unique it would a disservice not to utilize it in a future fantasy adaptation.
Spellhacker by M.K. England. In Kyrkarta, magic—known as maz—was once a freely available natural resource. Then an earthquake released a magical plague, killing thousands and opening the door for a greedy corporation to make maz a commodity that’s tightly controlled—and, of course, outrageously expensive.
Living in a small town where magic is frowned upon, Sam needs his friends James and Delia —and their time together in their school’s magic club—to see him through to graduation. But as soon as senior year starts, little cracks in their group begin to show. Sam may or may not be in love with James.
Halcyon has charged with a heinous crime, and though her life is spared, she is sentenced to 15 years.
Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: She is a wilder, born with forbidden magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals.
Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Will is thrust into a world of magic, where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.
Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic . . . requiring the beating heart of a king.
Set in a richly imagined world inspired by whispered tales of voodoo and folk magic, the Kingdom of Souls trilogy has been optioned for film by Michael B. Jordan and his Warner Bros. production company, Outlier Society. Buy Reaper of Souls now! 3. The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala.
Online resources can help with your search for a half-remembered book, even if all you have is a basic plot line. Searching yourself is a good place to start; then, you can post to a listserv or discussion forum, where someone might recognize it. Or, last but not least, leave a comment on this post!
Check out selected results from NYPL Title Quest 2019, held August 2, 2019, as well as Title Quest 2018. This is an update of a previous post by Sharon Rickson. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago—even if it was a book that was really important to you.