18 books like The Buried Giant

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Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson · 1953 · ★ 3.8 · 163p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Holger Carlsen, wounded in Nazi-occupied Denmark, awakens to find himself in a magical land of knights, dragons, and sorcerers. Shares: Knights, Knights and knighthood, Dragons

Fool's Fate Robin Hobb · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 805p · ≈ 26h · Moderate A heralded writer of epic fantasy, Robin Hobb has given readers worlds within worlds in her heroic Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies. Now she takes the final step in the breathtaking trilogy of the Tawny Man, as the tale of FitzChivalry Farseer comes to an epic end. Rife with boundless adventure and unforgettable characters, Fool's Fate is destined to become a classic of the genre.Assassin,… Shares: Quests, Dragons

Drachenreiter Cornelia Funke · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Dragon Rider is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of destruction by mankind and their only hope of sanctuary. The key to its location is a map rendered by a rat who is a master cartographer. It is a great book for kids over age 8! Shares: Dragones, Quests, Dragons

A Column of Fire Ken Follett · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 934p · ≈ 31h · Moderate As Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? International bestselling author Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with his magnificent new epic, A Column of Fire. In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between… Shares: Ficcion, History

Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary Brandon Mull · 2009 · ★ 4.1 · 535p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Brace yourself for a shocking secret in the fourth novel of The New York Times' bestselling Fablehaven series. Two hidden artifacts have been found. Three more remain unrecovered. More preserves face destruction as the Society of the Evening Star relentlessly pursues new talismans. Reading in Patton's Journal of Secrets, Kendra learns the location of the key to a vault housing one of the… Shares: Dragones, Dragons

Dragon Keeper Carole Wilkinson · 2003 · ★ 4.0 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate set in China in 141 B.C. In a remote western palace, Ping, a slave girl of unknown origin, serves the emperor's Dragon Keeper, an incompetent drunkard who neglects the two last-known dragons in his charge. When one of them dies and an evil hunter threatens to kill the other for his magical body parts, the old dragon, Danzi, escapes with the girl. He entrusts Ping with his precious and beautiful… Shares: Dragones, Dragons

Heroes of Chivalry Louise Maitland · 1903 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Retelling of Arthurian legends. Shares: Quests, Knights and knighthood

Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey · 1971 · ★ 4.1 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground. But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed… Shares: Dragones, Dragons

Le ciel lui tombe sur la tête Albert Uderzo · 2005 · ★ 3.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Dans cet album, Asterix et ses amis gaulois se trouvent confrontés à leur seule véritable peur : que le ciel leur tombe sur la tête. Car c'est bien du ciel que débarquent une galerie de surprenants personnages, plongeant le village au centre d'une guerre spatiale dont l'enjeu n'est autre que la potion magique... Shares: Giants, History

Princess Daisy and the Dazzling Dragon (Tiara Club) Vivian French · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A timid young princess is afraid of dragons until she sees one for herself, then has the opportunity to prove her newfound courage to the entire school. Shares: Dragones, Dragons

A Dance with Dragons George R.R. Martin · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 1208p · ≈ 40h · Moderate In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again–beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they… Shares: Dragones, Dragons

Gilgamesh Stephen Mitchell · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Gilgamesh dates from as early as 1700 BCE - a thousand years before the Iliad. Lost for almost two millennia, the eleven clay tablets on which the epic was inscribed were discovered in 1853 in the ruins of Nineveh, and the text was not deciphered and fully translated until the end of the century." "The epic is the story of literature's first hero - the king of Uruk in what is present-day Iraq -… Shares: Giants, History

City of dragons Robin Hobb · 2012 · ★ 4.1 · 375p · ≈ 12h · Moderate New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to world of the Rain Wilds—called “one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy” (Booklist)—in City of Dragons. Continuing the enthralling journey she began in her acclaimed Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven, Hobb rejoins a small group of weak, half-formed and unwanted dragons and their displaced human companions as they search for a… Shares: Quests, Dragons

Blood of Dragons Robin Hobb · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 481p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The Tarman expedition has at last found Kelsingra, a city filled with ancient treasures. Here, the dragons and their Elderling keepers may discover their full potential, but only if the magic of Kelsingra can be unlocked. Already rumours of the city have floated down the Rain Wild River. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters will soon be coming to pillage what they can. Among them, Hest… Shares: Quests, Dragons

Great American Short Stories Wallace Stegner · 1957 · 511p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares: Knights, Dragons Shares: Knights, Dragons

The Elements of the Short Story Edward Everett Hale, Jr. · 1915 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving Rip Van Winkle, by W. Irving Irving as a story writer The great stone face, by N. Hawthorne Ethan Brand, by N. Hawthorne Hawthorne as a story writer Fall of the House of Usher, by E. A. Poe The murders in the Rue Morgue, by E. A. Poe Poe as a story writer The diamond lens, by F.-J. O'Brien The man without a country, by E. E. Hale The outcasts of Poker… Shares: Knights, Dragons

American Short Stories Charles Sears Baldwin · 1904 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Pt. 1. The tentative period: Irving, W. Rip Van Winkle. Austin W. Peter Rugg, the missing man. Hall, J. The French village. Pike, A. the inroad of the Nabajo. Pt. 2. The period of the new form: Hawthorne, N. The white old maid. Longfellow, H.W. The notary of Périgueux. Poe, E.A. Fall of the House of Usher Willis, N.P. The inlet of peach blossoms. Kirkland, C.M.S. The bee-tree. O'Brien,… Shares: Knights, Dragons

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1983 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares: Knights, Dragons Shares: Knights, Dragons

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