18 books like The Well of Ascension

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The Alloy of Law Brandon Sanderson · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are… Shares: Imaginary places, Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic V. E. Schwab · 2015 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS. Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magic city. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king--George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered--and where Kell was raised alongside… Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic

The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 848p · ≈ 28h · Moderate A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden… Shares: Courts and courtiers, Imaginary places, Magic

Fool's Errand Robin Hobb · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 666p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Robin Hobb has emerged as one of today's foremost fantasy authors. Now she continues the adventures of one of her most popular heroes in the first book of what promises to be her most spectacular trilogy yet. Fool's ErrandFor fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But that is about to change when destiny seeks… Shares: Magic, Fantasy fiction

Una corte de niebla y furia Sarah J. Maas · 2014 · ★ 4.2 · 626p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two… Shares: Courts and courtiers, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Fool's Assassin Robin Hobb · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 640p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Problem with Promises Leigh Evans · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate 395 pages, 1 page ; 18 cm Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic

The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin · 1971 · ★ 4.1 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure. Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic, Fantasy fiction

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2) Robert Jordan · 1990 · ★ 4.3 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age,… Shares: Imaginary places, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Ship of Destiny Robin Hobb · 2000 · ★ 4.4 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Robin Hobb has established herself as one of the masters of fantasy fiction And nowhere is that more apparent than in this powerful, poignant, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism, and humanity. The rousing conclusion to the Liveship Traders trilogy, Ship of Destiny is the spellbinding story of a once-thriving city now reduced to shambles by raging war and rampant greed; of a glorious and… Shares: Imaginary places, Fantasy fiction

Assassin's Quest Robin Hobb · 1997 · ★ 4.3 · 757p · ≈ 25h · Moderate From an extraordinary new voice in fantasy comes the stunning conclusion to the Farseer trilogy, as FitzChivalry confronts his destiny as the catalyst who holds the fate of the kingdom of the Six Duchies...and the world itself.King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz--or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from… Shares: Imaginary places, Magic

Night of the Ninjas Mary Pope Osborne · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back in time to feudal Japan where the siblings learn about the ways of the Ninja. Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic

Winter's Heart Robert Jordan · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 656p · ≈ 21h · Moderate All I can say is this is yet another great chapter in the wheel of time. A must for the fans. A new people called The Kin are introduced. Mat might meet his other wife in this story! Shares: Imaginary places, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Master of Dragons Margaret Weis · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Das Parlament der Drachen ist uneins. Die Zwistigkeiten drohen die Weltordnung zum Einsturz zu bringen. In einer verborgenen Burg züchten abtrünnige Drachen eine neue Rasse, welche die Menschheit unterwerfen soll. Doch die Hoffnung für die Menschen liegt in der Stadt Seth mit dem Orden der Priesterinnen. Und bei den Zwillingen der Hohepriesterin Melisande: der eine ist ein menschliches Wesen,… Shares: Imaginary places, Fantasy fiction

Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code Eoin Colfer · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it. Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic

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: Imaginary places, Magic

Hold me closer, necromancer Lish McBride · 2010 · ★ 4.1 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout, discovers that he is a necromancer, part of a world of harbingers, werewolves, satyrs, and one particular necromancer who sees Sam as a threat to his lucrative business of raising the dead. Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic

The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 670p · ≈ 22h · Moderate For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky. For a thousand years nothing has flourished. For a thousand years the skaa have been enslaved and live in misery, mired in inevitable fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute power, ruling thanks to terror, his powers and his immortality, aided by "benders" and "inquisitors", along with the powerful magic of Allomancy. Shares: Courts and courtiers, Magic

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