Books to Read If You Like House of the Dragon
With the first episode of the highly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, airing last Sunday, what better time to read more gripping fantasy books than while waiting for the next episode to air? If you like magic, adventure, and even a little bit of history, then this list of books to read for fans of House of the Dragon is perfect for you!
The Sky Place
by Lyla Cork
Release Date: May 27, 2022
Ancient Maya magic sparks a man’s quest to save his dying wife in The Sky Place, a dark fantasy with elements of romance and suspense. This gripping tale explores the dynamics of thorny love triangles and the intrigue of ancient Maya warfare.
Buy on AmazonMud War (Dwarvish Dirty Dozen Book 1)
by Aaron D. Schneider & Michael Anderle
Release Date: June 24, 2022
War is a messy business and anyone who claims otherwise is trying to sell you something. The dwarvish legions, the Holt’Dwan, are familiar with this but these are strange times. The dead are rising from the earth in the freshly settled Ysgand Vale and the war just got a lot messier…
Buy on AmazonBabel
by R. F. Kuang
Release Date: August 23, 2022
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic…
Buy on AmazonEmbers on the Wind
by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
Release Date: August 1, 2022
The past and the present converge in this enthralling, serpentine tale of women connected by motherhood, slavery’s legacy, and histories that span centuries.
Buy on AmazonOrder of Scorpions
by Ivy Asher
Release Date: August 20, 2022
Six years ago, I awoke in a cage with no knowledge of who I was or where I’d come from. Six years ago, I was spared the flesh markets and instead thrown in with a group of savages, where I learned it was fight or die. Now, eight Orders of Assassins are converging on the only home I’ve ever known. All in hopes of purchasing new blade slaves for their ranks. I’m for sale, yet all I want is a life far from death and ownership. Then I meet them, the Order of Scorpions. Their allure is a threat to the freedom I crave, but I won’t fall victim to their sting, no matter how tempting it might be…
Buy on AmazonPaladin’s Kiss (Elemental Covenant Book 3)
by Elizabeth Hunter
Release Date: August 23, 2022
It’s the vampire wedding of the century… and maybe the end of an empire. Paladin’s Kiss is a supernatural mystery in the Elemental Covenant series by Elizabeth Hunter, nine-time USA Today bestselling author of A Hidden Fire, the Irin Chronicles, and over forty other works of fantasy fiction.
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