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The King of Elfland's Daughter
by Lord Dunsany (1924)
★3.73(26)
Like 'The Broken Sword', this book offers sweeping grandeur and a deeply mythic, poetic fantasy experience.
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The Broken Sword
by Poul Anderson (1954)
★3.54(27 ratings)
The sword Tyrfing has been broken to prevent it striking at the roots of Yggdrasil, the great tree that binds earth, heaven and hell together . . . but now the mighty sword is needed again to save the elves, who are heavily involved in their war against the trolls, and only Skafloc, a human child kidnapped and raised by the elves, can hope to persuade the mighty ice-giant, Bolverk, to make the sword Thor broke whole again. But things are never easy, and along the way Skafloc must also confront his shadow self, Valgard the changeling, who took his place in the world of men. A superb dark fantasy of the highest, and most Norse, order The Broken Sword is a fantasy masterpiece.
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Elric of Melniboné
by Michael Moorcock
★4.00(2)
Echoing 'The Broken Sword', this features a complex protagonist and a dark, influential sword and sorcery narrative.
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The Dying Earth
by Jack Vance (1950)
★3.64(62)
Similar to 'The Broken Sword', this offers a unique, influential fantasy world with a distinct, often amoral, tone.
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
by Robert E. Howard (1953)
★3.88(57)
Like 'The Broken Sword', this collection embodies the raw, powerful, and often violent spirit of early heroic fantasy.
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The Worm Ouroboros
by E.R. Eddison (1922)
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As with 'The Broken Sword', this is a foundational epic fantasy with a rich, archaic style and grand scope.
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