Black Gods Kiss

10 best books like Black Gods Kiss (C.L. Moore): Democracy in America, The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, Swords and Deviltry, The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P, The Weird of the White Wolf, The Broken Sword, Unforgettable, The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master, Innocent World, Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages

Democracy in America

Author	Alexis de Tocqueville
ISBN	0140447601

Democracy in America has had the singular honor of being even to this day the work that political commentators of every stripe refer to when they seek to draw large conclusions about the society of the USA. Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, came to the young nation to investigate the functioning...

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

Author	Robert E. Howard
ISBN	0345483855

Poem and first 13 tales, in order written, plus Miscellanea drafts, notes, maps by author.
Cimmeria poem
1 The Phoenix on the Sword 1932
2 The Frost-Giant's Daughter 1976
3 The God in the Bowl 1952
4 The Tower of the Elephant 1933
5 The Scarlet Citadel 1933
6 Queen of the Black...

Swords and Deviltry

Author	Fritz Leiber
ISBN	1595820795

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met.

'The two thieves had themselves been robbed by two youths, who eyed each other suspiciously over the sprawled, senseless bodies.

Fafhrd said: 'Our motives for being here seem identical.'...

The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P

Author	Rieko Matsuura
ISBN	4770031165

The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P is a highly acclaimed work of fiction that won Japans most prestigious literary prize for women writers. A provocative, picaresque spin on a coming-of-age story, the novel tells of a young Japanese woman who wakes up one afternoon to discover that her big toe has turned...

The Weird of the White Wolf

Author	Michael Moorcock
ISBN	0441888054

"We must be bound to one another then. Bound by hell-forged chains and fate-haunted circumstance. Well, then - let it be thus so - and men will have cause to tremble and flee when they hear the names of Elric of Melnibone and Stormbringer, his sword. We are two of a kind - produced by an age which has deserted...

The Broken Sword

Author

Poul Anderson

Thor broke the sword Tyrfing to save the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that binds earth, heaven and hell. Now the elves need the weapon for their war against the trolls. Only Scafloc, a human kidnapped and raised by elves, can hope to persuade Bolverk the ice-giant to make Tyrfing whole again. But Scafloc...

Unforgettable

Author	Eric James Stone
ISBN	1476781087

Out of sight, out of mind. Due to a fluke of quantum mechanics, no one can remember Nat Morgan for more than one minute—not even his boss at the CIA.

Out of sight, out of mind.

In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember...

The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master

Author

Takuan Soho

Universally applicable statements are not instructive. They do not inspire thought or care, but enable the continuation of ignorance. A man may comment 'this is the worst review ever' (and in my experience, probably will), and achieve nothing more with by it than biting his own tongue. It is not applicable...

Innocent World

Author	Ami Sakurai
ISBN	1932234144

Enter a world of nihilism and self destruction. Enter a world of rape, incest, and trauma. Enter a world of violence, drugs, and prostitution. Enter an Innocent World.
Ami believes in nothing, hopes for nothing, and turns tricks because it's something to do. Her journey from the pit of despair to...

Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages

Author

Dean Koontz

When the death of their creator leaves them without protection, a band of magic living toys must attempt a dangerous journey across the city to another toyshop, while under attack from evil toys serving the Dark One.

To the world, the Oddkins are just stuffed animals. But all of these soft, cuddly,...

Conan: People of the Black Circle (The People Of the Black Circle; The Devil In Iron; A Witch Shall Be Born; Jewels of Gwahlur)

Author

Robert E. Howard

The Phoenix on the Sword is the first volume of stories about Conan The Barbarian, perhaps Robert E. Howard's most famous creation, presenting it as it was originally written and appeared in the pulp magazine Weird Tales meticulously produced to the original magazine texts. This volume contains:...

The Vampire Files, Volume 1

Author	P.N. Elrod
ISBN	0441010903

Here's the deal: P.N. Elrod outshines every author in the genre. Why? Because the woman can tell a story, that's why. And just in case you're wondering, that's exactly why I read books in the first place - for the story - and The Vampire Files delivers.

Don't believe me? Fine. This is my take on the...

The Case Against Satan

Author	Ray Russell
ISBN	0143107275

Teenager Susan Garth was “a clean-talking sweet little girl” of high school age before she started having “fits”—a sudden aversion to churches and a newfound fondness for vulgarity. Then one night, she strips in front of the parish priest and sinks her nails into his throat. If not madness,...

Swordsmistress of Chaos

Author	Richard Kirk
ISBN	0441705553

Raven --

She escaped the slavepens of Lyland--a beautiful girl with hair the color of summer sun, eyes as blue as the heavens, and a body that invited love.

Rescued by sorcerer priests, she was schooled in every art of weaponry and combat. Her sword stained by the blood of legions, no...