On a Pale Horse

10 best books like On a Pale Horse (Scott Rockwell): Split Infinity, Elric of Melniboné, Centaur Aisle, Night Mare, The Barbed Coil, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Three Hearts and Three Lions, The Initiate, Xanth: The Quest for Magic, The Silver Crown

Split Infinity
AuthorPiers Anthony
ISBN0345354915
On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay in Phaze, a world totally ruled by magic. Soon he learned that his alternate self had already been murdered, and that he was next. On Proton, his fate depended on winning...
Elric of Melniboné
AuthorMichael Moorcock
ISBN0441203981
It is the colour of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair that flows below his shoulders is milk-white. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody....He is Elric, Emperor of Melnibone, cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence, schooled in the art of sorcery...
Centaur Aisle
AuthorPiers Anthony
ISBN0345418522
This book started out really slow! But in the end I loved it, and can't wait to read the 5th. I really don't know why people say these books are so sexist because (view spoiler)[Irene proposes to Dor (hide spoiler)].
Night Mare
AuthorPiers Anthony
ISBN0345418549
Although the Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth, Mare Imbrium discovered that ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Exiled to the day world with a message for King Trent, Mare met the relentless, unforgiving Horseman....
AuthorJ.V. Jones
ISBN0446606235
Tessa McCamfrey, young and rootless resident of Southern California, has never found much in life that interests her. All of that changes when she stumbles upon a ring that transports her to a distant time and place. There she discovers her unexpected talent: She can create luminous, magical illustrations...
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
AuthorAlan Garner
ISBN0152017666
When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone...
AuthorPoul Anderson
ISBN0575074981
The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threatened the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons and the Wild Hunt itself, were poised to overthrow the realms of light.
And alone against the armies of Chaos stood one man, the knight of Three Hearts and Three Lions. Carlsen, a twentieth-century...
The Initiate
AuthorLouise Cooper
ISBN0812533925
The Seven Gods of Order had ruled unchallenged for an aeon, served by the Adepts of the Circle in their bleak Northern stronghold. But for Tarod – the most enigmatic and formidable sorcerer in the Circle's ranks – a darker affinity had begun to call.
Threatening his beliefs, even his sanity,...
AuthorPiers Anthony
Twenty-five years ago, Piers Anthony fascinated us with the creation of Xanth–a wondrous land where magic rules supreme. Since then, the dazzling world of Xanth has delighted millions of readers. Now, here are the first three novels of this classic series to enthrall a whole new generation. . . .

A...
AuthorJoel Rosenberg
ISBN0451159837
MAGIC'S DEADLY EDGE
The stronghold called Home was prospering, and karl's dream of bringing freedom to everyone in this land peopled by wizards and warriors, lords and slaves, dwarfs and elves and dragons was at last coming true. But by attacking slaver caravans, by offering Home as a haven to any...
The Cutting Edge
AuthorDave Duncan
Beautiful Queen Inos married the loyal stableboy Rap and made him her king. They were very much in love, and they lived happily ever after.

Fifteen years went by Rap and Inos were comfortable, secure, and truly happy, raising their family in the little backwater kingdom of Krasnegar, well removed...
The Armies of Daylight
AuthorBarbara Hambly
ISBN0345296710
After a year of magical combat, the world is in ruins, and the few surviving wizards, including two stranded Californians, must take to the offensive Since the Dark Ones returned, the world has been laid to waste. The land’s wizards have been slaughtered, its cities destroyed, and its people scattered...
The Face of Chaos
AuthorRobert Lynn Asprin
ISBN0441225500
Welcome to Sanctuary, a city of outlaws and adventurers in a world of war and wizardry, peopled with colorful characters created by today's top fantasy adventure talents, including:

David Drake
C.J. Cherryh
Janet Morris
Diana L. Paxson
Lynn Abbey
Robert Lynn Asprin

In...
Conan of Cimmeria
AuthorRobert E. Howard
ISBN0441114539
Contents:

9 · Introduction · L. Sprague de Camp · in
15 · The Curse of the Monolith [“Conan and the Cenotaph”] · L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter · ss Worlds of Fantasy #1 ’68
33 · The Bloodstained God · L. Sprague de Camp & Robert E. Howard · nv Tales of Conan, Gnome,...
With a Tangled Skein
AuthorPiers Anthony
ISBN0345318854
Reading Piers Anthony can be a bit of a bumpy ride.

His books usually feature some minor detours into ploddyville and at least one horrible sightseeing escapade through skeevytown that leaves you feeling soiled and very uncomfortable.

So I grant you that there is definitely potential...
The Prophet of Lamath
AuthorRobert Don Hughes
ISBN0345282116
BEWARE THE DRAGON!
The dragon was divided!

Its two heads, Vicia and Heinox, were fighting for control of its massive body. For centuries, it had sat quietly at Dragonsgate, content with its tribute of slaves for food. Now it took to the air, burning villages at random throughout the Three...
The Silent Tower
AuthorBarbara Hambly
Okay, it sounds a little corny, but this book and its sequel... were some of the reasons why I actually thought that relationships could be good. My sire was emotionally abusive to my mom (and sometimes physically so), and the odds of having a good relationship after seeing about 18 years of that... Yeah,...
Ventos do Norte
AuthorDavid Anthony Durham
Um assassino enviado das regiões geladas do norte numa missão.
Um império poderoso cercado pelo seu mais antigo inimigo.
Quatro príncipes exilados, determinados a cumprir um destino.
Prepara-te, leitor, para entrar no mundo deslumbrante de Acácia.

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