Rage of the Dragon

10 best books like Rage of the Dragon (Margaret Weis): The Shadow of the Torturer, Summer of Night, Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War, Airborn, The Aeronaut's Windlass, Fatemarked, The Claw of the Conciliator, Tales of the Unexpected, The Phoenix Guards, Timeless

The Shadow of the Torturer
AuthorGene Wolfe
ISBN0671540661
Wolfe has an almost legendary status amongst fellow authors; Gaiman called him 'a ferocious intellect', Swanwick said he's "the greatest writer in the English language alive today", and Disch called this series "a tetralogy of couth, intelligence, and suavity".

You can rarely trust the...
Summer of Night
AuthorDan Simmons
ISBN0446362662
It's the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, and five 12-year old boys are forming the bonds that a lifetime of changes will never erase. But then a dark cloud threatens the bright promise of summer vacation: on the last day of school, their classmate Tubby Cooke vanishes. Soon, the group discovers...
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
AuthorTony Horwitz
When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire, Horwitz starts filing front-line dispatches again...
Airborn
AuthorKenneth Oppel
ISBN0060531827
Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets...
The Aeronaut's Windlass
AuthorJim Butcher
ISBN0451466802
Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors…

Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity,...
Fatemarked
AuthorDavid Estes
Alternate Cover Edition of ASIN B01MTEK3NM


They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come.

An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century...
AuthorGene Wolfe
ISBN0671416162
Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic of the Master of Power, a legendary figure of mythic proportions. Armed with his sword, Terminus Est, and the Claw, Severian continues his journey to Thrax, the city of his exile. Bizarre apes, strange...
Tales of the Unexpected
AuthorRoald Dahl
ISBN0679729895
A wine connoisseur with an infallible palate and a sinister taste in wagers. A decrepit old man with a masterpiece tattooed on his back. A voracious adventuress, a gentle cuckold, and a garden sculpture that becomes an instrument of sadistic vengeance. Social climbers who climb a bit too quickly. Philanderers...
The Phoenix Guards
AuthorSteven Brust
ISBN0812506898
A thousand years before the birth of Vlad Taltos, the Dragaeran Empire is a hotbed of intrigue, sorcery, intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and intrigue. For those who would be heroes, it is a delightful time to be alive--and an easy place to die.

Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless...
Timeless
AuthorR.A. Salvatore
ISBN0062688596
At long last, New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills,

Centuries ago, in the city of Menzoberranzan, the City of...
Dust and Light
AuthorCarol Berg
ISBN0451417240
National bestselling author Carol Berg returns to the world of her award-winning Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone with an all-new tale of magic, mystery, and corruption....

How much must one pay for an hour of youthful folly? The Pureblood Registry accused Lucian de Remeni-Masson of “unseemly...
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death
AuthorJames Runcie
ISBN1632862891
It is 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II. Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester and honorary canon of Ely Cathedral, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the color of hazelnuts, and a reassuringly gentle manner, Sidney is an unconventional clerical detective....
Uncanny!
AuthorPaul Jennings
ISBN0140371028
I remember reading this book when I was in 4th or 5th grade, and it totally stuck with me. However, I had the hardest time finding it again! You know how, as a kid, you have these sort of localized memories of places and things, and I could just never remember this title, and when I thought of it, it was NEVER...
An Irish Bride (Emerald Isle Trilogy Book 3)
AuthorMalinda Andrews
A domineering mother, a wayward cow, and nature’s impeccable timing. . .

Just what every bride wants to deal with during the week of her wedding!

It’s not been an easy path for Aubriee Harper or Declan O’Tyne. Spanning trust issues, past flames, and a grueling tour schedule,...
Paul Jennings' Spookiest Stories
AuthorPaul Jennings
ISBN0670028916
Since Unreal was published in 1985, Paul Jennings has written over 100 stories and sold over 7.5 million copies of his books. To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings, Penguin has put together collections of his work. Hand-picked by Paul, each book contains 20 - 25 stories from the UnCollected...
Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night
AuthorJames Runcie
ISBN1608199517
The loveable full time priest and part time detective Canon Sidney Chambers continues his sleuthing adventures in late 1950's Cambridge. Accompanied by his faithful Labrador Dickens, and working in tandem with the increasingly exasperated Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney is called on to investigate...
Truthmarked
AuthorDavid Estes
Alternate Cover Edition of ASIN B01MUR5CM4


The Hundred Years War rages on, with tensions between kingdoms growing ever more strained.

While Annise Gäric and her forces march on Castle Hill to retake the northern throne, her cousin, Rhea Loren, wages a naval war against Blackstone....
The Wild One
AuthorMelinda Metz
ISBN0671774654
Dangerous love... Isabel: From the moment she hears the roar of Nikolas' motorcycle, she's hooked. This new guy in town seems to understand exactly how she feels and thinks, exactly what she needs. He's someone willing to let her be what she was born to be...the wild one. Alex: He's jealous of Isabel's...
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