The Last Herald-Mage

10 best books like The Last Herald-Mage (Mercedes Lackey): The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit, The Dragonriders of Pern, The Fire's Stone, Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, Deeplight, The Riftwar Saga, The Choice of Magic, An Exchange of Gifts, Dragonsblood, Dragon School: Episodes 1-5

The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit

Author	David Eddings
ISBN	0345456327

Millions of readers have discovered the magic of David Eddings' New York Times bestselling series The Belgariad. Now the first three books in this monumental epic appear in a single volume. Here, long-time fans can rediscover the wonder--and the uninitiated can embark upon a thrilling new journey...

The Dragonriders of Pern

Author	Anne McCaffrey
ISBN	0785729194

Alternate cover edition can be found here.

Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers of all time: DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST, THE WHITE DRAGON....

The Fire's Stone

Author	Tanya Huff
ISBN	0886774454

THIEF, SWORDSMAN, AND WIZARDESS

AARON. Clan Heir, he has fled his people when his beloved was slain by his own father's command, abandoning his training, duty and beliefs to become a thief. A master of his trade, he now dared the odds in Ischia, city of the volcano, where the price of being caught...

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern

Author

Anne McCaffrey

An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr. Her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch; spring had made a glorious debut; the Gather at Ruatha Hold was extremely merry;...

Deeplight

Author	Frances Hardinge
ISBN	1509836950

For centuries the gods of the Undersea ruled the islands of the Myriad through awe and terror: they were very real, and very dangerous. Sacrifices were hurled into the waters to appease them, and every boat was painted with pleading eyes to entreat their mercy. They were served, feared and adored. Then,...

The Riftwar Saga

Author	Raymond E. Feist
ISBN	0553333240

Here is a fantasy series filled with tropes... but it worked, nicely. It falls somewhere in-between what I'd consider 'High Fantasy' and 'contemporary fantasy'. If you're looking for some zany type fantasy world that you hadn't imagined, I wouldn't suggest this series. But if you like your dwarves...

The Choice of Magic

Author

Michael G. Manning

The ancient magic of wizards was anything but dark. It was the enlightenment that lifted humanity from the squalor of superstition, and the worship of fell spirits and capricious gods, but those days are gone. The shining glory of the sorcerers burned away the subtlety of wisdom, replacing it with easy...

An Exchange of Gifts

Author	Anne McCaffrey
ISBN	0809556855

When Meanne, a princess of the realm, runs away from her father's castle and an unwanted suitor, little does she realize the hardships and difficulties that lie ahead of her. Loneliness is the worst part -- until she finds a fellow refugee, a boy named Wisp. Together they must make new lives for themselves....

Dragonsblood

Author	Todd McCaffrey
ISBN	0593053613

In Dragon’s Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation. That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey. Together, they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily...

Dragon School: Episodes 1-5

Author

Sarah K.L. Wilson

No one is too broken to soar.
From USA Today bestselling author, Sarah K. L. Wilson, comes an epic tale of a disabled teen and her beloved dragon.

Sixteen-year-old Amel is disabled and rejected by society. A burden to her family and ignored by her peers, Amel travels to Dragon School for one...

The Bewitching of Amoretta Ipswich

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

The spirit of adventure and curiosity that dwelled within her bosom was passionate with excitement! It was obvious there was something wildly interesting inside the gristmill, and Amoretta silently swore to herself she would discover what it was no matter what. She promised herself that nothing...

The Romancing of Evangeline Ipswich

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Evangeline startled a little as a somewhat quiet bark drew her attention from the autumn vista before her and to a medium-sized brown dog that had suddenly appeared at her side. The dog stood panting happily, as if he'd known her all her life, and it quite warmed Evangeline's heart. "Well, aren't you a...

The Secret Bliss of Calliope Ipswich

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

"Oh! Do link arms with me, Calliope," Blanche whispered, her brown eyes widening with apprehension. She took Calliope's arm, tightly linking it with her own. "The old Mulholland house still gives me the willies every time I walk past it. I hate to think on what might have gone on inside. It's truly terrifyin'!"...

Romance at the Christmas Tree Lot

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Excerpt:

Mayvee couldn’t keep from giggling. The fact that this tall, dark, and handsome Christmas tree shopper was at the lot to buy a Christmas tree for his grandparents was endearing enough on its own. But add to it the fact that he’d paid enough attention to his grandma’s Christmas...

One Classic Latin Lover, Please

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Tierney’s smile broadened as she read the front of the card aloud. “A special day demands a special gift…a gift sent with loving intent. Therefore, for you on your special day, I present to you…” Tierney paused long enough to open the card and then read, “One Classic Latin Lover with a very...

Daydreams

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Sayler Christy knew chances were slim to none that any of her silly little daydreams would ever actually come true-especially any daydreams involving Mr. Booker, the new patient-the handsome, older patient convalescing in her grandfather's rehabilitation center.

Yet, working as a candy...

The Wolf King

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Of a sudden, Minnette’s reminiscences were scattered when she heard a sound that was not native to the meadow. A whistled call of sorts—and definitely human.

Sitting up—for she had indeed relaxed to near sprawling in the grass while caught up in her reverie—Minnette frowned when...

A Good-Lookin' Man

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

(Novella)

However, in an instant—in less than a breath or the bat of an eyelid—the elusive pepper spray hiding somewhere in her purse was all but forgotten. For standing before her—right there before her, not three feet away—was the best-looking, most gorgeous, handsomest man she...

With a Dreamboat in a Hammock

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

“Sir, I am so sorry,” Valynn started to apologize as her intestines began to twist themselves into knots of anxiety. “I had no idea who you were. I thought you…well, that you were here to lock up the building or something. I don’t even know what I thought really…but I didn’t think you were,...

The Trove of the Passion Room

Author	Marcia Lynn McClure
ISBN	0983525048

Sharlamagne Dickens cherished her family, was intrigued by the past, adored antiques, and enjoyed working at the antique store owned by her parents. Her life, like most, had been touched by tragedy and loss, yet she was happy. Though her life was not void of romance, it was void of a certain emotional...

The Man of Her Dreams

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Libby smiled as she watched him drink from the mug of cocoa she’d prepared for him. It was all so exciting—the renovation, the hope of finding something hidden in the house that no one had ever found before, the fact that the handsome contractor would be in and out of her shop and her life for weeks to...

A Cowboy for Christmas

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Excerpt:

A very loud pounding on the door startled everyone then.
“Well, who on earth could that be at this hour? And in this weather?” Lottie asked. “I swear, that knockin’ nearly startled me right out of my skin!”
“Me too, Mama,” Savannah agreed. In fact, her heart...

Take a Walk with Me

Author	Marcia Lynn McClure
ISBN	0983807469

"Cozy!" her grandma called in a loud whisper. "I'm in the kitchen. Hurry!" Cozy frowned, and her heart leapt as worry consumed her for a moment. Yet as she hurried to the kitchen to find her grandma kneeling at the window that faced the new neighbor's yard and peering out with a pair of binoculars, she exhaled...

The Chimney Sweep Charm

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

“There was the muffled sound of audience members standing up, and Baylee and Candice turned to look behind them.
“Holy smokes!” Baylee breathed.
“It’s like a Navy SEAL convention or something,” Candice added.
And it was! Baylee couldn’t believe that over twenty-five...

Romance in Sleepy Hollow

Author

Marcia Lynn McClure

Book Excerpt:

Tansy felt a warm blush heat her cheeks as her gaze fell to the tall, totally hot guy standing near the back of the touring group. He smiled at her as their eyes met, and she half expected to see two vampire fangs as part of his dazzlingly white set of teeth. He was truly that good-looking—fictional...

Fire & Rescue Shifters Collection 1: Books 1-3

Author

Zoe Chant

Dragon. Pegasus. Griffin. Phoenix.
Together, these shifters can fight any fire... almost.

Whether it's a rogue dragon or just a scared little lion cub shifter stuck up a tree, the firefighters of Alpha Team can handle any emergency. But there's one inferno even these powerful alpha heroes...

Blood of an Exile

Author	Brian Naslund
ISBN	1250309646

Bershad stands apart from the world, the most legendary dragonslayer in history, both revered and reviled.

Once, he was Lord Silas Bershad, but after a disastrous failure on the battlefield he was stripped of his titles and sentenced to one violent, perilous hunt after another. Now he lives...

The Civil War (American Heritage)

Author	Bruce Catton
ISBN	0618001875

Infinitely readable and absorbing, Bruce Catton’s The Civil War is one of the most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume.
 
Introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson, The Civil War vividly traces one of the most moving...

Salvation Lost

Author

Peter F. Hamilton

All the best in humanity rises to meet a powerful alien threat in the sequel to Salvation—part of an all-new trilogy from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett).

The comparative utopia of twenty-third-century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry...

All Seeing Eye

Author	Rob Thurman
ISBN	1451652224

Picking up a small pink shoe from the grass forever changed young Jackson Lee’s life. Not only did its presence mean that his sister Tessa was dead—murdered and stuffed in the deep, black water of a narrow well—but the shoe itself told him so.

Tessa’s death triggers an even more horrific...