Books like 'Split Heirs'
Readers who enjoyed Split Heirs by Lawrence Watt-Evans & Esther M. Friesner also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNearly a year ago, blinded by grief and betrayal, Sam of Wilds made a desperate decision to follow the Great White into the Dark Woods. Now, he emerges to a world changed. The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne... -
Peace Spawner: Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker 4 by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe adventures of Nate and company continues…An encounter with the world’s greatest threat awakens something within the potion maker…Truths of Nate and his purpose begin to manifest…One simply cannot ignore their bloodline…Things will never be the same again... -
The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania... -
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 3 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s Tan to do when he has to reclaim a holy sword he can’t touch? Call upon his White Knight to save him.What’s Devan to do when he learns the sword was stolen in order to defeat Tan? Save the poor fools from utter annihilation.Tan is not amused by this quest line. Devan can’t stop laughing... -
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This Plot is Bananas! by J.P. Valentine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith betrayal weighing heavily on their spirits and the devouring flame an ever-present threat, Eve and the gang can do little to stave off the eternal undercurrent of silliness that pervades their lives... -
Wyrd Sisters: The Play by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTerry Pratchett takes Shakespeare's Macbeth and then turns it up 'till the knob comes off. It's all there - a wicked duke and duchess, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, a land in peril. And who stands between the Kingdom and destruction? Three witches... -
Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei, Travis Baldree
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhat do you have when you blend a pinch of litrpg, a touch of farming simulator, a sprinkle of epic fantasy, a whole cup of Isekai, and a dash of Home Alone?You have Arnold’s life... -
The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis edition is out of print. For current Paperback edition see: The Lightning-Struck HeartOnce upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident... -
A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOnce upon a time, the wizard’s apprentice, Sam of Wilds, got his happily ever after in the arms of his cornerstone, Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart. A year has passed, and while Sam’s been captured five or six more times since then, things are pretty great... -
In the Land of Leadale, Vol. 4 by Ceez
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHigh elf Cayna’s life following her recent move to the countryside with her adopted daughter Luka is both eventful and peaceful. One day, Cayna takes a trip out to Felskeilo with the local innkeeper’s daughter Lytt, Roxine the maid, and Luka in tow to meet her eldest daughter, Mai-Mai... -
Split the Party by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFleeing from a vengeful king has sent the former NPCs across Solium’s borders, into the kingdom of Alcatham. As wanted fugitives, they head to the small farming village of Briarwillow, hoping to blend in, lay-low, and avoid trouble at all costs. Unfortunately, Briarwillow has problems all its own, and its troubles quickly become theirs... -
The Kingdom Razed by Dragons by Virlyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlue mages learn skills from beasts. This is the story of one fortunate enough to be taken in by dragons. This is a sequel to The Blue Mage Raised by Dragons... -
Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBrimming with swords, sorcery, and wit, Orconomics: A Satire introduces Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. For the licensed wizards and warriors of Arth, slaying and looting the forces of evil is just a job. The Heroes' Guild has turned adventuring into a career, selling the rights to monsters’ hoards of treasure as investment opportunities... -
Darke by Angie Sage, Mark Zug
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn the sixth book of the Magykal series, Alther Mella has been Banished, a Darke Domaine engulfs the Castle, and a Darke dragon is on the loose. Septimus Heap must use all of his skills to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction: He must enter the Darke. But he cannot do this alone... -
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The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile Bannen had every intention of finding adventure, being yanked through a magical portal two continents away isn’t quite what he imagined happening. For that matter, being magically bound to a mage-in-training hadn’t ever crossed his mind. Being the first human familiar ever summoned in Corcoran? Not on his to-do list... -
Genevieve of Dragon Ridge by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGenevieve is no stranger to heartache, but ever since the dragons saved her ten years ago, she’s been content. Though it’s unheard of for a human girl to live in a dragon flight, Genevieve doesn’t mind. She has a family, scaled though they may be, and she enjoys her quiet, simple existence.However, her routine is abruptly disturbed the day a half-dead prince is dropped into her life... -
Sew You Want to be a Hero by Andrew Seiple
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThreadbare has not had a very good time of it, recently. His little girl has been taken from him, and he must travel the kingdom, finding allies old and new, living and dead, to help him rescue Celia. Fortunately, he's got a voice now, and access to all those fun skills he couldn't use before... -
In the Land of Leadale, Vol. 3 by Ceez
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNow a full-fledged adventurer, the high elf Cayna is back on the road to find the next Guardian Tower. She stops at a fishing village where there's talk of a castle at the bottom of the ocean, but she finds the village covered in a strange mist and overrun with scores of undead! After a chance reunion with one of her former guild members, Cayna has another boss battle awaiting her.. -
Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 9 (light novel) (Konosuba by Natsume Akatsuki
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Demon Lord's forces are headed to Axel Town. And among them is a user of.. -
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Light Novels, Vol. 4 by Fuse
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRimuru is gaining more and more power with his monster country, especially now that he has demon lord and dwarf allies. But then he has a dream about Shizue-a grief-stricken plea to save her former students.. -
First of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsApparently, time-travel spells have a sense of humor and don’t take direction well. Mei Li could’ve done with knowing that beforehand, and fully blames Shunlei for not forewarning her.Instead of going back a few years to rescue the missing tomes, Mei Li finds herself thousands of years in the past, with the original events she needs to learn about still ten years into the future...Categorized as:
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I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBerklak:Being a half-orc is fun most of the time. Most people think I’m all orc, and that usually slicks things up so I can glide in and out of town without much fuss. Most of the time things go really smoothly for me... -
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsCe'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, is confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil god Torak are just silly legends. But here she is, forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old...Categorized as:
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Wiedźma opiekunka, Część 2 by Olga Gromyko
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsW. Redna powraca…i jest jeszcze w.redniejsza!Życie Wolhy właśnie zaczynało się układać. Skończyła szkołę. Miała pracę. Miała najlepszego przyjaciela pod słońcem, czy raczej księżycem.I oczywiście wszystko poszło nie tak.Staż na dworze nieudanego króla, praca o wiele bardziej skomplikowana niż by się można spodziewać, a przyjaciel… Nagle okazał się kimś więcej, niż tylko przyjacielem...Categorized as:
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River of Dreams by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAisling of Bruadair is frantic to find both the truth about her future and a mercenary to save her country. When an offer of aid comes from an unexpected direction, she is relieved her quest is almost complete. But she soon realizes her task is far from over . . . and will include perils she never dreamed she would ever face... -
Wiedźma opiekunka, Część 1 by Olga Gromyko
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsW. Redna powraca…i jest jeszcze w.redniejsza!Czas rozpocząć prawdziwe życie. I to nie byle gdzie – na młodą czarownicę czeka już posada w Dogewie. Tak, tak, Wolha kończy swoją edukację na magicznym uniwersytecie. I to z wyróżnieniem!Pomiędzy nią, a dyplomem stoi już tylko jedna, jedyna przeszkoda. Staż. Na zamku.U wyjątkowo niewydarzonego władcy... -
Ведьма-хранительница by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsКто сказал «Тяжело в учении, легко в бою»? А подать его сюда, в бой! Школа Чародеев, Пифий и Травниц закончена, но проблемы молодой дипломированной ведьмы только начинаются.Школа магов окончена. Вольху Редную ждут в Догеве, стране вампиров... -
Amelia The Level Zero Hero Book 1 by V.A. Lewis, Melas Delta
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho needs a Class when you're already the strongest anyways? Ten years ago, Amelia woke up alone and lost in a broken world where she had to fight for her survival. Now, after reaching the pinnacle of power, defeating the Void itself, and escaping the abyss, she has finally found her way back into the real world. But instead of returning to Earth, she arrives in the land of Vacuos... -
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden sword—and the lovely Princess Floralinda... -
Iorich by Steven Brust
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHouse Jhereg, Dragaera's organized crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There's a big price on his head on Draegara City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera--longtime friend, sometime ally--has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime.It doesn't make sense. Everybody knows Aliera's been dabbling in elder sorcery for ages... -
Phoenix by Steven Brust
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsVerra, Vlad's patron goddess, hires him to assassinate a king whose country lies outside the Dragaeran Empire, resulting in increased tension between the two places. Meanwhile, the peasant Teckla and the human Easterners persevere in their fight for civil rights... -
Into The Abyss by J.L. Langland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTurns out: "The Demon Weed" really is a Gateway Drug! Who knew?Tom Perkinje certainly didn't. He had never smoked anything in his life, but as the new kid in town trying to make friends, he'd gone to a party and had foolishly let his new buddy Reggie talk him into trying a joint that he'd picked up from a new dealer... -
Yendi by Steven Brust
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsVlad Taltos tells the story of his early days in the House Jhereg, how he found himself in a Jhereg war, and how he fell in love with the wonderful woman, Cawti, who killed him... -
The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMeet thirteen-year-old Sarah, who has been living on her own and searching for the knight who was responsible for her mother’s death. Her quest for revenge leads to an even greater adventure when she witnesses Queen Guinevere being kidnapped. Soon Sarah finds herself accompanying Sir Gawain and Squire Terence on a remarkable journey to rescue the queen... -
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Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith the banishment of Evil from the realms, the final victory of Good is assured-unless a few stalwart antiheroes can save the world from a serious and potentially fatal imbalance. First novelist Forward explores the complications that arise from a surfeit of "goodness" in the world... -
Верховная Ведьма by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChto nuzhno dlya schast'ya Verkhovnoj Ved'me samoj obychnoj doliny, naselennoj samymi obychnymi vampirami? Lyubimaya rabota? Uspeshnaya kar'era? Stepen' arkhimaga? Ili.. -
Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnce upon a time? Please! What a joke.Princess Ahira is not your average damsel in distress. She hates being a princess and constantly tries to flee from her mother and her lectures. Pleasantly, her life is shattered on the eve of her sixteenth birthday when she is kidnapped by dragons... -
Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsShe soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for three thousand years. Now, Polgara looks back at her magnificent life, in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean cycles...Categorized as:
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Silver May Tarnish by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Dales of Andre Norton’s Witch World have endured wars, natural disasters, the predations of strange creatures, and treachery. None loves the land as well as Lorcan, orphaned at birth, who has sought his birthright for as long as he can remember... -
The First Chill Of Autumn by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLlassar is an occupied country– but nobody seems to know it. Fae began to filter slowly into the land shortly after the birth of the crown princess, Dion ferch Alawn, supposedly fleeing a dark threat in Faery known as the Guardians. But that was fifteen years ago, and now there isn’t a town in Llassar that isn’t populated by or under the control of the fae... -
Zombie Attack!!! by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTim, Dave, Julian, and Cooper are at it again. They go out for what's meant to be a simple zombie hunt and get in way over their heads... -
Heart of the Dragon by Jamie Sullivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe greatest thief captures an unexpected prize. Madfall is the greatest thief in the kingdom, stealing crowns off the very heads of kings. His hoard is legendary. Simply put, he’s a dragon through and through. So, when he steals a basket of “gold” from the king’s castle but finds a baby inside, he’s at a loss... -
Elemental Summoner #1 by D. Levesque
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlex was living the life. His life. He worked as a convenience store clerk to pay for his games and books. At 26 years old, he was living the high life of a loner. But a bullet hole in the head ended all that. There was only one problem: he wasn’t supposed to die that day. Everyone has a time and a day that they are meant to die. That was not supposed to be Alex’s day. So God gave him a choice... -
The Tragic Life of Lady Tina DeSilva by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Tina DeSilva was not a cruel girl. No, she most definitely wasn't cruel. After all, it wasn't her fault that Mervin made her want to stab him in the face just to see what his blood looked spilling out onto the ground while he screamed for her to stop.Rystin was forever. Mervin, though.Mervin was just a bump in the road... -
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Oh God Not Again! by Sarah1281
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.Fanfiction for Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling... -
Vainqueur the Dragon by Maxime J. Durand
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsVainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: a giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time... -
Spellweaver by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author returns to the Nine Kingdoms for another spellbinding story of magical romance. Ruith had long managed to ignore the magic in his veins, until aiding Sarah with her ill-fated quest forced him into places where his heritage was impossible to deny... -
Hit or Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe apprentice Skeeve is just getting used to his duties as Court Magician of Possiltum. Then King Roderick decides to take a powder, leaving Skeeve in his place to marry his homicidal fiancee and face the Mob's fairy godfather-who makes him an offer he can't refuse...Categorized as:
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Myth Directions by Robert Lynn Asprin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe beautiful Tanda wants the Trophy--and it's up to Skeeve to get it for her. The problem is, getting it will take more than luck. It will take all Skeeve's unproven magical talents, a scaly but clever Pervect, and a charming demon not above a little interdimensional thievery...Categorized as:
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Another Fine Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSkeeve was a magician's apprentice--until an assassin struck and his master was killed. Now, with a purple-tongued demon named Aahz as a companion, he's on a quest to get even...Categorized as:
dragons epic humor paranormal sword-sorcery witches-wizards 20th-century action-adventure
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