The most popular sword & sorcery books of 2023

Sword and sorcery is fantasy at its fastest and most personal. A wandering warrior, a thief or a mercenary faces monsters, cults and scheming sorcerers, usually for gold or survival and not to save the world. The stories are short, bloody and full of swagger, and you can start almost anywhere. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Hidden Legion
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The Hidden Legion

Snorri Kristjansson

2023 · 2024 edition

336 pages

Doombringer
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Doombringer

Marcel Liemant

Published 2023

82 pages

A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic
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A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic

Stuart Danker, Collin Yeoh, Joshua Lim, Joni Chng, Ismim Putera, Hamizah Adzmi, Sharmilla Ganesan, Zufar Zeid, Ilnaz A Faizal

Published 2023

310 pages

The Advocate
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The Advocate

Katie Cross

Published 2023

390 pages

The Knight Skyraiders
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The Knight Skyraiders

Jaimie Wearne, Jason Beveridge

2023 · 2024 edition

498 pages

From Ashes
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From Ashes

Heather Wohl

Published 2023

314 pages