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Fantasy Military Books

Books selected for readers looking for fantasy military books.

60 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·3 crossover shelves·199% reader overlap with Epic High Fantasy Books

1. Shadows Upon Time
Christopher Ruocchio
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
2. Kingdoms of Death
Christopher Ruocchio, Samuel Roukin
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
3. Ironbound
Andrew Givler, Ralph Lister
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
4. Ashes of Man
Christopher Ruocchio, Samuel Roukin
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
5. The Will of the Many
James Islington
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
6. The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
7. Days of Shattered Faith
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
8. The Blood Trials
N.E. Davenport, Jeanette Illidge
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
9. A Darkness Returns
Raymond E. Feist
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
10. Mirrored Heavens
Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Epic YA Fantasy
11. Empire of Silence
Christopher Ruocchio
Included for strong death alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
12. Blood and Iron
Jon Sprunk
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
13. Horus Rising
Dan Abnett
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and military.
Shelf signal: Military Sci-Fi
14. The Accidental War
Walter Jon Williams
Fits this list for its focus on military.
Shelf signal: Military Sci-Fi
15. The Cloud Roads
Martha Wells
Included for strong survival alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
16. The Price of Redemption
Shawn Carpenter
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: YA Pirate Adventures
17. Song of the Mysteries (the Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 11)
Janny Wurts
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dragons & Mythic Creatures
18. Chains of the Heretic
Jeff Salyards, Kris Chung
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
19. Defiant
Brandon Sanderson, Suzy Jackson
Included for strong series alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Space Opera for Teens
20. Malice
John Gwynne
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
21. War
Laura Thalassa
Included for strong adult alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Romance
22. The Last Mortal Bond
Brian Staveley, Simon Vance
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
23. House of Rage and Sorrow
Sangu Mandanna
Included for strong space alignment with this fantasy military list.
Shelf signal: Space Opera for Teens
24. All Darkness Met
Glen Cook, Stephen Hoye
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and military.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy