Books like By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey

Kvothe seeks answers about the Amyr, the Chandrian, and his family's death, facing a trial by Adem warriors, reclaiming honor, and venturing into the Fae realm where he meets the faerie Felurian—a journey that tests his rise to legend.

A continuation of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, The Great Hunt introduces the Horn of Valere and the quest to find it.

Richard Cypher and Kahlan Amnell flee a murderous fate to halt Darken Rahl’s expanding dominion, unearthing secrets and becoming legends in a high‑fantasy adventure.

In a world where nightly demon hordes rise from the earth, three survivors—Arlen, Rojer, and Leesha—venture beyond fragile wards to reclaim ancient secrets and confront the darkness that devours humanity.

Stone of Tears is the third book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy Sword of Truth series, featuring the recurring characters Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell as they continue their quest involving magic and war.

The Spirit of the Fire follows hero Richard Rahl and activist Kahlan Amnell as they confront the D'haran Empire's threat to the realm, testing their leadership, magic, and resolve in a high‑stakes fantasy adventure.

Two brothers embark on an perilous quest to locate the legendary Sword of Shannara, the only blade capable of vanquishing an evil overlord and saving their realm.

In Valdemar, Talia, a runaway chosen by the mystical Companion Rolan, joins the Heralds and must master her unique mind powers to thwart a treasonous conspiracy that threatens the Queen, the realm, and her own child heir.

The Dragon Reborn confronts the White Dragon.

The fourth book in the Belgariad, set against a backdrop of seven thousand years of epic struggles and mysteries.

A quest to retrieve an Orb, set against a backdrop of gods, kings, and magic, featuring an Imperial Princess and her sorcerer relatives on a dangerous mission.

"The Warrior’s Path" follows brothers Yance and Kin Sackett as they pursue a kidnapped sister‑in‑law across the frontier, ultimately confronting dangerous captors in the West Indies.

Lavan Firestorm, a sixteen‑year‑old gifted in fire, is thrust from his rural home to the capital of Valdemar, where he must master his dangerous power amid war with Karse and grow into the legendary herald known as Firestorm.

Mysterious mage‑storms ravage Valdemar and Karse, unleashing earthquakes, monsoons, ice storms, and venomous magical constructs as the two kingdoms must unite to locate and destroy the storm’s creator before all worlds are destroyed.

In Joust, a poor young man secretly raises a dragon to become a jouster, blending ancient Egyptian and Atlantis‑like cultures in a high‑stakes fantasy adventure.

In Mercedes Lackey’s fantasy world of Valdemar, three orphaned trainees—Magpie, Lena, and Bear—navigate trials of identity, family, and mastery as they strive to become a Herald, a Bard, and a Healer.

Aiding the Hawkbrothers as a Healing Adept, Darian faces the looming threat of another barbarian encampment while honing his mystical powers in the world of Valdemar.

In the world of Valdemar, Skandranon and Amberdrake defend their home city, White Gryphon, against the Black Kings’ claims, uncovering conspiracies that threaten the fragile peace.

When the ancient protective barrier over Valdemar weakens, Princess Elspeth, the realm's Herald, must seek a mentor to master her nascent mage powers and defend the kingdom from Ancar of Hardorn's dark magic.

Oathbreakers is the second book in the Vows and Honor Trilogy. When Idra, leader of the crack mercenaries known as the Sunhawks, failed to return from a journey to her home kingdom of Rethwellan, Tarma and Kethry, warrior and mage, set out in search of their vanished leader. Sisters of sword and spell, their fates bound together by a Goddess-sworn oath, they were eternally pledged to fight the forces of evil. And evil had indeed cast its shadow over Rethwellan. Idra, so they were told, had left long ago on a search for a legendary magical sword which could reveal which of her two brothers was meant to become the new king. With the princess gone, her younger brother had been branded an outlaw and her older brother had claimed the throne. Both instinct and mage lore told Kethry and Tarma that all was not as it seemed, that both Idra and her people were in terrible jeopardy. Yet would their Goddess-given powers, aided by those of a Herald of Valdemar, proves strong enough to break the dark enchantment possessing this land?

Magpie, a 13‑year‑old orphan, escapes the grim life of gem‑mine slavery when a magical Companion horse selects him to train as a Herald in the early history of Valdemar.

A collection of 17 new short stories set in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar world, featuring its famed Heralds, Tayledras, and magical creatures.

In the renewed kingdom of Coronnan, draconic magic is the only legal spell, yet a plague, a magic clash, and off‑world technology threaten its future.

Crucible is a collection of 18 all-original short stories by Mercedes Lackey, set in the Valdemar universe. It follows the heralds, bards, and healers—Valdemar’s elite protective force—in a series of adventures often focused on wonder, danger and camaraderie.