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Books like The Cleaving

Across Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy, and Action & Adventure — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Cleaving by Juliet E. McKenna.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The Cleaving.

The Last Dragon (Twilight of the Celts Book I) An Epic Tale of King Arthur’s Legacy — M. K. Hume

The Last Dragon (Twilight of the Celts Book I) An Epic Tale of King Arthur’s Legacy

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

By Force Alone — Lavie Tidhar

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes — LRW Lee

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table — Roger Lancelyn Green

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

Roger Lancelyn Green

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Half Sick of Shadows — Laura Sebastian

Half Sick of Shadows

Laura Sebastian

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Singing Sword The Dream of Eagles — Jack Whyte

The Singing Sword The Dream of Eagles

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo — J. R. R. Tolkien

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

J. R. R. Tolkien

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Once and Future King — T. H. White

The Once and Future King

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Skystone The Dream of Eagles — Jack Whyte

The Skystone The Dream of Eagles

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad — Jennifer Trafton

The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad

Jennifer Trafton

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Lady of Avalon — Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Faerie Morgana — Louisa Morgan

The Faerie Morgana

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Nothing Good Gets Away Once & Future Book 4 — Meredith Stoddard

Nothing Good Gets Away Once & Future Book 4

Meredith Stoddard

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Gwenevere’s Knights The Complete Knights of Caerleon Trilogy — Claire Luana

Gwenevere’s Knights The Complete Knights of Caerleon Trilogy

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Spear — Nicola Griffith

Nicola Griffith

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Finding Camlann: A Novel — Sean Pidgeon

Finding Camlann: A Novel

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Great Book of King Arthur And His Knights of the Round Table — John Matthews

The Great Book of King Arthur And His Knights of the Round Table

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Ignition — Emma Shelford

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Age of Legends — James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Arthurian Myths — J.K. Jackson

Arthurian Myths — J.K. Jackson

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Of Crowns and Legends — Chelsea Banning

Of Crowns and Legends

Chelsea Banning

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Enemy of God A Novel of Arthur — Bernard Cornwell

Enemy of God A Novel of Arthur

Bernard Cornwell

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Excalibur A Novel of Arthur — Bernard Cornwell

Excalibur A Novel of Arthur

Bernard Cornwell

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

A Sea Of Sorrow And Scorn — A. P. Beswick

A Sea Of Sorrow And Scorn

Themes: Arthurian • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy — the same threads that run through The Cleaving by Juliet E. McKenna. Among the authors featured: M. K. Hume, Lavie Tidhar, LRW Lee, Roger Lancelyn Green, and others.

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