18 books like A Game of Thrones

What to read after A Game of Thrones — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Eragon Christopher Paolini · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Moderate One boy... One dragon... A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is… Shares: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and… Shares: Science Fiction, Fantasy

The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel · 1900 · ★ 4.1 · 552p · ≈ 18h · Challenging The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1980 novel and epic work of prehistoric fiction by Jean M. Auel about prehistoric times. It is the first book in the Earth's Children book series, which speculates on the possibilities of interactions between Neanderthal and modern Cro-Magnon humans. ---------- Also contained in: Earth's Children Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature, Epic

Wrath of Empire Brian McClellan · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 680p · ≈ 22h · Moderate As war rages, both sides are in a race to find the one thing that could turn the tides to their favor--a stone with the power to turn humans into gods--in the second book of Brian McClellan's epic fantasy tale of magic and gunpowder. The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on the march, looking for safety on the frontier, accompanied by Lady Flint's… Shares: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy

A Dance with Dragons George R.R. Martin · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 1208p · ≈ 40h · Moderate In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again–beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they… Shares: Epic Fantasy, Epic, Ficción, Science Fiction

Blood of Empire Brian McClellan · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Moderate As the final battle approaches a sellsword, a spy, and a general must find unlikely and dangerous allies in order to turn the tides of war in the last book of Brian McClellan's epic fantasy trilogy of magic and gunpowder. The Dynize have unlocked the Landfall Godstone, and Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent them from using its power; from… Shares: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy

The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett · 1989 · ★ 4.4 · 1040p · ≈ 34h · Challenging The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy. The book traces the development of Gothic architecture out of the… Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature

Assassin's Fate Robin Hobb · 2017 · ★ 4.7 · 853p · ≈ 28h · Moderate "The stunning conclusion to Robin Hobb's Fitz and the Fool trilogy, which began with Fool's Assassin and Fool's Quest "Every new Robin Hobb novel is a cause for celebration. Along with millions of her other fans, I delight in every visit to the Six Duchies, the Rain Wilds, and the Out Islands, and can't wait to see where she'll take me next."--George R.R. Martin More than twenty years ago, the… Shares: Epic, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson · 2012 · ★ 4.8 · 1088p · ≈ 36h · Moderate The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings. Six years ago, the Assassin in White, a hireling of the inscrutable Parshendi, assassinated the Alethi king on the very night a treaty between men and Parshendi was being celebrated. So began the Vengeance Pact among the highprinces of Alethkar and the War of Reckoning against the Parshendi. Now the Assassin is… Shares: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy

A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin · 2005 · ★ 4.2 · 734p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying… Shares: Epic Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson · 2010 · ★ 4.6 · 1204p · ≈ 40h · Moderate Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as ambitious and immersive. Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches,… Shares: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Fantasy

The Passage Justin Cronin · 2010 · ★ 4.1 · 784p · ≈ 26h · Moderate The Passage is a novel by Justin Cronin, published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best seller list, and remained on the list for seven additional weeks. It is the first novel of a completed trilogy; the second book The Twelve was released in 2012, and the third book The City of Mirrors… Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy

House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J. Maas · 2024 · ★ 4.4 · 848p · ≈ 28h · Moderate The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to… Shares: High Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy

The Crystal Shard R. A. Salvatore · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Isolated in the barren stretches of Icewind Dale the villages of Ten-Towns come under attack by a tribe of barbarians. In the midst of battle a young barbarian named Wulfgar ends up owing five years of his life to a grizzled dwarf. With the help of Drizzt, a renegade dark elf, the dwarf strives to mold the barbarian into a warrior with both brawn and brains. Meanwhile, there is no peace for the… Shares: Epic Fantasy, Epic, Fantasy

Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 641p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai, and is set in the context of actual historical events. The style of preserving history… Shares: Epic Fiction, Epic literature

Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Richard Cypher's father was brutally murdered a month ago, in his home with his guts ripped out of his stomach. While coping with this sudden loss, Richard saves Kahlan Amnell from four mercenaries, and with the help of Richard's friend Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander the three flee to the midlands to stop Darken Rahl's ever expanding empire. Secrets will be revealed, many will perish, and the legends… Shares: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Fantasy

Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey · 1986 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold, where Lord Alessan was frantically… Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Miecz przeznaczenia Andrzej Sapkowski · 1992 · ★ 4.3 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Wiedźmiński kodeks stawia tę sprawę w sposób jednoznaczny: wiedźminowi smoka zabijać się nie godzi. To gatunek zagrożony wymarciem. Aczkolwiek w powszechnej opinii to gad najbardziej wredny. Na oszluzgi, widłogony i latawce kodeks polować przyzwala. Ale na smoki – nie. Wiedźmin Geralt przyłącza się jednak do zorganizowanej przez króla Niedamira wyprawy na smoka, który skrył się w jaskiniach Gór… Shares: Epic, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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