Books like The Witcher
30 fantasy books to read after The Witcher, by Sapkowski, Andrzej, the closest match first.
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The Witcher book 3
1. Blood Of Elves
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same series
- Same author
The Witcher series isn’t the first that comes to mind in this genre, especially if your knowledge is limited to the games. However, this particular title features far more training...
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The Witcher book 4
2. The Time Of Contempt
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same series
- Same author
Soon to be a major Netflix original series! To protect his ward, Ciri, Geralt of Rivia sends her away from the home of the Witchers to train with the sorceress...
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The Witcher book 2
3. Miecz Przeznaczenia
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same series
- Same author
Polskie tłumaczenie streszczeniem w języku angielskim: Geralt jest wiedźmin, człowiek, którego magiczne moce, wzmocnione przez długi szkolenia i tajemniczy eliksir, uczyniły go znakomitym wojownikiem i bezwzględnym zabójcą. A jednak nie...
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The Witcher book 3
4. Krew Elfów
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same series
- Same author
Andrzej Sapkowski, arcymistrz światowej fantasy, zaprasza do swojego Neverlandu i przedstawia uwielbianą przez czytelników i wychwalaną przez krytykę wiedźmińską sagę! „Tako rzecze Ithlinne, elfia wieszczka i uzdrowicielka: Drżyjcie, albowiem nadchodzi...
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The Witcher book 6
5. Tower Of Swallows
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same series
- Same author
Soon to be a major Netflix original series! The world is at war and the prophesied savior is nowhere to be found. The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, races to find...
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6. The Witcher
by Sapowski, Andrzej
- Same series
This best-selling series imported from Poland is the foundation for the popular monster-hunting video games of the same name, and a card game is soon to follow suit (beta came...
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7. The Incorruptibles
by Jacobs, John Horner
- On the same lists
This book is an odd mix of Western, Ancient Roman, steampunk, demons, elves and dwarves. It's a one of a kind book primarily just about the fates of a small...
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The Dark Tower book 1 Start here
8. The Gunslinger
by King, Stephen
- On the same lists
For a fantasy-ish recommendation, which features a whole many worlds concept.
Roland, the world's last gunslinger, tracks an enigmatic Man in Black toward a forbidding dark tower, fighting forces both mortal and other-worldly on his quest
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9. A Cavern Of Black Ice
by Jones, J. V.
- On the same lists
The first in the Sword of Shadows series (which is still not yet complete with over 5 years since Jones published the last book) and a gritty, epic fantasy. Jones...
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10. Midnight Sun
by Wagner, Karl Edward
- On the same lists
Welcome to the world of Kane, perhaps the most complex characters in early Sword and Sorcery pulp. Wagner with his Kane stores together with Howard's Conan helped shaped the Sword...
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Instrumentalities Of The Night book 1 Start here
11. The Tyranny Of The Night
by Cook, Glen
- On the same lists
Another entry from the always awesome Glen Cook, a new almost mystical figure in the fantasy world with his genre defining work The Black Company which pretty much helped birth...
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Aeons' Gate book 1 Start here
12. Tome Of The Undergates
by Sykes, Sam
- On the same lists
Another one of those grimdarks that borrows heavily from the Joe Abercrombie style of it. But, perhaps a bit much of it. If you like your world bleak and dirty...
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13. Son Of The Morning
by Alder, Mark
- On the same lists
Wow, what a ride this novel was. Highly ambitious and imaginative, Son of Morning proves itself a player in the genre. The book is a blend of alternative history blended...
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14. Red Tide
by Turner, Marc
- On the same lists
Marc Turner stepped into the fantasy genre in 2015 with his first book, When the Heavens Fall, which was a good combination of high fantasy and grimdark. His second release,...
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15. The Forgetting Moon
by Durfee, Brian Lee
- On the same lists
The Forgetting Moon is the first book in The Five Warrior Angels by newcomer Brian Lee Durfee, and boy is it a fun ride. We all know the classic fantasy...
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16. Snakewood
by Selby, Adrian
- On the same lists
This book is about the retired members of a legendary band of mercenaries called 'Kailen's Twenty' being hunted down and murdered for reasons unknown. As such, the surviving members must...
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17. The Dragon's Legacy
by Wolf, Deborah A.
- On the same lists
This is a brand-new novel from a debut author, and is a great addition to the grimdark roster. The world is slowly dying, with fewer babies born every year, and...
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Low Town book 1 Start here
18. Low Town
by Polansky, Daniel
- On the same lists
Low Town (titled the Straight-Razor Cure in the UK), is the first instalment in the Low Town series, and is a noir detective mystery transplanted to a fantasy setting. The...
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19. Conan The Barbarian
by Howard, Robert E.
- On the same lists
When someone mentions Sword and Sorcery, what comes to mind is Conan the Barbarian, arguably the greatest representation of the genre. It’s true that the story of Conan has been...
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The Vagrant book 1 Start here
20. The Vagrant
by Newman, Peter
- On the same lists
This book is about the titular vagrant, who is a mute, and his journey across a desolate, demon-ravaged world with a baby and a goat. It sounds pretty weird and...
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21. The Barrow
by Smylie, Mark
- On the same lists
The Barrow was a 2014 release of pure, unadulterated grimdark with a cast of antiheroes. Vicious, action-packed, brutal with more bad language throne in than Eminem song. And did I...
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22. The Godless World
by Ruckley, Brian
- On the same lists
I would categorize this as the bastard child of Tolkien and Martin: it has some of the ancient lore and world-building mythos present in Tolkien crossed with the dark grittiness...
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23. Herald Of The Storm
by Ford, Richard
- On the same lists
A new author who pays some serious tribute to Abercrombie with his style of grimdark. Do read if you like depressing, action ridden fantasy with a cast of troubled heroes....
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24. The Left Hand Of God
by Hoffman, Paul
- On the same lists
One of the more interesting series. The author takes the classic young prodigy destined to change the world conceit and plays around with it in some new ways. For one,...
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Shattered Sea book 1 Start here
25. Half A King
by Abercrombie, Joe
- On the same lists
Reading a new Abercrombie book is just like going to a fancy restaurant, it doesn't happen very often, but when it does, you relish every moment of the experience. Half...
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Saga O Wied?minie book 5
26. Chrzest Ognia
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same author
Streszczenie w języku polskim: Geralt, wyleczony przez driady z ran odniesionych w czasie nieudanego puczu na wyspie Thanedd, wyrusza na poszukiwanie przeznaczonego mu Dziecka Niespodzianki. Oprócz nieodłącznego Jaskra, trubadura i...
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Saga O Wied?minie book 7
27. Pani Jeziora
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same author
Ciri wpatruje się w wypukły relief przedstawiający ogromnego łuskowatego węża. Gad, zwinąwszy się w kształt ósemki, wgryzł się zębiskami we własny ogon. To pradawny wąż Uroboros. Symbolizuje nieskończoność i sam...
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Saga O Wied?minie book 2
28. Miecz Przeznaczenia
by Sapkowski, Andrzej
- Same author
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...
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29. Skullsworn
by Staveley, Brian
- On the same lists
Most magic systems have a single source. In Earthsea, it’s words, Mistborn has metals, and so on. With his worldseries, Stavely does things a little differently. Magic users, known as...
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The Red Queen's War book 1 Start here
30. Prince Of Fools
by Lawrence, Mark
- On the same lists
This first entry into the Red Queen's War trilogy is about a layabout, womanizing, alcoholic prince. He's also just funny enough not to think he's an utter bastard. Okay, he's...
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