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23 fantasy books to read after Morning Star, by Brown, Pierce, the closest match first.

  1. Red Rising (not Magic, But Hunger Games Survival Meets School Setting With Some Fantasy Elements)

    1. Red Rising (not Magic, But Hunger Games Survival Meets School Setting With Some Fantasy Elements)

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Books in this sub-genre focus almost entirely on magic, but Red Rising stands in stark contrast to that. Part dystopia, part sci-fi fantasy, Red Risingfocuses on the story of a...

  2. Morningstar

    2. Morningstar

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow...

  3. Golden Son

    3. Golden Son

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by...

  4. Iron Gold

    4. Iron Gold

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same series
    • Same author

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest...

  5. Chains Of The Heretic

    Bloodsounder's Arc book 3

    5. Chains Of The Heretic

    by Salyards, Jeff

    • On the same lists

    I maintain Jeff Salyards military fantasy is some of the best stuff in the genre. I was fascinated by the world created by Salyards in the first book (even if...

  6. City Of Blades

    The Divine Cities book 2

    6. City Of Blades

    by Bennett, Robert Jackson

    • On the same lists

    2014's City of Stairs was a remarkable read and was widely regarded by many critics as one of the best, if not the best, novel of 2014. Robert Jackson Bennett...

  7. The Last Mortal Bond

    Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne book 3

    7. The Last Mortal Bond

    by Staveley, Brian

    • On the same lists

    This just came out in March and is one of the best fantasy books of 2016 and wraps up one of THE best fantasy series to come out the past...

  8. The Spider's War

    The Dagger And The Coin book 5

    8. The Spider's War

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • On the same lists

    Daniel Abraham's five book epic fantasy comes to an end with The Spider's War. It's a remarkable book that wraps things up just the right way, answering all questions, tying...

  9. Drake

    9. Drake

    by Mclean, Peter

    • On the same lists

    This Urban fantasy kind of goes in the direction of Dresden and Sandman Slim when you start reading, but diverges pretty quickly, proving that it's something entirely different.Drake is a...

  10. A Gathering Of Shadows

    A Darker Shade Of Magic book 2

    10. A Gathering Of Shadows

    by Schwab, Victoria

    • On the same lists

    If you like what Schwab did in her first book, A Darker Shade of Magic, then you'll definitely like what she does in the sequel. I had mixed feelings about...

  11. Bands Of Mourning

    Mistborn (wax & Wayne) book 3

    11. Bands Of Mourning

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • On the same lists

    Yet another Sanderson book. The second book to come out in 2016, and it's only March! Seriously, I don't know how Sanderson can write so prolifically – he writes two,...

  12. The Wheel Of Osheim

    12. The Wheel Of Osheim

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • On the same lists

    Felt so so about the first book, loved the second book, and I also love the final book in Lawrence's new take on an anti-hero prince. Jarl, the hero of...

  13. Those Below

    13. Those Below

    by Polansky, Daniel

    • On the same lists

    For centuries beyond counting, humanity has served the Others, god-like Eternals who rule from their cloud-capped mountain-city, building a civilization of unimagined beauty and unchecked viciousness. But all that is...

  14. Age Of Myth

    14. Age Of Myth

    by Sullivan, Michael J.

    • On the same lists

    Michael J. Sullivan's trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons...

  15. The Waking Fire

    15. The Waking Fire

    by Ryan, Anthony

    • On the same lists

    This is Ryan's best book since his wonderful first book (The Blood Song) which took the world by storm and rang all the same bells that Patrick Rothfuss did in...

  16. Sleeping Giants

    Themis Files book 1 Start here

    16. Sleeping Giants

    by Neuvel, Sylvain

    • On the same lists

    A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton, World War Z, and The Martian, Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery—and a fight to control a...

  17. The Malice

    17. The Malice

    by Newman, Peter

    • On the same lists

    Following Peter Newman's brilliant debut, THE VAGRANT. This is the much-anticipated sequel, THE MALICE. In the south, the Breach stirs. Gamma's sword, the Malice, wakes, calling to be taken to...

  18. Burned

    18. Burned

    by Jacka, Benedict

    • On the same lists

    Mage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the “gorgeously realized”* urban fantasy series from the national bestselling author of Veiled.   I’m used to people wanting me dead. But,...

  19. Children Of Earth And Sky

    19. Children Of Earth And Sky

    by Kay, Guy Gavriel

    • On the same lists

    The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts...

  20. The Guns Of Empire

    20. The Guns Of Empire

    by Wexler, Django

    • On the same lists

    As the audacious and subversive' Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordans enemies is only growing worse... As the roar of the...

  21. The Great Ordeal

    21. The Great Ordeal

    by Bakker, R. Scott

    • On the same lists

    The much-anticipated third installment of R. Scott Bakkers acclaimed series, The Aspect-EmperorPraised by fans and critics worldwide, R. Scott Bakker has become one of the most celebrated voices in fantasy...

  22. The Plague Of Swords

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 4

    22. The Plague Of Swords

    by Cameron, Miles

    • On the same lists

    Book 4 in the fantastically awesome Traitor's Son Cycle This series is currently my favorite new fantasy series and it's the next best thing since Malazan Book of the Fallen....

  23. Red Rising

    23. Red Rising

    by Brown, Pierce

    • Same author

    Red Rising is one of the most exciting science fiction books to come out in the past decade. The fully completed trilogy borrows from a wide range of science fiction...

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