Books like The Broken Empire
30 fantasy books to read after The Broken Empire, by Lawrence, Mark, the closest match first.
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1. Red Rising
by Brown, Pierce
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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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2. Gentleman Bastards
by Lynch, Scott
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British narrator Michael Page has won a slew of awards with good reason: he's one of the best narrators in the business. and he brings all his formidable skill to...
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3. The First Law Trilogy
by Abercrombie, Joe
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A torturer, a barbarian and a vain nobleman are dragged into a war, the grim, darkly funny start of Abercrombie's First Law.
One of the best fantasy book series period and one of the best audiobook performances to boot. This is one of those rare reading performances by a master narrator where...
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4. The Kingkiller Chronicles
by Rothfuss, Patrick
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Though the 2000âs are considered a golden age of Fantasy, one novel that has stood out among the greats is The Name of the Wind â a remarkable book that...
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5. The Stormlight Archive
by Sanderson, Brandon
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Take one part of the Wheel of Time and two-parts Mistborn adding in more character building, an even grander vision of the world, a sophisticated magic system, and you have...
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6. A Song Of Ice And Fire
by Martin, George R. R.
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This is a series thatâs conquered both the literary world and now the cinematic world. People call Martin the 'American Tolkien' for good reason -- he's getting to be that...
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7. The Farseer Trilogy
by Hobb, Robin
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One of my favorite fantasy trilogies of all time and one of the best audiobook trilogies. Youâll fall in love with the characters and their stories thanks to Robin Hobbâs...
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8. The Warded Man
by Brett, Peter V.
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A dark world needs a certain, dry narration combined with a narration that emphasizes how horrible the world really is.This is delivered on point with Pete Bradburyâs perfect narration of...
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9. The Vagrant
by Newman, Peter
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The Vagrant was one of my top five favorite fantasy books of 2015. Itâs compelling, itâs deftly written, and itâs something like youâve never read before. Those who appreciate a...
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10. The Wheel Of Time
by Jordan, Robert
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Love or hate The Wheel of Time series, you can't deny the impact it's had on the fantasy genre as a whole. It's large, it's bloated, it loses it's way...
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11. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne
by Staveley, Brian
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One of the best fantasy books (this book and the sequel book too our best fantasy book of 2014 & 2015) is made even better by a perfect performance by...
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12. Blood Song
by Ryan, Anthony
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This indie-fantasy hit all the right notes to become a worldwide best seller, launching Ryan into the stratosphere of the fantasy elite -- at least for a time.The following two...
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13. The Dresden Files
by Butcher, Jim
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The Dresden Files is pretty much THE detective urban fantasy series that's spawned a thousand lesser imitators but few peers. Kick-ass wizard detective. Check. A noir setting. Check. Non-stop action....
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14. The Grim Company
by Scull, Luke
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If you love grimdark, Scull is putting out some of the best stuff in the genre right now â equal in every way to Abercrombie. Scull's Grim Company series is...
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15. The Traitor Son Cycle
by Cameron, Miles
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One of the best fantasy series currently out there thatâs quickly making some serious waves in the fantasy world. This is fantasy like youâve never read it before â full...
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16. The Dark Tower
by King, Stephen
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The Dark Tower is Stephen King's masterpiece, his magnum opus. The series is wildly uneven, starting strong, lagging in the middle, going strong again, then finishing on a bit of...
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17. Abhorsen Trilogy
by Nix, Garth
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If you like scary stories, Abhorsen Trilogy (now called 'The Old Kingdom' as Garth Nix is expanding the universe with more tie in books) is one of the best dark...
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18. The Graveyard Book
by Gaimen, Neil
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The Graveyard Book is absolutely one of the most touching fantasy tales to grace the genre. It's such a poignant and emotional tale that you will fall helplessly in love...
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19. City Of Stairs
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
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A phenomenal novel that you just donât want to finish made even better on the strength of an outstanding audiobook performance by Alma Cuervo. The novel starts off slow, but...
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20. Ghormenghast
by Peake, Mervyn
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A remarkable series of novels that helped defined what it means to be 'Gothic.' The novels are not so much about plot or story, but experience and setting. The locations,...
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21. Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrell
by Clarke, Susanna
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This highly regarded novel is something magical: the story of two magician friends -- both who want to restart English magic after a magic-less dormancy of several hundred years --...
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22. The Shadow Campaigns
by Wexler, Django
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If you are looking for some of the best military fantasy to come out the past decade, look no further then Django Wrexler's Shadow Campaigns series. The series has all...
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23. The Magicians
by Grossman, Lev
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The Magicians trilogy is a series that's been critically acclaimed and rates very high on our own Top 25 Best Fantasy Books list. It's a trilogy that's perhaps divisive --...
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24. Red Queen's War
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
Mark Lawrence's newest anti-hero fantasy, with the first book out so far (2015 as of this writing). It's not as good or genre pushing as his first trilogy The Broken...
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25. Broken Empire / Red Queens War
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
The first in The Broken Empire series, this gritty and violent novel focuses on a single character, who is an anti-hero, with a very dark past.
Mark Lawrence doesn’t use an abundance of technical explanations and diagrams, but that doesn’t make his magic system any less interesting. In fact, it lets him focus on his astonishing...
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26. Prince Of Fools
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
Mark Lawrence's newest 2014 release in his new The Red Queen's War trilogy, set in the same world as his Broken Empire trilogy. This time around he focuses his efforts...
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The Broken Empire book 2
27. King Of Thorns
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
In book two of the Broken Empire trilogy, the boy who would be king has gained the throne—but the crown is a heavy weight to bear... At age nine, Prince...
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The Broken Empire book 3
28. Emperor Of Thorns
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
In the final novel in the Broken Empire Trilogy, the boy who would rule all may have finally met his match... King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now—and king of seven...
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29. Prince Of Fools
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
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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30. The Wheel Of Osheim
by Lawrence, Mark
- Same author
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...
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