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30 fantasy books to read after Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, by Donaldson, Stephen R., the closest match first.

  1. Lord Foul's Bane

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    1. Lord Foul's Bane

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Epic Fantasy that's also very High Fantasy. Features an antihero hero.

    Lord Foul's Bane begins the epic Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, a series in which a leprosy-stricken man in the real world is transported to a stereotypical fantasy world....

  2. The Illearth War

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    2. The Illearth War

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    “The Thomas Covenant saga . . . will certainly find a place on the small list of true classics in its specialized field.”—The Washington Post Book World After scant days...

  3. The Power That Preserves

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    3. The Power That Preserves

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    “A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication.”—Los Angeles Times Twice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange otherworld where magic worked. Twice before he had been forced to...

  4. The Wounded Land

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    4. The Wounded Land

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Ten years after Thomas Covenant's adventures in the Land, Dr Linden Avery has taken a job at the hospital in his home town. Covenant is pulled back into the Land...

  5. The One Tree

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    5. The One Tree

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    “The hottest fantasy writer since J.R.R. Tolkien!”—The Washington Post Thomas Covenant, accompanied by Linden Avery, begins his search for the One Tree aboard the giantship Starfare's Gem. Armed with the...

  6. White Gold Wielder

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    6. White Gold Wielder

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    White Gold Wielder: the stunning conclusion to Stephen Donaldson's extraordinary fantasy saga Thomas Covenant realized that despite their awful failure on the Isle of The One Tree, there was no...

  7. The Runes Of The Earth

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    7. The Runes Of The Earth

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    New York Times bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson presents the first novel of the four-volume finale to the series that’s become a modern fantasy classic: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant....

  8. Fatal Revenant

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    8. Fatal Revenant

    by Donaldson, Stephen R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    A sequel to The Runes of the Earth finds Linden Avery returning to the Land in search of her kidnapped mentally ill son, whom she discovers fully healed and at...

  9. The Gentleman Bastards

    9. The Gentleman Bastards

    by Lynch, Scott

    • On the same lists

    This starts off decidedly on a non-epic note: a band of thieves go about robbing the rich to...live lavishly and just because they can. There is not great evil to...

  10. Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

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    10. Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

    by Williams, Tad

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    There are writers who like to write pulp and there are some writers who like to write fiction. Williams is the latter. Memory, Sorrow, Thorn. This series has made pretty...

  11. The Dark Is Rising Sequence

    11. The Dark Is Rising Sequence

    by Cooper, Susan

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    The setting is our world, but rooted in a mythological Celtic past.

    One of the best YA epic fantasy series. Well-developed characters that are stereotypical but still exhibit a surprising amount of depth. A standard save-the-world plot, but one that still evokes...

  12. Guards Guards

    12. Guards Guards

    by Pratchett, Terry

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    The eighth novel of the Discworld series. A noble dragon, some magic, and a bit of mayhem make for an adventurous and humorous ride.

    What best list would be complete without throwing on something funny: a book that fully critiques the very archetype carrying the story forward. If you were to toss in Terry...

  13. Earthsea Cycle

    13. Earthsea Cycle

    by Guin, Ursula K. Le

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    Another fantasy series that crops up near the top of many best fantasy lists. Earthsea Cycle is a classic fantasy tale well done.  While it doesn't rack up a sizable...

  14. The Swan's War

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    14. The Swan's War

    by Russell, Sean

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    A beautiful and deftly woven fantasy tale that rings strong with a lot of the elements that make Lord of the Rings so captivating.Why might you want to read this?...

  15. Shadowmarch

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    15. Shadowmarch

    by Williams, Tad

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    Epic fantasy has become so cheap it's now at the dime-a-dozen price range. Every author and wannabe-author is trying to pour out epics faster than beer at a Irish pub...

  16. Oath Of Empires Saga

    16. Oath Of Empires Saga

    by Harlan, Thomas

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    This is epic fantasy with a face you've never seen before. The series centers on an alternative Rome where magic works. And like the real Rome, this Rome is a...

  17. The Folding Knife

    17. The Folding Knife

    by Parker, K. J.

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    One of the more complex fantasy works on this list, The Folding Knife is another one of those epics that don't initially made the standard epic fantasy criteria until you...

  18. Imajica

    18. Imajica

    by Barker, Clive

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    Barker's vast, strange epic of rival worlds and a sorcerer's quest, horror on the scale of high fantasy.

    You might also call this one The Lord of the Rings of horror books -- a somewhat apt description that describes what this is. It's not a book that will...

  19. The Kingkiller Chronicle

    19. The Kingkiller Chronicle

    by Rothfuss, Patrick

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    The Name of the Wind is a stunning work of imagination and storytelling triumph and currently ranks very near the top of my Top 25 Best Fantasy List. I won't...

  20. The Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne

    20. The Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne

    by Staveley, Brian

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    A new epic fantasy series that just hits pitch perfect notes. This is really one of the best new fantasy series to come out the past decade.There's royal siblings separated...

  21. Boreal Moon Trilogy

    21. Boreal Moon Trilogy

    by May, Julian

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    A High fantasy series that's never gotten the love it deserves. I read this series a few years ago and was thoroughly addicted. Lots of politics, fighting, strange magic, and...

  22. Black Company

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    22. Black Company

    by Cook, Glen

    • On the same lists

    This epic fantasy series is quite a bit different from your standard fantasy fare. If you want an epic military fantasy series where good and bad are not so clearly...

  23. The Killing Moon

    23. The Killing Moon

    by Jemisin, N. K.

    • On the same lists

    A series that's immensely well written and one that takes quite a few of the epic fantasy archetypes and runs away with them in a slightly new direction.Expect complex politics,...

  24. Man Of His Word

    24. Man Of His Word

    by Duncan, Dave

    • On the same lists

    A beloved fantasy series by all who've read it, though few modern fantasy readers have read it. This is probably one of the best hidden epic fantasy gems out there...

  25. The Traitor Son Cycle

    25. The Traitor Son Cycle

    by Cameron, Miles

    • On the same lists

    Epic fantasy meets medieval historical fiction.And about fucking time.No more cutting off heads with butter knives, riding days in full plate armor without feeling a scratch of discomfort, fighting for...

  26. Dragon Wing

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    26. Dragon Wing

    by Weis, Margaret

    • On the same lists

    The Death Gate Cycle

    The Death Gate Cycle has been praised endlessly for its world-building, so it’s no surprise that an incredible magic system backs it up. Humans are split into two races, the...

  27. Sword Of Shadows

    27. Sword Of Shadows

    by Jones, J. V.

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    I can't say enough good things about this amazing fantasy series except that the author has gone completely AWOL and, as of 2015, looks like she's pretty much abandoned writing...

  28. The Long Price Quartet

    28. The Long Price Quartet

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • On the same lists

    This is NOT your standard epic fantasy. But oh man, there's a lot to love about this one. If you want to take a much needed break from the standard...

  29. The Wheel Of Time

    29. The Wheel Of Time

    by Jordan, Robert

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    This award winning magical realism novel creates a complex world that is literal and magical, that has a history of unrest, and chronicles human experience.

    The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave...

  30. Abhorsen Trilogy

    30. Abhorsen Trilogy

    by Nix, Garth

    • On the same lists

    A dark epic fantasy tale about a girl who will go into the land of the dead to save her father. It's an exciting adventure that's also scary. Nix is...

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