Books like Magician's Land
27 fantasy books to read after Magician's Land, by Grossman, Lev, the closest match first.
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Bobby Dollar book 3
1. Sleeping Late For Judgment Day
by Williams, Tad
- On the same lists
Tad Williams has been doing some good stuff in the Urban fantasy subgenre the past couple years. His Bobby Dollar novels are a refreshing addition to the genre and a...
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A Raven Shadow book 2
2. Tower Lord
by Ryan, Anthony
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A huge disappointment. Doing everything wrong that The Bone Song did right. The Tower Lord wasn't a bad book by any means and I'm sure many of you will still...
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3. The Waking Engine
by Edison, David
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One of those books that takes you with the sheer imagination of it all. If you want something different that blends together a number of genres (though if I had...
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The Farseer Books book 14
4. Fool's Assassin
by Hobb, Robin
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This is one of those books you didn't know you needed until you actually start reading it. Kind of like that old friend you don't realize how much you really...
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Golgotha book 2
5. The Shotgun Arcana
by Belcher, R. S.
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The first book, Six Gun Tarot, was an impressive debut fantasy and a must read if you like an ambitiously dark novel that pushes the boundaries. It's wasn't an interesting...
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6. The Shadow Throne
by Wexler, Django
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This was a pretty good follow up to his amazing first The Thousand Names which set a new standard for colonial military fantasy. It was a compelling read and had...
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7. The Bright Sword
by Grossman, Lev
- Same author
Collum, a young and talented knight from the middle of nowhere, travels to Camelot to join the Round Table and meet King Arthur. He arrives two weeks too late: Arthur...
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8. The Lightbringer
by Weeks, Brent
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Series where the magic system is based on color.
The Lightbringer is Brent Weeks best series so far. I was never that impressed with his Night Angel trilogy which was all action and setting but of little substance. However,...
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9. The Stormlight Archive
by Sanderson, Brandon
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If you like your epic fantasy big in the style of Wheel of Time, the closest you'll find to that style is The Storm Light Archive -- written by the...
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10. Tale Of The Kin
by Hulick, Douglas
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This series (2 books so far) is an awesome read if you like gritty fantasy about the underside life of a city. We're talking about thieves, crooks, spies, gangs, pimps,...
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11. A Land Fit For Heroes
by Morgan, Richard K.
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Subversion gone over the edge is how you can describe Richard Morgan's anti-fantasy series A Land Fit For Heroes. Morgan writes some of the blackest grimdark you'll ever read and...
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12. Bloodsounder's Arc
by Salyards, Jeff
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I read the fist in the series, Scourge of the Betrayer, late 2014 and was blown away with how good Salyards' tale was. A sort of a cross between The...
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Shattered Sea book 1 Start here
13. Half A King
by Abercrombie, Joe
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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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14. The Erebus Sequence
by Patrick, Den
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I was quite impressed with the first book, The Boy with a Porcelain Blade which told an awesome coming of age tale set in a dark, twisted Italian Renaissance world...
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15. Alex Verus
by Jacka, Benedict
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If Harry Dresden has a doppelganger in the genre, it's probably Alex Verus. Take all the elements of Harry Dresden, then make the hero less powerful and lot more ruthless...
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16. The Goblin Emperor
by Addison, Katherine
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A powerful coming of age tale about a rejected half-goblin, half-elven prince who comes unexpectedly to power when an accident kills his father, the emperor, and half brothers. It's a...
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The Magicians book 1 Start here
17. The Magicians
by Grossman, Lev
- Same author
A prequel novel about a high school senior who is admitted to a school for gifted children, for a magical education in upstate New York. A typical quest story that turns dark. Things are not black and white in this world and the characters are psychologically rich.
School fantasy is often aimed at children, and it's very successful at hitting that market. It's much harder to appeal exclusively to adults, and that's where The Magicians shines. Rather...
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The Magicians book 2
18. The Magician King
by Grossman, Lev
- Same author
Lev Grossman’s new novel THE BRIGHT SWORD will be on sale July 2024 Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The...
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The Magicians book 3
19. The Magician's Land
by Grossman, Lev
- Same author
Lev Grossman’s new novel THE BRIGHT SWORD is out now! The stunning #1 New York Times bestselling conclusion to the Magicians trilogy A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE...
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20. The Magicians
by Grossman, Lev
- Same author
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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21. 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...
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The Red Queen's War book 1 Start here
22. Prince Of Fools
by Lawrence, Mark
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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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23. The Dagger And The Coin
by Abraham, Daniel
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Five books in now, this series is turning out to be one of the best in the genre. If you are expecting another sort of Wheel of Time or Stormlight...
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The Divine Cities book 1 Start here
24. City Of Stairs
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
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Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the most talented writers in the genre but who has, for whatever reason, been mostly overlooked by the average reader. His best book (in...
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25. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne
by Staveley, Brian
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The emperor is dead and the empire in turmoil. With these dark scenes, Stavely’s series opens, and things don’t let up from there. A son and heir, Valyn is training...
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Worldbreaker Saga book 1 Start here
26. The Mirror Empire
by Hurley, Kameron
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This first installment in the Worldbreaker Saga (the second came out last October) is an epic fantasy with intriguing world(s), an engaging plot, and complex characters. Throughout the 500 plus...
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The Chronicles Of The Black Company book 1 Start here
27. The Black Company
by Cook, Glen
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An elite mercenary unit is the focus of this series. It is a mix of fantasy, gritty realism, and military fiction. It is often cited as an inspiration for the Grimdark sub-genre.
In an era when fantasy was about honorable farm boys with magic swords and a noble destiny, Glen Cook said 'fuck that mess; let's have some amoral pricks doing bad...
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