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24 fantasy books to read after The Plague Of Swords, by Cameron, Miles, the closest match first.

  1. The Traitor Son Cycle

    1. The Traitor Son Cycle

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same series
    • Same author

    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...

  2. The Fall Of Dragons

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 5

    2. The Fall Of Dragons

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The blood-thirsty, epic Traitor Son Cycle comes to its gripping conclusion in this fifth and final book.In the climax of the Traitor Son Cycle, the allied armies of the Wild...

  3. The Red Knight

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 1 Start here

    3. The Red Knight

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The first in its series, this book introduces readers to a mysterious character who returns from a campaign and fights for money.

    The Red Knight and the Traitor Son Cycle it begins are the most historically-accurate depictions of medieval-era warfare that I've ever read. In fact, if you want to continue enjoying...

  4. The Dread Wyrm

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 3

    4. The Dread Wyrm

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Captain Jillian D'Lange is a woman with a promising future...until she gets caught in an explosion meant for someone else. Eight months later, she emerges from a coma only to...

  5. The Dread Wyrm

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 3

    5. The Dread Wyrm

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The Red Knight will fight his greatest foe yet, a warlike knight who plans to claim the throne of Alba for himself in the third book of The Traitor Son...

  6. Chains Of The Heretic

    Bloodsounder's Arc book 3

    6. 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...

  7. City Of Blades

    The Divine Cities book 2

    7. 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...

  8. Morning Star

    8. Morning Star

    by Brown, Pierce

    • On the same lists

    The final volume in Pierce Brown's mega popular Red Rising trilogy. This book came out February 2016; it managed to impress us.So far, this has been our favorite read of...

  9. The Last Mortal Bond

    Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne book 3

    9. 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...

  10. The Spider's War

    The Dagger And The Coin book 5

    10. 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...

  11. Drake

    11. 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...

  12. A Gathering Of Shadows

    A Darker Shade Of Magic book 2

    12. A Gathering Of Shadows

    by Schwab, Victoria

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    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...

  13. Bands Of Mourning

    Mistborn (wax & Wayne) book 3

    13. 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,...

  14. The Wheel Of Osheim

    14. 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...

  15. Those Below

    15. 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...

  16. Age Of Myth

    16. 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...

  17. The Waking Fire

    17. 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...

  18. Sleeping Giants

    Themis Files book 1 Start here

    18. 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...

  19. The Malice

    19. The Malice

    by Newman, Peter

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    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...

  20. Burned

    20. 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,...

  21. Children Of Earth And Sky

    21. 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...

  22. The Guns Of Empire

    22. 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...

  23. The Great Ordeal

    23. The Great Ordeal

    by Bakker, R. Scott

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    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...

  24. The Traitor Son Cycle (cover not available)

    24. The Traitor Son Cycle

    by Cameron, Miles

    • Same author

    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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