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30 fantasy books to read after The Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne, by Staveley, Brian, the closest match first.

  1. Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne

    1. Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Staveley's Unhewn Throne series presents an intelligent mash-up of three simultaneous coming of age stories. Separated for eight years, three royal children must face the fallout of the Emperor's assassination...

  2. Skullsworn

    2. Skullsworn

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Most magic systems have a single source. In Earthsea, it’s words, Mistborn has metals, and so on. With his worldseries, Stavely does things a little differently. Magic users, known as...

  3. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

    3. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same series
    • Same author

    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...

  4. The Providence Of Fire

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    4. The Providence Of Fire

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The Providence of Fire is the second novel in Brian Staveley's Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of...

  5. The Last Mortal Bond

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    5. The Last Mortal Bond

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same series
    • Same author

    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...

  6. The Kingkiller Chronicle

    6. The Kingkiller Chronicle

    by Rothfuss, Patrick

    • On the same lists

    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...

  7. The Killing Moon

    7. 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,...

  8. Man Of His Word

    8. 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...

  9. The Traitor Son Cycle

    9. 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...

  10. Sword Of Shadows

    10. Sword Of Shadows

    by Jones, J. V.

    • On the same lists

    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...

  11. The Long Price Quartet

    11. 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...

  12. The Wheel Of Time

    12. The Wheel Of Time

    by Jordan, Robert

    • On the same lists

    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...

  13. Abhorsen Trilogy

    13. 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...

  14. The Dagger And The Coin

    14. The Dagger And The Coin

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • On the same lists

    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...

  15. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

    15. Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

    by Staveley, Brian

    • Same author

    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...

  16. The Prince Of Nothing

    16. The Prince Of Nothing

    by Bakker, R. Scott

    • On the same lists

    In a world saturated by religious fanaticism, Maithanet, enigmatic spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples, declares a Holy War against the infidels. Ikurei Conphas, military genius and nephew to the...

  17. Lord Of The Rings

    17. Lord Of The Rings

    by Tolkien, J.r.r.

    • On the same lists

    The quintessential Fantasy trilogy draws from medieval history as well as its European folklore.

    Yep, had to include it. Most people have probably read this series and even more authors have written hackneyed copies of it, but this series is the original father epic...

  18. The Dark Tower

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    18. The Dark Tower

    by King, Stephen

    • On the same lists

    The multiverse, parrellel universes, and a gun slinger that can save the multiverse. What more can you ask for? The Dark Tower is the single body of work that ties together every book ever created by King. Read it.

    "The Dark Tower" is a series of books by Stephen King that blends elements of multiple genres, including horror, western, fantasy, and science fiction. The series follows the quest of...

  19. Monarchies Of God

    19. Monarchies Of God

    by Kearney, Paul

    • On the same lists

    A lot of people call Kearney's Monarchies of God 'A Game of Thrones Lite.' And for the most part, this is true. There are a five books (each only a...

  20. The Gentleman Bastards

    20. The Gentleman Bastards

    by Lynch, Scott

    • On the same lists

    One of the best fantasy series in the genre. Clever, sharply written, with some seriously awesome characters, this is a series that you MUST read. The first book was awesome,...

  21. Acts Of Caine

    21. Acts Of Caine

    by Stover, Matthew Woodring

    • On the same lists

    Not an epic fantasy in your traditional sense, but one of the most underrated series out there starring the brutal amoral assassin, Caine. This is a series that holds nothing...

  22. Red Queen's War

    22. Red Queen's War

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • On the same lists

    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...

  23. The Mythago Cycle

    23. The Mythago Cycle

    by Holdstock, Robert

    • On the same lists

    A wonderfully beautiful novel that explores the ideas of myth and reality and the connection between the two. You'll find here a hauntingly story about a primeval forest somewhere undefined...

  24. Mistborn

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    24. Mistborn

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • On the same lists

    A magnificent series of adventure, magic, and revenge with one of the most unique magic systems in the fantasy genre. Mistborn is the story of a band of wizards fighting...

  25. Riftwar Saga

    25. Riftwar Saga

    by Feist, Raymond

    • On the same lists

    Feist has quite a few Midkemia books, but his Riftwar books (starting with Magican: Master and Magician Apprentice) are by far the best of the bunch (with the exception of...

  26. Powder Mage Trilogy

    26. Powder Mage Trilogy

    by Mcclellan, Brian

    • On the same lists

    Trilogy where people called Powder Mages whose magical ability is manipulating gunpowder.

    A series of pure awesomeness. If you love the action, magic, and adventure of a Sanderson novel, you'll love the Powder Mage trilogy. The magic system is one of the...

  27. A Raven's Shadow

    27. A Raven's Shadow

    by Ryan, Anthony

    • On the same lists

    The first book in the series (The Blood Song) was a remarkable work and hailed as a successor to Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind -- both books had...

  28. Chathrand Voyage

    28. Chathrand Voyage

    by Redick, Robert V. S.

    • On the same lists

    This “naval” epic fantasy series is a “boatload” of fun. It’s one of the more refreshing grand epic fantasy tales released in the past couple of years with a motley...

  29. New Crobuzon

    29. New Crobuzon

    by Miéville, China

    • On the same lists

    This is a different sort of fantasy and helped solidify the New Weird / Slipstream movement. The New Crobuzon novels are loosely connected (set in the same world), with the...

  30. Deverry Series

    30. Deverry Series

    by Kerr, Katherine

    • On the same lists

    A series retells over and over the tale of two lovers (and the characters important to them) who meet and fall in love again and again over the course of...

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