1981: The Shadow Of The Torturer
Books like 1981: The Shadow Of The Torturer
30 fantasy books to read after 1981: The Shadow Of The Torturer, by Wolfe, Gene, the closest match first.
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The Book Of The New Sun book 2
1. The Claw Of The Conciliator (1982)
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same series
- Same author
The Claw of the Concilliator by Gene Wolfe won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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The Book Of The New Sun book 3
2. The Sword Of The Lictor
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same series
- Same author
When Severian, the Torturer, sets a woman free from prison, he is forced to flee and experiences many strange adventures in the distant future of Earth
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The Book Of The New Sun book 4
3. The Citadel Of The Autarch
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same series
- Same author
Severian the Torturer, possessor of the miracle-producing gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, experiences strange adventures as he journeys across the savage land of Urth
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The Book Of The New Sun book 5
4. The Urth Of The New Sun
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same series
- Same author
Severian, who became the Autarch of the Commonwealth at the end of The Book of the New Sun, is sent on a journey between the suns to be judged, in...
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The Book Of The New Sun book 4
5. The Citadel Of The Autarch
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same series
- Same author
Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, a journey as fraught with peril as it is with wonder. Exiled from his guild he is an...
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6. 2007: Soldier Of Sidon
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same author
- On the same lists
This is the third book of Gene Wolfe's Soldier series. The story continues the story of the life of Latro, a soldier who forgets every day, and is forced to...
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7. The Shadow Of The Torturer (1981)
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same author
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe won the 1981 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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8. Soldier of the Mist
by Wolfe, Gene
- Same author
The first book of the Latro series, introduces readers to a Roman solider who has amnesia, but can also see and interact with the invisible gods and mythical creatures of the land.
The first book of the Latro series, introduces readers to a Roman solider who has amnesia, but can also see and interact with the invisible gods and mythical creatures of...
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9. 1991: Thomas The Rhymer
by Kushner, Ellen
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Thomas is a young and flashy balladeer who follows the various courts of the mighty while preserving a friendship with a farming couple and flirting with their pretty neighbor. Thomas...
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10. The First Law
by Abercrombie, Joe
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This series takes place in an epic fantasy world at war and contains gritty violence and realistic characters.
Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny,...
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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...
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Ghormenghast book 2
12. Gormenghast
by Peake, Mervyn
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The first real Fantasy of Manners series and is set in a Byzantium kingdom rife with intrigue, treachery, manipulation and murder.
A startling work of imagination that will evoke feeling when you read it. Reading Gormenghast is like feasting your eyes on a masterfully drawn painting -- you might not always...
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Elric book 1 Start here
13. Elric Of Melnibone
by Moorcock, Michael
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The first of the Elric Saga, this novel is signficant because the protagonist is a magic user and a bit frail—not quite the typical Sword and Sorcery hero.
Elric is the prince of a dying race, a pale, morose champion of right, despite the cards stacked against him. He's a physical weakling who needs to take drugs and...
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The Acts Of Caine book 1 Start here
14. Heroes Die
by Stover, Matthew Woodring
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A novel about two worlds that blends Science Fiction and Fantasy. An action packed adventure filled with real danger, sorcery, and a complex social system.
The Acts of Caine series takes adventure fantasy and drags it sixteen miles through the mud, and then tortures what's left. In a dystopian future, humanity has discovered a way...
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The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever book 1 Start here
15. Lord Foul's Bane
by Donaldson, Stephen R.
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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....
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Grim Company book 1 Start here
16. The Grim Company
by Scull, Luke
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With 'grim' in the title, it's not hard to guess that this book is clearly camped in the grimdark sub-genre, and it hits all the right beats for gritty, amoral...
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17. 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,...
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18. 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...
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19. Red Queen's War
by Lawrence, Mark
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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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20. The Mythago Cycle
by Holdstock, Robert
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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...
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Mistborn book 1 Start here
21. Mistborn
by Sanderson, Brandon
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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...
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22. Riftwar Saga
by Feist, Raymond
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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...
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23. Powder Mage Trilogy
by Mcclellan, Brian
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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...
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24. A Raven's Shadow
by Ryan, Anthony
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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...
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25. Kane
by Wagner, Karl Edward
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One of the original anti-heroes in the fantasy genre; together with the Conan stories by Howard, Wagner's Kane helped shape (even start) the Sword and Sorcery genre.Kane is arguably one...
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26. 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...
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27. New Crobuzon
by Miéville, China
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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...
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28. The Well At The World's End
by Morris, William
- On the same lists
challenging classic literary fantasy that will appeal to those who love The Lord of the Rings. This is not as easy a work to follow though, as the pages incorporate...
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29. Phantastes
by Macdonald, George
- On the same lists
Labeled as a faerie romance for men and women to which it is in fact, is. Much of the story reads as an clever allegory. The style of writing is...
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30. The Black Company
by Cook, Glen
- On the same lists
A military fantasy where there is no real definition of good and bad. These books center on the exploits and struggles of The Black Company, a famous badass mercenary company...
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