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26 fantasy books to read after The Spider's War, by Abraham, Daniel, the closest match first.

  1. The Dagger And The Coin

    1. The Dagger And The Coin

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    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...

  2. The Dagger And The Coin

    2. The Dagger And The Coin

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    Abraham wowed everyone with his Long Price Quartet books, a fundamentally different sort of fantasy tale that was beautifully written and character driven, very much a different fantasy than you've...

  3. The King's Blood

    The Dagger And The Coin book 2

    3. The King's Blood

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    WAR AND MADNESS CAST SHADOWS OVER THE LANDS DRAGONS ONCE RULED. Geder Palliako's star is rising. He is a hero of Antea, protector to the crown prince, and darling of...

  4. The Tyrant's Law

    The Dagger And The Coin book 3

    4. The Tyrant's Law

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The great war cannot be stopped. The tyrant Geder Palliako had led his nation to war, but every victory has called forth another conflict. Now the greater war spreads out...

  5. The Spider's War

    The Dagger And The Coin book 5

    5. The Spider's War

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    The last battle draws near in The Spider's War, the thrilling final volume in Daniel Abraham's acclaimed Dagger and Coin series. Lord Regent Geder Palliako's great war has spilled across...

  6. The King's Blood

    The Dagger And The Coin book 2

    6. The King's Blood

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same series
    • Same author

    War casts its shadow over the lands that dragons once ruled. Only the courage of a young woman with the mind of a gambler and loyalty to no one stands...

  7. Chains Of The Heretic

    Bloodsounder's Arc book 3

    7. 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...

  8. City Of Blades

    The Divine Cities book 2

    8. 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...

  9. Morning Star

    9. 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...

  10. The Last Mortal Bond

    Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne book 3

    10. 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...

  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

    • On the same lists

    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

    • On the same lists

    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

    • On the same lists

    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 Plague Of Swords

    The Traitor Son Cycle book 4

    24. The Plague Of Swords

    by Cameron, Miles

    • On the same lists

    Book 4 in the fantastically awesome Traitor's Son Cycle This series is currently my favorite new fantasy series and it's the next best thing since Malazan Book of the Fallen....

  25. The Long Price Quartet

    25. The Long Price Quartet

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same author

    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...

  26. Long Price Quartet

    26. Long Price Quartet

    by Abraham, Daniel

    • Same author

    Western settings. Farm boys. Spoilt rich kids. Often, coming of age fantasy hits you over the head with unsubtle interactions and world-building. Abraham's Long Price Quartet does not fit into...

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