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30 fantasy books to read after Wind and Truth, by Sanderson, Brandon, the closest match first.

  1. Brigands & Breadknives

    1. Brigands & Breadknives

    by Baldree, Travis

    • On the same lists

    Return to the fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern Fern has weathered the stillness...

  2. The Incandescent

    2. The Incandescent

    by Tesh, Emily

    • On the same lists

    Dr. Sapphire "Saffy" Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood Academy, a prestigious school for young magicians outside London, where she teaches Invocation: the art of summoning demons safely....

  3. The Strength of the Few

    3. The Strength of the Few

    by Islington, James

    • On the same lists

    This highly anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and best-selling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history...

  4. King Sorrow

    4. King Sorrow

    by Hill, Joe

    • On the same lists

    Joe Hill's dark-academia horror: a group of Oxford students makes a terrible bargain and pays for it.

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, a chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult...

  5. A Drop of Corruption

    5. A Drop of Corruption

    by Bennett, Robert Jackson

    • On the same lists

    In Yarrowdale, a canton at the very edge of the Empire's reach, a Treasury officer has vanished from a locked room, and five days later part of his remains turn...

  6. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    6. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    by Schwab, V. E.

    • On the same lists

    From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story...

  7. Katabasis

    7. Katabasis

    by Kuang, R. F

    • On the same lists

    Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two...

  8. Alchemy of Secrets

    8. Alchemy of Secrets

    by Garber, Stephanie

    • On the same lists

    The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series: a contemporary fantasy kicking off...

  9. The Sirens

    9. The Sirens

    by Hart, Emilia

    • On the same lists

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but...

  10. The Devils

    10. The Devils

    by Abercrombie, Joe

    • On the same lists

    'Abercrombie is in a class of his own' JOE HILL 'An unholy delight' PIERCE BROWN 'Hilarious, profound, tragic, and so thrillingly paced' NICHOLAS EAMES 'An incredibly fun, incredibly action-packed and,...

  11. Water Moon

    11. Water Moon

    by Sotto Yambao, Samantha

    • On the same lists

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop,...

  12. The Raven Scholar

    12. The Raven Scholar

    by Hodgson, Antonia

    • On the same lists

    The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to uncover the truth....

  13. The River Has Roots

    13. The River Has Roots

    by El-Mohtar, Amal

    • On the same lists

    Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. 'Oh what is stronger...

  14. Thief of Night

    14. Thief of Night

    by Black, Holly

    • On the same lists

    CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOUR SHADOW?The highly-anticipated sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling dark fantasy sensation, Book of Night.________________ Charlie Hall used to be a talented con artist...

  15. Red City

    15. Red City

    by Lu, Marie

    • On the same lists

    Magical mob rivalry, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost – set in a glittering, alternate, present-day Los Angeles. Red City is the dark and deadly adult...

  16. The Everlasting

    16. The Everlasting

    by Harrow, Alix E.

    • On the same lists
    Hugo winner 2026

    Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s...

  17. Hemlock & Silver

    17. Hemlock & Silver

    by Kingfisher, T

    • On the same lists

    Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.Not to die, but to save— seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life....

  18. Audition for the Fox

    18. Audition for the Fox

    by Cahill, Martin

    • On the same lists

    Nesi is an acolyte who needs a divine patron before she can leave her temple home. After ninety-six failed auditions, she prays to T'sidaan, the Fox of Tricks, who sends...

  19. Wearing the Lion

    19. Wearing the Lion

    by Wiswell, John

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    Nebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the...

  20. Grave Empire

    20. Grave Empire

    by Swan, Richard

    • On the same lists

    Blood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place...

  21. The Book That Held Her Heart

    21. The Book That Held Her Heart

    by Lawrence, Mark

    • On the same lists

    The final volume in the bestselling Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD.The secret war that defines the Library has chosen its...

  22. Shadows Of Self

    Mistborn (wax & Wayne) book 2

    22. Shadows Of Self

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn with his first novel in the series since The Alloy of Law.

  23. Bands Of Mourning

    Mistborn (wax & Wayne) book 3

    23. Bands Of Mourning

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    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,...

  24. Oathbringer: Book Three Of The Stormlight Archive

    The Stormlight Archive book 3

    24. Oathbringer: Book Three Of The Stormlight Archive

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game.In Oathbringer, the third volume...

  25. The Lost Metal

    Mistborn book 7

    25. The Lost Metal

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    An all-new 120-page Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling...

  26. Oathbringer: Book Three Of The Stormlight Archive

    26. Oathbringer: Book Three Of The Stormlight Archive

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    The #1 New York Times bestseller, Oathbringer is the third volume of Brandon Sanderson\'s Stormlight Archive fantasy epic where humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers,...

  27. Isles of the Emberdark

    27. Isles of the Emberdark

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar - the supernatural birds his people bond with - on the deadly island of Patji. Then...

  28. Rhythm of War

    28. Rhythm of War

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon SandersonAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin...

  29. Tress of the Emerald Sea

    29. Tress of the Emerald Sea

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • Same author

    \#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess...

  30. Empire of the Dawn

    30. Empire of the Dawn

    by Kristoff, Jay

    • On the same lists

    From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night.Gabriel de León has lost his...

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