books like Game of Thrones

[Mika]

Looking for books similar to Game of Thrones series. Any suggestions?

[Ashlee]

There is a series by Raymond E Fiest. It begins with Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master. Those two book were written as one until they got famous and the Author split them up and added more details. I recommend reading until Rage of a Demon King.

[Mika]

thank you. I will check it out :)

[Saving People, Hunting Things~ The Family Business]

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[M. Lee]

I remember Kate Elliott's Crown of Stars series (book one: King's Dragon) being somewhat similar, although I never read the whole series.

Also Joe Abercrombie's First Law series (The Blade Itself), Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice), Glen Cook's The Black Company.

[Mika]

Thank you : ). Will look at each book and decide

[``Laurie]

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman

[Michele]

Sunne in Splendour, yes, great rec. Penman has done a few others, too, I think.

Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series, starting with The Eye of the World.

Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar trilogy, starting with The Summer Tree.

Jean Plaidy has written numerous historical fictions about English kings and queens going all the way back to the 1100s; you might like The Thistle and the Rose or the novels in the Plantagenet saga.

If part of what you enjoyed in Game of Thrones is the political machinations, you might try Frank Herbert's Dune books. It has politics, religion, machiavellian manipulation, battles, big epic sweep, etc. but in a science fiction rather than a fantasy setting.

[Cumbling Michael]

I would add to this list Steven Erikson's The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen
“Malazan Books of the Fallen” series, which follows a story arc that is, in my view, huge, complex, and enormously engaging. I would also recommend Andrzej Sapkowski's “Witcher” books, The Last Wish
although only four of a potential 20 have so far been translated from the original Polish (shame on you, Gollancz).

In the interests of fairness, I ought to also include R Scott Bakker's “Prince of Nothing” series. The Darkness That Comes Before
My personal view is that Bakker's books are some of the most tedious, meaningless, pseudo-philosophical drivel I have ever wasted my time in reading, but he has a lot of fans, and many of them compare him to Martin.

[Sophie]

The Name of the Wind? It doesn't have the same huge cast of characters, but it's a very detailed fantasy world.

[Mika]

I have downloaded Eye of the World to my kindle. Also put a few others on my want to read list. Thank you everyone :)

[Aaron]

Well nearly 1/3 of all fantasy books in bookstores if you believe the blurbs.

But I need more details before I can make a recommendation.

What part of A Song of Fire and Ice do you enjoy?

1) Huge cast of complicated grey characters.

2) Politics on all sides of a complicated conflict.

3) High character Churn and death rate.

4) Historical Fiction done in a Fantasy Setting.

[Mika]

politics on all sided of a complicated conflict, Historical Fiction done in fantasy setting. Love that alliances change when the circumstances change

[Aaron]

Michele wrote: "Jean Plaidy has written numerous historical fictions about English kings and queens going all the way back to the 1100s; you might like The Thistle and the Rose or the novels in the Plantagenet saga.

If part of what you enjoyed in Game of Thrones is the political machinations, you might try Frank Herbert's Dune books. It has politics, religion, machiavellian manipulation, battles, big epic sweep, etc. but in a science fiction rather than a fantasy setting. "

Mike wrote: "I would add to this list Steven Erikson's The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen
“Malazan Books of the Fallen” series, which follows a story arc that is, in my view, huge, complex, and enormously engaging. I would also recommend Andrzej Sapkowski's “Witcher” books, The Last Wish
although only four of a potential 20 have so far been translated from the original Polish (shame on you, Gollancz). "

^^^This^^^
Only read the first Dune book, and Malazan gets better as it goes.



I'm sitting here wondering if Space Opera in general would be a good recommendation. Well try Dune first there.

[Mika]

Will add dune to my list

[Mika]

Jean Plaidy. Haven't read any of her books but sounds like something I would enjoy. Love phillipa Gregory. Read most of her books

[Rainbowheart]

Blood's Pride
Shadowmarch
Dragon Prince
The Final Empire
Prince of Thorns
The Way of Kings
Pawn of Prophecy
The Steel Remains
Wizard's First Rule
The Book of Deacon
Gardens of the Moon
The Gormenghast Novels
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Darkness That Comes Before

[Kale]

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and the following books. It lacks the fantasy element, but it is still medieval, and has a wide cast of interesting characters that interact and lots of politics and intrigue.