Books Like A Dance with Dragons

by George R.R. Martin · about this book

Loved A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin? If its fantasy, series and epic fantasy hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Path of Daggers, Sons of Darkness and The Hunger of the Gods. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A Dance with Dragons: Fantasy · Series · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Political Intrigue

The Path of Daggers
Robert Jordan

Epic Fantasy · Medieval Kingdom · Sprawling Epic · Political Intrigue · High Fantasy

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Sons of Darkness
Gourav Mohanty

Grimdark · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Morally Gray Character · Violent

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The Hunger of the Gods
John Gwynne

Grimdark · Epic Fantasy · Dragons · Sprawling Epic · Violent

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Beyond the Shadows
Brent Weeks

Grimdark · Epic Fantasy · Violent · Morally Gray Character · Soldiers and Warfare

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A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon

Epic Fantasy · Dragons · Sprawling Epic · High Fantasy · Royal Court

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Speaking Bones
Ken Liu

Epic Fantasy · War and Its Aftermath · Sprawling Epic · Royal Court · Political Intrigue

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Blade Breaker
Victoria Aveyard

Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Dragons · Fantasy

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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson

Epic Fantasy · Slavery Depicted · Sprawling Epic · High Fantasy · Fantasy

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Rule of Wolves
Leigh Bardugo

Dragons · War and Its Aftermath · Political Intrigue · Royal Court · Morally Gray Character

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Of War and Ruin
Ryan Cahill

Dragons · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · War and Its Aftermath

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Blood of Elves
Andrzej Sapkowski

War and Its Aftermath · Medieval Kingdom · Epic Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Political Intrigue

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Daughter of the Empire
Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Political Intrigue · Slavery Depicted · Fantasy

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Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb

Epic Fantasy · Slavery Depicted · Sprawling Epic · Morally Gray Character · Slow-Paced

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Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas

Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Torture · High Fantasy · Multiple POV

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The Jasmine Throne
Tasha Suri

Epic Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Political Intrigue · High Fantasy · Royal Court

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The Wolf of Oren-yaro
K.S. Villoso

Epic Fantasy · Political Intrigue · High Fantasy · Royal Court · Morally Gray Character

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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
Lev Grossman

Medieval Kingdom · War and Its Aftermath · Sprawling Epic · Soldiers and Warfare · Epic Fantasy

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The Dragon Republic
R. F. Kuang

Grimdark · War and Its Aftermath · Epic Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Political Intrigue

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The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien

Epic Fantasy · Medieval Kingdom · Sprawling Epic · High Fantasy · Fantasy

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Phantom
Terry Goodkind

Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Torture · Sprawling Epic · Soldiers and Warfare

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