Books Like Beowulf

Loved Beowulf by Unknown? If its classics, adventure and dragons hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Two Towers, A Dance with Dragons and The Return of the King. 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 Beowulf: Classics · Adventure · Dragons · Soldiers and Warfare · Medieval Kingdom

The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien

Classics · Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead

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A Dance with Dragons
George R.R. Martin

Dragons · Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Violent · Classics

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The Return of the King
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Classics · Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Male Lead · Adventure

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Of Darkness and Light
Ryan Cahill

Dragons · Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead

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The Path of Daggers
Robert Jordan

Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Male Lead

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Dune
Frank Herbert

Classics · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead · Violent

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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
Lev Grossman

Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead · Violent

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The High King
Lloyd Alexander

Medieval Kingdom · Classics · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead

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Blue Moon Rising
Simon R. Green

Medieval Kingdom · Dragons · Adventure · Male Lead · Fantasy

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The Fury of the Gods
John Gwynne

Dragons · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Fantasy

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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros

Dragons · Soldiers and Warfare · Violent · Adventure · Fantasy

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Tyrant's Throne
Sebastien de Castell

Medieval Kingdom · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Male Lead

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Rule of Wolves
Leigh Bardugo

Dragons · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Male Lead · Violent

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Kings of the Wyld
Nicholas Eames

Creature Feature · Dragons · Adventure · Male Lead · Violent

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River of Bones
Taylor Anderson

Creature Feature · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Male Lead

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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson

Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Male Lead · Classics

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Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas

Dragons · Soldiers and Warfare · Adventure · Violent · Fantasy

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Soul of the World
David Mealing

Soldiers and Warfare · Creature Feature · Violent · Adventure · Male Lead

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The Neverending Story
Michael Ende

Classics · Dragons · Adventure · Male Lead · Fantasy

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Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb

Medieval Kingdom · Classics · Male Lead · Adventure · Fantasy

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