Books like…

Books Like Beyond the Shadows

by Brent Weeks · about this book

Loved Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks? If its series, fantasy and assassins hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Gathering Storm, In the Shadow of Lightning and Words of Radiance. 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 Beyond the Shadows: Series · Fantasy · Assassins · Violent · Multiple POV

1. 

   The Gathering Storm

   Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

   Redemption Arc · Soldiers and Warfare · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Political Intrigue

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   In the Shadow of Lightning

   Brian McClellan

   Redemption Arc · Epic Fantasy · Plot-Driven · Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare

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   Words of Radiance

   Brandon Sanderson

   Redemption Arc · Assassins · Soldiers and Warfare · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy

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4. 

   Free the Darkness

   Kel Kade

   Assassins · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Plot-Driven · Violent

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5. 

   Sons of Darkness

   Gourav Mohanty

   Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Violent · Fantasy · Multiple POV

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6. 

   The Dragon Republic

   R. F. Kuang

   Epic Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Violent · Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare

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7. 

   A Dance with Dragons 1: Dreams and Dust

   George R.R. Martin

   Soldiers and Warfare · Epic Fantasy · Violent · Fantasy · Series

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8. 

   Blade Breaker

   Victoria Aveyard

   Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Assassins · Morally Gray Character

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9. 

   Ship of Magic

   Robin Hobb

   Epic Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Series

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10. 

    Of War and Ruin

    Ryan Cahill

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Magic System · Fantasy · Plot-Driven

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11. 

    Tyrant's Throne

    Sebastien de Castell

    Soldiers and Warfare · Plot-Driven · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Assassins

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12. 

    The Blacktongue Thief

    Christopher Buehlman

    Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Assassins · Morally Gray Character · Soldiers and Warfare

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13. 

    The Lotus Empire

    Tasha Suri

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy · Magic System · Morally Gray Character

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14. 

    Kingdom of Ash

    Sarah J. Maas

    Assassins · Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare

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15. 

    Black Sun

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Political Intrigue · Series

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16. 

    The City of Dusk

    Tara Sim

    Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Assassins

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17. 

    Phantom

    Terry Goodkind

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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18. 

    The Hunger of the Gods

    John Gwynne

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

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19. 

    Rule of Wolves

    Leigh Bardugo

    Soldiers and Warfare · Morally Gray Character · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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20. 

    Soul of the World

    David Mealing

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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