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Books Like Ivanhoe

by Walter Scott · about this book

Loved Ivanhoe by Walter Scott? If its historical fiction, classics and medieval kingdom hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Three Musketeers, The Pillars of the Earth and The Mists of Avalon. 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 Ivanhoe: Historical Fiction · Classics · Medieval Kingdom · Adventure · Swashbuckling Adventure

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   The Three Musketeers

   Alexandre Dumas

   Swashbuckling Adventure · Classics · Historical Fiction · Royal Court · Adventure

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   The Pillars of the Earth

   Ken Follett

   Medieval Kingdom · Historical Fiction · Classics · Plot-Driven · Romance

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   The Mists of Avalon

   Marion Zimmer Bradley

   Medieval Kingdom · Historical Fiction · Classics · Royal Court · Romance

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   Theft of Swords

   Michael J. Sullivan

   Medieval Kingdom · Plot-Driven · Royal Court · Adventure · Male Lead

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   Tyrant's Throne

   Sebastien de Castell

   Medieval Kingdom · Royal Court · Adventure · Plot-Driven · Male Lead

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   Knife of Dreams

   Robert Jordan

   Medieval Kingdom · Royal Court · Plot-Driven · Adventure · Classics

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   A Dance with Dragons

   George R.R. Martin

   Medieval Kingdom · Royal Court · Hidden Identity · Classics · Adventure

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   The Two Towers

   J. R. R. Tolkien

   Classics · Medieval Kingdom · Adventure · Male Lead · Dense Prose

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   The Shadowed Land

   Signe Pike

   Medieval Kingdom · Historical Fiction · Royal Court · Adventure · Romance

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    A Tale of Two Cities

    Charles Dickens

    Classics · Historical Fiction · Hidden Identity · Romance · Love Triangle

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    Menewood

    Nicola Griffith

    Medieval Kingdom · Historical Fiction · Royal Court · Romance · Soldiers and Warfare

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12. 

    Les Misérables

    Victor Hugo

    Classics · Historical Fiction · Hidden Identity · Male Lead · Romance

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    Mistborn

    Brandon Sanderson

    Hidden Identity · Plot-Driven · Royal Court · Adventure · Male Lead

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    Dune

    Frank Herbert

    Classics · Royal Court · Adventure · Male Lead · Soldiers and Warfare

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    The Return of the King

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    Classics · Medieval Kingdom · Adventure · Male Lead · Dense Prose

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    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Medieval Kingdom · Classics · Royal Court · Male Lead · Adventure

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    The City of Brass

    S.A. Chakraborty

    Hidden Identity · Royal Court · Adventure · Romance · Historical Fiction

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    The Crimson Crown

    Cinda Williams Chima

    Royal Court · Hidden Identity · Male Lead · Adventure · Romance

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19. 

    The High King

    Lloyd Alexander

    Medieval Kingdom · Classics · Adventure · Male Lead · Royal Court

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    Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe

    Classics · Adventure · Male Lead · Plot-Driven · Historical Fiction

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