Books like…

Books Like The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie · about this book

Loved The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie? If its fantasy, violent and dark hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with A Dance with Dragons, Beyond the Shadows and The Blacktongue Thief. 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 The Blade Itself: Fantasy · Violent · Dark · Grimdark · Multiple POV

1. 

   A Dance with Dragons

   George R.R. Martin

   Grimdark · Epic Fantasy · Torture · Morally Gray Character · Bleak

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2. 

   Beyond the Shadows

   Brent Weeks

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

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3. 

   The Blacktongue Thief

   Christopher Buehlman

   Sword and Sorcery · Grimdark · Anti-Hero · Dark Comedy · Morally Gray Character

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4. 

   The Beating of His Wings

   Paul Hoffman

   Grimdark · Anti-Hero · Soldiers and Warfare · Bleak · Violent

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5. 

   The Hunger of the Gods

   John Gwynne

   Grimdark · Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Sprawling Epic · Violent

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6. 

   Empire of the Dawn

   Jay Kristoff

   Grimdark · Anti-Hero · Morally Gray Character · Violent · Sprawling Epic

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7. 

   Towers of Midnight

   Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

   Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Ensemble Cast · Intense · Multiple POV

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8. 

   Sons of Darkness

   Gourav Mohanty

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

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9. 

   The Butcher's Masquerade

   Matt Dinniman

   Dark Comedy · Violent · Quest Narrative · Male Lead · Fantasy

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10. 

    Tyrant's Throne

    Sebastien de Castell

    Sword and Sorcery · Soldiers and Warfare · Political Intrigue · Fantasy · Dark Comedy

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11. 

    The Dragon Republic

    R. F. Kuang

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

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12. 

    Dark Age

    Pierce Brown

    Grimdark · Soldiers and Warfare · Bleak · Violent · Torture

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13. 

    Words of Radiance

    Brandon Sanderson

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Political Intrigue

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14. 

    Empire of Storms

    Sarah J. Maas

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Fantasy

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15. 

    Free the Darkness

    Kel Kade

    Sword and Sorcery · Epic Fantasy · Dry Humor · Fantasy · Male Lead

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16. 

    The Unspoken Name

    A.K. Larkwood

    Sword and Sorcery · Epic Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Quest Narrative · Fantasy

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17. 

    E-Pack El cártel septiembre 2023

    Don Winslow

    Torture · Bleak · Morally Gray Character · Violent · Sprawling Epic

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18. 

    The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

    Lev Grossman

    Ensemble Cast · Soldiers and Warfare · Quest Narrative · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic

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19. 

    Phantom

    Terry Goodkind

    Epic Fantasy · Torture · Soldiers and Warfare · Sprawling Epic · Quest Narrative

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20. 

    Rule of Wolves

    Leigh Bardugo

    Soldiers and Warfare · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Morally Gray Character · Fantasy

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