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Books Like The Last Wish

by Andrzej Sapkowski · about this book

Loved The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski? If its short stories, fantasy and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Before They Are Hanged, Gardens of the Moon 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 Last Wish: Short Stories · Fantasy · Male Lead · Witty Banter · Anti-Hero

1. 

   Before They Are Hanged

   Joe Abercrombie

   Dark Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Mercenaries · Sword and Sorcery

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   Gardens of the Moon

   Steven Erikson

   Dark Fantasy · Mercenaries · Morally Gray Character · Sword and Sorcery · Anti-Hero

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3. 

   The Blacktongue Thief

   Christopher Buehlman

   Sword and Sorcery · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Witty Banter · Fantasy

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4. 

   Clockwork Boys

   T. Kingfisher

   Sword and Sorcery · Mercenaries · Dry Humor · Morally Gray Character · Witty Banter

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5. 

   The Sisters Brothers

   Patrick deWitt

   Mercenaries · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Dry Humor · Adventure

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6. 

   Elric of Melniboné

   Michael Moorcock

   Dark Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Sword and Sorcery · Morally Gray Character · Fantasy

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7. 

   Free the Darkness

   Kel Kade

   Sword and Sorcery · Morally Gray Character · Dry Humor · Anti-Hero · Fantasy

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8. 

   The Children of Húrin

   J.R.R. Tolkien

   Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Anti-Hero · Curses · Fantasy

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9. 

   The Crown Tower

   Michael J. Sullivan

   Sword and Sorcery · Mercenaries · Anti-Hero · Witty Banter · Morally Gray Character

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10. 

    Blackwing

    Ed McDonald

    Dark Fantasy · Mercenaries · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Fantasy

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11. 

    Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction

    Mike Mignola, John Byrne

    Creature Feature · Dark Fantasy · Dry Humor · Anti-Hero · Dark

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12. 

    Sword of the North

    Luke Scull

    Dark Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Sword and Sorcery · Fantasy

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13. 

    Bloody Rose

    Nicholas Eames

    Mercenaries · Sword and Sorcery · Creature Feature · Witty Banter · Fantasy

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14. 

    Soulbinder

    Sebastien de Castell

    Curses · Sword and Sorcery · Witty Banter · Morally Gray Character · Dry Humor

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15. 

    The Black Company

    Glen Cook

    Dark Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Morally Gray Character · Mercenaries · Fantasy

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16. 

    Bloodstorm

    Dan Abnett, Mike Lee

    Dark Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Anti-Hero · Sword and Sorcery · Fantasy

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17. 

    A Game of Thrones

    George R.R. Martin

    Dark Fantasy · Morally Gray Character · Mercenaries · Anti-Hero · Fantasy

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18. 

    Darkness Weaves

    Karl Edward Wagner

    Dark Fantasy · Anti-Hero · Sword and Sorcery · Morally Gray Character · Fantasy

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19. 

    InuYasha: Turning Back Time

    Rumiko Takahashi

    Sword and Sorcery · Curses · Witty Banter · Fantasy · Adventure

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20. 

    The Unspoken Name

    A.K. Larkwood

    Morally Gray Character · Sword and Sorcery · Dry Humor · Fantasy · Adventure

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