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Books Like The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan · about this book

Loved The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan? If its fantasy, epic fantasy and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Blade Breaker, Phantom and Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive. 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 Shadow Rising: Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Series · Sprawling Epic · Magic System

1. 

   Blade Breaker

   Victoria Aveyard

   Chosen One Destiny · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Ensemble Cast · Quest Narrative

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   Phantom

   Terry Goodkind

   High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Chosen One · Magic System · Sprawling Epic

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3. 

   Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive

   Brandon Sanderson

   High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Magic System

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4. 

   The Fall

   Ryan Cahill

   High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Chosen One · Magic System · Sprawling Epic

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5. 

   A Day of Fallen Night

   Samantha Shannon

   High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy · Magic System

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6. 

   Queen of the Blazing Throne

   Claire Legrand

   Chosen One Destiny · Epic Fantasy · Prophecy · High Fantasy · Sprawling Epic

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7. 

   Empire of Storms

   Sarah J. Maas

   Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Magic System · Quest Narrative

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8. 

   The Two Towers

   J. R. R. Tolkien

   High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Quest Narrative

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9. 

   Abhorsen

   Garth Nix

   Chosen One Destiny · Prophecy · Chosen One · High Fantasy · Magic System

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10. 

    Dune

    Frank Herbert

    Chosen One · Prophecy · Chosen One Destiny · Sprawling Epic · Series

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11. 

    The Return of the King

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Fantasy

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12. 

    A Dance with Dragons

    George R.R. Martin

    Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Prophecy · Fantasy

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13. 

    A Plague of Giants

    Kevin Hearne

    Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Ensemble Cast · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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14. 

    Speaking Bones

    Ken Liu

    Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Fantasy · Multiple POV

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15. 

    Shadow and Bone

    Leigh Bardugo

    Chosen One · Chosen One Destiny · High Fantasy · Magic System · Fantasy

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16. 

    Black Sun

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Chosen One Destiny · Prophecy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Multiple POV

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17. 

    The Blinding Knife

    Brent Weeks

    Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy · Prophecy

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18. 

    The Summoner

    Gail Z. Martin

    High Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Magic System

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19. 

    Soul of the World

    David Mealing

    Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Multiple POV

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20. 

    The Mask of Mirrors

    M.A. Carrick

    Epic Fantasy · Sprawling Epic · Magic System · Fantasy · Multiple POV

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