Books like…

Books Like The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson · about this book

Loved The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson? If its fantasy, series and epic fantasy hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Shadow Wand, Knife of Dreams and The Lotus Empire. 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 Well of Ascension: Fantasy · Series · Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Rebels and Resistance

1. 

   The Shadow Wand

   Laurie Forest

   Rebels and Resistance · Epic Fantasy · Freedom vs Control · Political Intrigue · Magic System

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2. 

   Knife of Dreams

   Robert Jordan

   Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Political Intrigue · Soldiers and Warfare · Royal Court

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3. 

   The Lotus Empire

   Tasha Suri

   Epic Fantasy · Rebels and Resistance · Soldiers and Warfare · Magic System · Political Intrigue

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4. 

   Speaking Bones

   Ken Liu

   Epic Fantasy · Freedom vs Control · Rebels and Resistance · Political Intrigue · Soldiers and Warfare

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5. 

   Beyond the Shadows

   Brent Weeks

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

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6. 

   Engines of Empire

   Richard S. Ford

   Rebels and Resistance · Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Political Intrigue · Plot-Driven

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7. 

   Of War and Ruin

   Ryan Cahill

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

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8. 

   The Bone Shard Daughter

   Andrea Stewart

   Rebels and Resistance · Epic Fantasy · Magic System · Freedom vs Control · Political Intrigue

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9. 

   The Will of the Many

   James Islington

   Class Struggle · Rebels and Resistance · Magic System · Freedom vs Control · Epic Fantasy

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10. 

    Phantom

    Terry Goodkind

    Epic Fantasy · Freedom vs Control · Magic System · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy

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11. 

    Locklands

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Freedom vs Control · Magic System · Rebels and Resistance · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy

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12. 

    The Invasion of the Tearling

    Erika Johansen

    Freedom vs Control · Soldiers and Warfare · Epic Fantasy · Royal Court · Fantasy

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13. 

    In the Shadow of Lightning

    Brian McClellan

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

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14. 

    Soul of the World

    David Mealing

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

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15. 

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Sarah J. Maas

    Epic Fantasy · Rebels and Resistance · Political Intrigue · Fantasy · Royal Court

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16. 

    The Fragile Threads of Power

    V.E. Schwab

    Magic System · Rebels and Resistance · Political Intrigue · Royal Court · Fantasy

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17. 

    Gilded Cage

    Vic James

    Rebels and Resistance · Class Struggle · Political Intrigue · Freedom vs Control · Plot-Driven

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18. 

    The Ikessar Falcon

    K.S. Villoso

    Epic Fantasy · Political Intrigue · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy · Royal Court

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19. 

    Sons of Darkness

    Gourav Mohanty

    Epic Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare · Political Intrigue · Royal Court · Fantasy

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20. 

    Two Dark Reigns

    Kendare Blake

    Rebels and Resistance · Political Intrigue · Magic System · Fantasy · Series

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