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Books like Men at Arms

12 books with a reading profile close to Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. Escapist; a moderate read.

1

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Rand al’Thor leads the forces of the Light to the Bore at Shayol Ghul to face the Dark One in a final confrontation known as Tarmon Gai’don.
2

A Torre Negra

by Stephen King

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Roland Deschain, the final gunslinger of a decaying world where time and geography have become unstable, pursues a mysterious sorcerer known as the Man in Black across a vast desert.
3

Hogfather

by Terry Pratchett

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

On the night of Hogswatch, the Discworld’s version of Santa Claus disappears because the Auditors of Reality have hired an assassin named Teatime to eliminate him.
4

Dreams and Dust

by George R. R. Martin

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Dreams and Dust comprises the second half of A Dance with Dragons, the fifth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
5

Words of Radiance (1 of 5)

by Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Expected to continue the defense of the Shattered Plains, Kaladin Stormblessed assumes his role as captain of the royal guard while struggling to master his burgeoning Windrunner abilities.
6

Inheritance

by Christopher Paolini

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, lead the Varden’s final military campaign against the immortal King Galbatorix.
7

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Following the collapse of the Final Empire, Vin and Elend Venture struggle to govern Luthadel while three hostile armies besiege the city.
8

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Rand al’Thor leads the Aiel clans across the Spine of the World into Cairhien to confront the warlord Couladin.
9

Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening

by Marjorie M. Liu

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Maika Halfwolf is a teenage survivor of a genocidal war between the feline-like Arcanics and the Cumaea, an order of sorceresses who consume Arcanics to fuel their magic.
10

The First Law Trilogy

by Joe Abercrombie

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Logen Ninefingers, a northern warrior weary of battle, journeys south to Join the Union at the request of the magus Bayaz.
11

The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

On the frozen Takayubi peninsula, the Matsuda clan serves as the Shirojima Empire’s defensive shield, using hereditary water-manipulation techniques to crystallize moisture into lethal ice blades.
12

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.

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