Books like The Final Empire
12 books with a reading profile close to The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. Clear-cut and escapist; a moderate read.
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The Path of Daggers
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rand al’Thor leads a military campaign into Altara to repel the Seanchan invasion, wielding the artifact Callandor.
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2
Inheritance
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, lead the Varden’s final military campaign against the immortal King Galbatorix.
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3
The Way of Kings, Part One
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
On the storm-lashed world of Roshar, civilization clings to rocky terrain where highstorms dictate the rhythms of life.
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4
Winter's Heart
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the ninth volume of The Wheel of Time, Rand al’Thor goes into hiding to plan a strike against the source of his world’s magical corruption.
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5
Words of Radiance, Part Two
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Shallan Davar and Kaladin Stormblessed struggle to survive the physical hazards of the Shattered Plains while navigating the complex politics of Dalinar Kholin’s war camp.
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6
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.
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Joe Abercrombie First Law Series 3 Books Collection Set
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
This collection follows the escalating conflict between the Union and its various enemies across the North and the South.
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8
The Blade Itself
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.
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9
The Wurms Of Blearmouth A Tale Of Bauchelain Korbal Broach
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the coastal city of Blearmouth, the necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach arrive to find a population paralyzed by ridiculous bureaucratic regulations and a lethal predator lurking in the bay.
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10
Inheritance Cycle
Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Eragon, a farm boy in the land of Alagaesia, discovers a polished blue stone that hatches into a dragon named Saphira.
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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.
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Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
This collection compiles three novellas centering on the necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach and their long-suffering manservant, Emancipor Reese.
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