Books like The First Law Trilogy
12 books with a reading profile close to The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Escapist; a moderate read.
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Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
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.
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The Blade Itself
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.
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Hogfather
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.
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Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In this installment, the focus shifts from the urban Fabletown to "The Farm," an upstate New York sanctuary for non-human fables like the Three Pigs, Shere Khan, and Goldilocks.
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The Well of Ascension
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.
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Words of Radiance (1 of 5)
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.
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The Fires of Heaven
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rand al’Thor leads the Aiel clans across the Spine of the World into Cairhien to confront the warlord Couladin.
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Dreams and Dust
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.
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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.
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The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Every ninety years, twelve deities reincarnate as teenagers.
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The Heroes
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Set over three bloody days, the story centers on a single battle for a nondescript hill in the North.
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The Familiar
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Set in the Spanish Golden Age, the story follows Luzia Cotado, a scullery maid who uses remnants of prohibited Sephardic magic to ease her daily toil.
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