Books like The Name of the Wind
12 books with a reading profile close to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Escapist; a moderate read.
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The Lost Metal
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Waxillium Ladrian and Wayne embark on a final mission to prevent the destruction of Elendel by a clandestine organization known as the Set.
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To the Blight
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
This volume covers the second half of the narrative originally published as The Eye of the World.
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A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7)
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the aftermath of the battle at Dumai’s Wells, Rand al'Thor consolidates his rule over Cairhien and Caemlyn while recovering from his imprisonment by the Aes Sedai.
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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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The Blade Itself
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.
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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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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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Inheritance Cycle
Also 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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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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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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Legends. Volume I
by Robert Silverberg, Stephen King
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Legends: Volume I is an anthology of original short stories set within established literary universes.
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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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