Books like The Shadow Rising
12 books with a reading profile close to The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan. Escapist; a moderate read.
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Words of Radiance Part One
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Shallan Davar travels toward the Shattered Plains, shipwrecked and desperate to find the legendary city of Urithiru while mastering her budding ability to create illusions through Lightweaving.
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2
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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3
Lord of Chaos
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rand al’Thor struggles to consolidate his authority as the Dragon Reborn while political factions in Cairhien and Caemlyn conspire against him.
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4
Towers of Midnight
by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the penultimate volume of The Wheel of Time, the Last Battle approaches as the seals on the Dark One’s prison weaken.
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5
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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6
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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7
The Blade Itself
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.
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8
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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9
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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10
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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11
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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12
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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