Books like The War of the Ring
12 books with a reading profile close to The War of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Sauron Defeated
by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
history, dense
Sauron Defeated constitutes the ninth volume of The History of Middle-earth, documenting the final evolution of The Lord of the Rings.
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The Treason of Isengard
by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
history, dense
The Treason of Isengard constitutes the seventh volume of The History of Middle-earth, documenting the compositional evolution of The Lord of the Rings.
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Babel
by R.F. Kuang
history, dense
Set in 1830s Oxford, the story follows Robin Swift, a Cantonese orphan trained to work within Babel, the university’s prestigious Institute of Translation.
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
history, dense
Jon Lee Anderson utilizes previously unavailable diaries and government archives to reconstruct the logistical and ideological trajectory of Ernesto Guevara.
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The Cambridge Companion to Debussy
history, dense
This collection of essays analyzes Claude Debussy’s compositional innovations through the lenses of sonority, rhythm, and structural form.
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Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 2)
dense, fantasy
In the Seven Cities subcontinent, a prophetic wildfire known as the Dryjhna Whirlwind ignites a continent-wide rebellion against Malazan imperial rule.
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Stone Blind
history, fantasy
Natalie Haynes reconstructs the myth of Medusa, shifting the perspective from the hero Perseus to the mortal Gorgon herself.
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The God is Not Willing
dense, fantasy
Set ten years after the Malazan Book of the Fallen, this novel follows a company of Malazan Marines stationed in the silver-mining region of Northern Genabackis.
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Lincoln
history, dense
David Herbert Donald recreates Abraham Lincoln’s life by strictly following the information available to the president at each specific moment.
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Grant
by Ron Chernow
history, dense
Ron Chernow’s biography provides a comprehensive account of Ulysses S.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by Dee Brown
history, dense
Dee Brown chronicles the systematic displacement and destruction of Indigenous nations in the American West between 1860 and 1890.
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Chroniques
history, dense
Jean Froissart’s Chroniques provides a detailed eyewitness and hearsay account of the Hundred Years' War, spanning from 1326 to 1400.
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