If You Like Game of Thrones

Martin's epic "A Game of Thrones" saga is set in a dark, and compelling medieval-tinged world, filled with characters driven by relentless love, honor, greed, power, devotion, and revenge. Intrigue, nobility, and betrayal are recurrent themes played out in fantastic guise. Favorite characters are likely to die without warning. If you like the hit TV show, try these books with similar plot elements and tone.
 

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1. The aeronaut's windlass

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Author:
Butcher, Jim, 1971-
Series:
Cinder spires volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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An airship's crew become humanity's lone defenders when an ancient enemy reawakens and threatens the world with monstrous creatures and perpetual darkness.

2. Dune

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Author:
Herbert, Frank
Series:
Dune novels. Main series volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: DUNE MESSIAH
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Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny. In the far future, the son of Duke Leto Atreides leads a struggle against the Emperor from the desert planet of Arrakis, where his family has lived in exile for many years at the Emperor's command.

3. The eye of the world

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Author:
Jordan, Robert, 1948-2007
Series:
Wheel of time volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: THE GREAT HUNT
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Relates a tale of the bestial Trollocs, the witch Moiraine, and three boys, one of whom is fated to become the Dragon--the World's only hope and the sure means of its destruction The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One. The Wheel of Time turns...

4. Leviathan wakes

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Author:
Corey, James S. A.
Series:
Expanse volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: CALIBAN'S WAR
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When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.