Books to Read if You Like Joe Abercrombie

25 Oct 2016

The always unpredictable Joe Abercrombie has made his career writing epic fantasies like his bestselling First Law series which includes a trilogy, three standalone novels and a number of novellas. His novels are riddled with magic, battles and blood in a way that only a truly epic fantasy can be. If you enjoy great empires, imminent war, and capricious forces try these books to read if you like Joe Abercrombie.

Books to Read if You Like Joe Abercrombie

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Akiri: The Scepter of Xarbaal

Brian D. Anderson & Steven Savile

Release Date: October 21, 2016 To wield the Scepter of Xarbaal as a mortal is to guarantee madness and death but King Zemel the Conquerer doesn’t care. He plunged his nation into war when he used to the scepter to set his lands ablaze but his most trusted servants betray him, stealing and hiding away the ancient scepter. After years of searching, the King has finally found a way to retrieve the scepter and that way is Akiri. As commander of the Dul’ Buhur — the deadliest of warriors, imbued with extraordinary abilities — he has never been defeated but it will take more than strength for Akiri to face the destiny the gods have set before him. Buy on Amazon

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The Wheel of Osheim

Mark Lawrence

Release Date: June 7, 2016 Book three in Mark Lawrence’s epic fantasy adventure has Jalan Kendeth and Snorri Ver Snagason trapped in hell desperately searching for Loki’s key. Loki’s creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan’s fortune once he’s back in the land of the living. While Snorri wants to save his family, Jalan just wants to get back to wine, women and wagering. Fate, however, has other plans. Buy on AmazonBuy Nook BookBuy iBook

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The Waking Fire

Anthony Ryan

Release Date: July 5, 2016 In the lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, the blood of drakes is prized above all else. The blood, pulled from harvested or hunted Reds, Greens, Blues and Blacks, can be used to make elixers that bestow powerful abilities to rare men and women known as the Blood-blessed. But not many know that the drakes are dying out. Now their last hope is nothing more than a rumor: another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest. Buy on AmazonBuy Nook BookBuy iBook

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The Blood Mirror

Brent Weeks

Release Date: October 25, 2016 Buy on AmazonBuy Nook BookBuy iBook

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Soulsmith

Will Wight

Release Date: September 26, 2016 Volume two of Will Wight’s Cradle series begins when ancient ruins rise from the earth outside of Sacred Valley, drawing sacred artists from miles around to fight for the treasures within. Lindon has reached Copper level, taking the first step on the road to power, but the warriors of the outside world are still far beyond him. To advance, he turns to the arcane skills of the Soulsmiths, who craft weapons from the stuff of souls. With new powers come new enemies, and Lindon soon finds himself facing an entire sect of Golds. Buy on Amazon

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Book of the Night: The Black Musketeers

Oliver Pötzsch

Release Date: October 4, 2016 When the threat of war and accusations of witchcraft come to thirteen-year-old Lukas’s door he has no choice but to flee. Trained by his father who was once a famed Musketeer, Lukas is a decent swordsman but he doubts it will be enough to save his missing sister. Surviving as an outcast, he encounters thieves, mercenaries, a strange astrologer, a master swordsman and three other fencers that lead him to the Black Musketeers, the best fighters in the army. But the more he learns about the world outside his familial home, the more he realizes he knew nothing at all. Buy on Amazon

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