Books like The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
In the Mistborn Era Two (Wax & Wayne) series
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Alloy of Law: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
A Kingdom Besieged: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, American." (LoC 655); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655) - magic
The Alloy of Law: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
A Kingdom Besieged: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Alloy of Law: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Honored Enemy: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Alloy of Law: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Flight of the Nighthawks: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
- fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
The Alloy of Law next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| A Kingdom Besieged | shared | shared |
| Honored Enemy | shared | not shared |
| Flight of the Nighthawks | shared | not shared |
| Rides a Dread Legion | shared | not shared |
| Fool's Assassin | shared | not shared |
| Shaman's Crossing | shared | not shared |
| Fool's Errand | shared | not shared |
| Wizard's First Rule | shared | not shared |
| Fairy Tale | shared | not shared |
| Half a King | shared | not shared |
| City of Dragons | shared | shared |
| Shards of a Broken Crown | shared | shared |
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The Alloy of Law: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on November 8, 2011. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 332-page hardcover from Tor. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780765330420 ... hbk. ... 332 p. ... Tor
- Awards and honors
- It received the Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel in 2013. Source: Wikidata, citing imaginales.fr, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Whitney Award (2011) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Where does The Alloy of Law sit in its series? See the reading order.
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