Books like The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Book 1 of The Stormlight Archive
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What it is about
- Epic Fantasy
- Imaginary places
- Kings and rulers
- Magic
- Imaginary wars and battles
- Manuscripts
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
About this book
Its subjects in Open Library: Epic Fantasy, Imaginary places, Kings and rulers, Magic. It is book 1 of the Stormlight Archive series and listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are high fantasy books.
What both books share
- high fantasy
The Way of Kings: "high fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
- high fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Way of Kings: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are high fantasy books.
What both books share
- high fantasy
The Way of Kings: "high fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
Wizard's First Rule: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
- high fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
The Way of Kings next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | High fantasy |
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| A Game of Thrones | not shared | shared |
| The Name of the Wind | shared | not shared |
| Wizard's First Rule | not shared | shared |
| Outlander | shared | not shared |
| The Witching Hour | shared | not shared |
| The Lord of the Rings | shared | not shared |
| The Night Circus | shared | not shared |
| The Time Traveler's Wife | shared | not shared |
| The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | shared | not shared |
| Storm Front | shared | not shared |
| Memories of Ice | not shared | shared |
| The Crippled God | not shared | shared |
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The Way of Kings: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
How The Way of Kings came to be
- In its first form, its hero was a young man whose choice was a good one. Source: brandonsanderson.com, checked November 6, 2026.
being about a young man who made a good decision
- Sanderson wrote the whole draft that way, then decided he had got it wrong. Source: brandonsanderson.com, checked November 6, 2026.
I wrote the entire book that way before realizing I’d done it wrong
- He began again from nothing, and this time his hero took the harder path. Source: brandonsanderson.com, checked November 6, 2026.
started over from scratch and had him take the other fork, the more difficult fork
Where does The Way of Kings sit in its series? See the reading order.
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