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Books that match a book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, most similar first. Each one names the A Song of Ice and Fire book it matches and why.

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Other series with a book that matches a A Song of Ice and Fire book, most similar first. Each one names the two books and what both series share.

Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson

Why: Both series are high fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Memories of Ice
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Memories of Ice: "High fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
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The Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson

Why: Both series are high fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Words of Radiance
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Words of Radiance: "high fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
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The Sword of Truth
Terry Goodkind

Why: Both series are high fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Wizard's First Rule
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Wizard's First Rule: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Clash of Kings and Outlander
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
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The First Law
Joe Abercrombie

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Clash of Kings and The Blade Itself
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Blade Itself: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
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The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Knife of Dreams
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
  Knife of Dreams: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject)
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Lives of the Mayfair Witches
Anne Rice

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Clash of Kings and The Witching Hour
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Witching Hour: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
See the Lives of the Mayfair Witches books in order · Books like the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series
The Dark Tower
Stephen King

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Wizard and Glass
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
  Wizard and Glass: "fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
See the The Dark Tower books in order · Books like the The Dark Tower series
The Empyrean
Rebecca Yarros

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Clash of Kings and Fourth Wing
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Fourth Wing: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
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The Farseer Trilogy
Robin Hobb

Why: Both series are fantasy books.

Closest books: A Game of Thrones and Assassin's Quest
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
  Assassin's Quest: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
See the The Farseer Trilogy books in order · Books like the The Farseer Trilogy series

Books like the books in this series

Memories of Ice
Steven Erikson · Adult

about 900 pages

Why: Both A Game of Thrones and Memories of Ice are high fantasy books.
- High fantasy
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Memories of Ice: "High fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones; Open Library and Wikidata for Memories of Ice.
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Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · Adult

about 1090 pages

Why: Both A Game of Thrones and Words of Radiance are high fantasy books.
- High fantasy
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Words of Radiance: "high fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones; Open Library and Wikidata for Words of Radiance.
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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson · 2010 · Adult

about 1010 pages

Why: Both A Game of Thrones and The Way of Kings are high fantasy books.
- High fantasy
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  The Way of Kings: "high fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones; Open Library and Wikidata for The Way of Kings.
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Wizard's First Rule
Terry Goodkind · 1994 · Adult

about 580 pages
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Why: Both A Game of Thrones and Wizard's First Rule are high fantasy books.
- High fantasy
What both books share
- high fantasy
  A Game of Thrones: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
  Wizard's First Rule: "High Fantasy" (OL subject); "high fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones; Open Library and Wikidata for Wizard's First Rule.
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The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 · Adult

about 740 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and The Name of the Wind are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for The Name of the Wind.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger · 2003 · Adult

about 550 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and The Time Traveler's Wife are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for The Time Traveler's Wife.
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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991 · Adult

about 670 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and Outlander are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for Outlander.
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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson · 1999 · Adult

about 630 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and Gardens of the Moon are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Gardens of the Moon: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie · Adult

about 530 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and The Blade Itself are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Blade Itself: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for The Blade Itself.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch · Adult

about 540 pages

Why: Both A Clash of Kings and The Lies of Locke Lamora are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Clash of Kings: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clash of Kings; Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora.
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