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If You Like George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones , You Might Enjoy . . .

BOOK BUZZ:In the late 1990s A Game of Thrones brought of breath of fresh air to epic fantasy. The characters were capable of cruelty and lust, magic was de-emphasized and morals were grey. Whether you’ve just discovered George R. R. Martin or have been a fan for years, check out some other great works that share some of the traits of his writing.

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All titles shelved in Fiction collection, except as noted: SF=science fiction.

Abercrombie, Joe: The Blade Itself

(2007)

SF

Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge.
Carey, Jacqueline: Kushiel's Dart

(2001)

SF

Sold into indentured servitude as a child in the sumptuous and exotic Night Court, Phdre no' Delaunay is a woman trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, in the ability to observe, remember, and analyze.
Donaldson, Stephen R.: Lord Foul's Bane

(1977)

We meet the cranky, leperous anti-hero Thomas Covenant in book one of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. The Land cures him and hails him as a savior, but he remains an Unbeliever.
Gemmell, David: Lord of the Silver Bow

(2005)

Historical fiction with a dose of fantasy from the prolific Gemmell. This page turner about the Trojan War centers around the warrior Aeneas.
Gregory, Philippa: The White Queen

(2009)

This historical novel is set amidst the tumult and intrigue of England's passionate family feud, The War of the Roses, which A Game of Thrones is loosely based on.
Hobb, Robin: Assassin's Apprentice

(1996)

Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice begins the story of a bastard of the royal house, a young man who is trained in the mystic arts of the assassin and who may become the savior of his kingdom.
Newton, Mark Charan: Nights of Villjamur

(2010)

SF

An ice age strikes a chain of islands, and thousands come to seek sanctuary at the gates of Villjamur: a city of ancient spires and bridges, a place where banshees wail the deceased, cultists use forgotten technology for their own gain and where, further out, the dead have been seen walking across the tundra.
Sanderson, Brandon: The Way of Kings

(2010)

SF

The first book in a new epic fantasy series from the bestselling author who was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. As in A Game of Thrones, the sides struggling for power are neither good nor evil.
Scholes, Ken: Lamentation

(2009)

SF

This first novel from a Portland area writer envisions an Earth far in the distant future where magic is commonplace and great areas of the planet are impassable wastes, but war, faith, and love still move princes and men.
Weeks, Brent: The Black Prism

(2010)

SF

Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals. By an Oregon author.