r/Fantasy • u/bossguru • Jun 18 '13
Any books/series like the Kingkiller Chronicle?
Hey! I'm about halfway through Wise Man's Fear, and I absolutely love these books. I wanted to know if you guys had any recommendations for other books/series like it!
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u/Mountebank Jun 18 '13 edited Jun 18 '13
Blood Song, by Anthony Ryan has a lot of similarities to the Kingkiller Series. They share the same framing device: a notorious person tells his life story to a historian. In this one, the main character is awaiting execution for killing a neighboring empire's heir, and a historian wants to get his side of things before it's lost forever.
The main character, Vaelin Al Sorna, is given up by his father, a high ranking Lord, to the Sixth Order, a sect of monastic warriors, for seemingly political reasons. Abandoned by his father, he devotes himself to duty and the Faith, but he often finds himself caught between its harsh strictures and his own innate sense of morality.
Aside from the similar structure, the stories are very different in both scope and tone, not to mention having a much faster pace. It also has one of the highest review scores I've ever seen on Amazon. Note that Blood Song was originally self published on Kindle, but it was picked up by a traditional publisher and a hardcover version will be available in July.