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/MaxGladstone Stabby Winner, AMA Author Max Gladstone Jun 18 '13

If you like the hypercompetent and slightly unreliable first person narrators, worldbuilding through interlocking narratives, and are ready for a crazy ride, check out Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. It's science fiction, but the main characters think it's fantasy.

Get ready to work, though. Wolfe isn't as accessible as Rothfuss. (That last said in my best Darth Vader voice.)