Books Like The Wheel of Time: 6 Series to Read Next
Six epic fantasy series to read after The Wheel of Time, from Malazan and A Song of Ice and Fire to Mistborn and Realm of the Elderlings.
The Wheel of Time: full reading order →
1.The Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 7 books
Brandon Sanderson's Roshar series, whose first book is The Way of Kings (2010) and whose fifth, Wind and Truth, came out in 2024.
2.Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · 8 books
Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn books, starting with The Final Empire (2006) and moving to Era 2 with The Alloy of Law.
3.A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin · 5 books
George R. R. Martin's series from A Game of Thrones (1996), five books so far, with The Winds of Winter still undated.
4.Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson · 10 books
Steven Erikson's ten-book series, whose guide warns that Gardens of the Moon (1999) drops readers in without explanation.
5.The Kingkiller Chronicle
Patrick Rothfuss · 3 books
Patrick Rothfuss's story of the musician Kvothe, told as a story within a story, from The Name of the Wind (2007).
6.Realm of the Elderlings
Robin Hobb · 16 books
Robin Hobb's 16 books from Assassin's Apprentice (1995), grouped in trilogies and tetralogies and best read in publication order.
Questions
- What are good books like The Wheel of Time?
- This page lists 6 series: The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, A Song of Ice and Fire, Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kingkiller Chronicle and Realm of the Elderlings. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with The Wheel of Time?
- Start with The Eye of the World (1990). New Spring is a prequel; most readers save it for later in the series. See the full reading order for The Wheel of Time.