Books like The Well of Ascension
If you liked The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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The Final Empire
Because same series (Mistborn #1); also by Brandon Sanderson; shares tags: fantasy, epic fantasy, magic.
A street thief with rare powers joins a crew planning the impossible: overthrowing the immortal Lord Ruler.
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The Hero of Ages
Because same series (Mistborn #3); also by Brandon Sanderson; shares tags: fantasy, epic fantasy, magic.
Vin and Elend face ash, mist, and Ruin itself as the prophecies fail and Sazed searches old faiths for answers.
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A Feast for Crows
Because shares tags: fantasy, epic fantasy, politics.
After the War of the Five Kings, Cersei seizes power while Brienne searches and the Ironborn rise.
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A Dance with Dragons
Because shares tags: fantasy, epic fantasy, politics.
Tyrion flees east, Dany chains her dragons in Meereen, and Jon holds the Wall as winter comes.
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Words of Radiance
Because also by Brandon Sanderson; shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Kaladin guards Dalinar, Shallan hunts Urithiru, and the Everstorm gathers.
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The Way of Kings
Because also by Brandon Sanderson; shares tags: fantasy, magic.
A slave, a warlord, and a scholar thief collide on a storm battered world marching toward an old war.
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The Color of Magic
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
A failed wizard guides a tourist across a flat world on a turtle, with comic fantasy chaos.
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Ninth House
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Dropout Alex Stern sees ghosts and monitors Yale secret societies after a townie murder.
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Howl's Moving Castle
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon…
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Brisingr
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Eragon rescues Katrina, backs a dwarf king, and earns a burning sword.
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Assassin's Apprentice
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Bastard Fitz trains Skill Wit as assassin for Buckkeep.
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A Darker Shade of Magic
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic.
Antari Kell Maresh, a blood magician who travels between Londons, meets thief Delilah Bard after she steals a stone of Black London magic…
