Books like “Nine Princes in Amber”

What to read after “Nine Princes in Amber” by Roger Zelazny: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Riddle-Master of Hed
Patricia A. McKillip · 1976
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Quest
Morgon, prince of the island of Hed, won a riddle contest against a ghost and now wears three stars on his forehead. When shape-shifters attack and the High One's realm begins to stir, he leaves his farm behind to seek answers about the fate that binds him to a land he has never seen.
2
Malice
John Gwynne · 2012
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
The Banished Lands have known peace for years, but old rivalries are waking. Corban, son of a village lord, dreams of becoming a warrior; far away, a princess and a giant's son are caught up in the schemes of kings. A prophecy of the Bright Star and the Black Sun begins to unfold.
3
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks · 1977
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Quest
Shea Ohmsford lives a quiet life in the Shady Vale until the druid Allanon arrives with a warning: the Warlock Lord has returned, and only a descendant of the Shannara line can stop him. Shea sets out with a small band of companions to find the Sword of Shannara, the one weapon said to be able to destroy the Warlock Lord, before the Northland armies reach the Southland.
4
The City of Brass
S. A. Chakraborty · 2017
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
Nahri has survived in eighteenth-century Cairo by faking healings and stealing what she can. A careless summoning calls a djinn warrior to her side and drags her to Daevabad, a city of magic and old feuds, where her true blood makes her a threat to everyone around her.
5
Lord Foul's Bane
Stephen R. Donaldson · 1977
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Morally Grey Character
Thomas Covenant, a leper shunned by everyone, is struck down and wakes in the Land, a place where his white gold wedding ring carries power. He refuses to believe any of it is real, even as its people hail him as a saviour.
6
The Dragonbone Chair
Tad Williams · 1988
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
Simon is a kitchen boy in the castle of the Hayholt, who dreams of heroes while the old king's health fails. When betrayal strikes, he flees into a country of trolls and swords, and the fate of Osten Ard falls into unlikely hands.
7
Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings · 1982
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Quest
Garion grows up on a quiet Sendarian farm, unaware of the forces watching him. When a mysterious storyteller and a royal sorceress arrive, he is drawn into a search for a stolen artefact, travelling with a company that hides its true purpose from him. The old prophecy of the Belgariad has begun to move.
8
The Jasmine Throne
Tasha Suri · 2021
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Morally Grey Character
Priya has spent years hiding her power in a temple, tending the gardens that hold the prisoner princess Malini, who is held by her own brother the emperor. When the empire's plans threaten them both, the two women must choose between safety and an uprising that could remake Parijatdvipa.
9
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · 1984
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Quest
After five years apart, old friends meet again at the Inn of the Last Home as war spreads across Krynn. A plain staff, a cleric without faith and rumours of dragons pull them into a quest to recover the Disks of Mishakal, the lost teachings of the true gods, and to stand against the Dragon Highlords.
10
Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb · 1995
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Betrayal
Fitz is the unacknowledged bastard son of a prince, raised in the shadows of the royal court. Trained secretly as an assassin and bonded to a wolf through the forbidden Wit, he must decide where his loyalty lies as the kingdom's politics turn treacherous.
11
Blood Song
Anthony Ryan · 2011
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
Vaelin Al Sorna is given to the Sixth Order as a boy and raised among warriors who serve the Faith. His strange gift, the blood-song that lets him hear the dead, marks him for a harder path, and his training ends in a war that will decide the future of an empire.
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N. K. Jemisin · 2010
From the same world: “Epic Fantasy”
- Epic Fantasy
- Morally Grey Character
Yeine Darr is summoned from her northern homeland to the city of Sky, where she is named an heir to the Arameri throne after her mother's death. As she learns the rules of a court that keeps gods as servants, she finds that the contest for the succession is also a trap.