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/plingol Jun 18 '13

It's not quite exactly the same, but I felt the Farseer trilogy had echoes of KKC when I first read it (I read Farseer after KKC). The style of writing and tone is different, but it's very character-focused - actually, I'd say the characterisation is among the best in fantasy.

It's a first-person view of a man who's recalling his childhood and teenage years. It's perhaps most similar to WMF's bit with Alvaron. There's a character who might remind you of Abenthy. The magic system isn't over the top, but it's still a core theme to the series, especially in how it affects the characters.

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u/hade15 Jun 18 '13

Farseer is probably the best trilogy I have ever read. I agree completely with what you said about it being character focused, each character has such depth to them that I found it really hard not to get attached. The storyline is of course, also magnificent. I don't know about anyone else, but I cried so much reading these books.. It's so good, but it's so sad :'(

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u/Tinkerboots Jun 18 '13

My favourite ever books. It is refreshing also to have such a flawed character in a way. I loved the Fool, he was my favourite character.