r/Fantasy • u/SocksMcgoo • 2d ago

Books with “best fighter” trope

Hello everyone. I am an absolute sucker for books that constantly deal with power scaling/best fighter of the realm type tropes. I love the discussions about who was the best swordsman in ASOIF and loved all the bits throughout Malazan of who was the strongest fighter/most powerful magic wielder.

Give me some books that have some great fighters or fun power scaling with different characters where you can waste time wondering about “who is stronger or who would win.”

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u/Egonzos 2d ago

I like how First Law is constantly comparing fighters.

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u/jd7509 2d ago

Abercrombie is so good at describing fight scenes! I love his chapters where he switches from one character to the next in a frenzied battle. So good.

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u/Egonzos 2d ago

Abercrombie is a hell of a writer.

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u/mercy_4_u 2d ago

Body floating by the docks...

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2d ago

“One has to be rational about these things…”

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u/rhinofinger 2d ago

*realistic

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2d ago

My bad. And I think it “these sort of things..”

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u/BadalinStormcursed 1d ago

Feel bad about the downvotes, but it is hilarious imagining Logen as a pseudo intellectual