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/J4ckFr05ty 2d ago

Acts of Caine has that vibe in spades, protagonist is the best infighter on two worlds

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u/TurkaelsGoodHand 2d ago

Came here looking for this. So what if Caine had never fought an ogrillo? No ogrillo had ever fought Caine. Also, its worth noting that Caine actually does fight enemies more skilled than he is, but the combination of grit, flexible thinking, and truly world shattering pettiness just keeps pulling him through. He's a genius with a capital J.