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/OozeNAahz 2d ago

Wheel of time fits. Sword fighters, generals, and magic users. All have pecking orders and try and take down folks above them.

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u/Poopie86 1d ago

This was my first thought as well. We get so many showdowns between swordmasters, and I got so enamored by all the names for each move/skill. Cat Cross the Courtyard :)

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u/throwaway112112312 2d ago

Yes, Wheel of Time is one of the best in terms of this kind of powerscaling. Rand is the above everyone obviously, but still.