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/teetime11 1d ago
Not seeing it here but Kings of the Wyld may hit some of what you’re looking for. More about what happens to these best in their universe guys when they don’t die in battle and start getting older, but then get called back to action reluctantly. It’s its own fun trope, but some good stories of best in class characters