Books you will love if you like The Kingkiller Chronicles

A fan of epic fantasies?

A fan of Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicles, in particular?

If you’ve read this far, then yes, yes you are, and this list is made just for you!

The adrenaline rush gained after reading a series of drama, danger, and a legendary journey cannot be stemmed. The only way to deal with this is by reading more epic novels with characters who also find themselves in a whole heap of trouble, battles, and dangerous enchantments—characteristics shared by the novels listed below.

1) Assassin’s Apprentice (Farseer, #1) by Robin Hobb

Bastard-born Fitz, son of Prince Chivalry, knows the life of an outcast too well. Shunned by his royal family members and instead raised rough by a stableman, Fitz is easy to be lured into King Shrewd’s shadow, as this esteemed royal has plans for him. Thrust suddenly into a life of sharp steel and quiet weapons of murder, Fitz receives training not about princely etiquette but about how to be a skilled assassin.

2) A Mark of Kings (The Shattered Reigns, #1) by Bryce O’Connor and Luke Chmilenko

Declan Idrys hunts the evils that mar the Viridian realm—the monsters that lurk, the bastards and plunderers of the kingdom, and, most recently, the flesh-eating dead risen from their rocky graves. As a mercenary, Declan has dealt with a lot, but the rising dead is something from old folktales that he could have never imagined real. Together with his peculiarly talented friend, Ryn, Declan faces shattering dangers and an unfamiliar new power he isn’t prepared to use.

3) Free the Darkness (King’s Dark Tidings, #1) by Kel Kade

An enticing tale for mature readers.

Rezkin, a young warrior bred and trained on the wild outskirts of the Kingdom of Ashai, meets with a sudden dangerous fate when a battle rips him from his home, destroyed. Now mysteriously in possession of weapons of mastery by a deceased king and determined to seek the lone warrior who escaped the battle and who might know something about his own upbringing, Rezkin embarks on a perilous journey across the battle-worn Kingdom.

4) Dawn of Wonder (The Awakening, #1) by Jonathan Renshaw

Curious to a near unhealthy degree, Aedan, a young adventurous man, jumps headlong into a dangerous journey following the apparel of a travelling officer who brings devastating news to his small village. Arriving at the gates of the nation’s royal academy leads Aedan to secrets that could tip the whole land off balance. An ancient power has the land of Thirna in its grasp, waking something terrifying dwelling within.

5) The White Tree (The Cycle of Arawn, #1) by Edward W. Robertson

When young Dante discovers an ancient book owned by Arawn—the god of death who has all but disappeared from human knowledge—Dante finds himself in the center of a world of trouble. Immediately, he is attacked by Arawn’s long-hidden servants and saved only by fortunate circumstance. And by his growing control of the nether, the dark power which determines the order of the world. However, unrest is growing throughout the land of Mallon as a priestess named Saramand gears her followers up for war. Together with his bodyguard, Blays, Dante will have to fight to survive the outbreak of a violent civil war.

Found a new epic fantasy series to binge read, one that’ll cause a resurge of the adrenaline that The Kingkiller Chronicles caused? Enjoy them!

And, who knows, you might even feel compelled to read Kingkiller all over again.