Books Like The Drawing of the Three

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George Guidall narrates King's Dark Tower sequel with the lived-in storytelling authority that makes 22-hour epic fantasy feel like time well spent — his voices for Roland and the modern-world characters he pulls through the doorways are distinct enough to keep the tonal collision from becoming confusion. Three picks share Guidall's , and the rest carry the same dark fantasy register at comparable lengths, with several highly rated titles for readers drawn to King's genre-bending serialized mythology.

10 books for fans of The Drawing of the Three

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    The Green Mile

    The Green Mile #1-6

    by Stephen King

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    Death row guard Paul Edgecombe encounters John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of murdering two white children but who seems to possess supernatural healing abilities. King examines justice, racism, and inexplicable grace in Depression-era Louisiana.

    4.49 Goodreads (368.7K ratings)
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    The Talisman

    The Talisman • Book 1

    by Stephen King, Peter Straub

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    King and Straub send a twelve-year-old boy flipping between dimensions—ours and the medieval Territories—on a quest for a mystical talisman that's his mother's only hope for survival.

    4.10 Goodreads (143.3K ratings)
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    Fairy Tale

    by Stephen King

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    Seventeen-year-old Charlie inherits keys to another world where an ancient battle between light and darkness could doom both realities—King's most ambitious fantasy.

    4.09 Goodreads (345.9K ratings)
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    Skysworn

    Cradle • Book 4

    by Will Wight

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    Locked away until his promised duel, Blackflame Lindon must face Jai Long while the Skysworn struggle against an approaching danger that threatens the entire Empire.

    4.37 Goodreads (36.6K ratings)
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    Dawnshard

    The Stormlight Archive #3.5 • Book 3

    by Brandon Sanderson

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    Between the main Stormlight books, Rysn the merchant embarks on a sea voyage to investigate a ghost ship and uncover dangerous ancient artifacts. A character-driven adventure that expands Sanderson's cosmology.

    4.34 Goodreads (136.9K ratings)
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    A Hat Full of Sky

    Discworld • Book 32

    by Terry Pratchett

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    Tiffany's reckless body-hopping gives an ancient entity the opening it's been waiting for, forcing her to discover what truly makes someone a witch.

    4.33 Goodreads (80.7K ratings)
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    Soulsmith

    Cradle • Book 2

    by Will Wight

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    Lindon reaches Copper level but faces warriors far beyond his strength, turning to Soulsmith crafting—forging weapons from spiritual essence—to compete for treasures in ancient ruins.

    4.32 Goodreads (42.3K ratings)
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    The Wee Free Men

    Discworld • Book 30

    by Terry Pratchett

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    Tiffany Aching, nine years old and armed with a frying pan, stands between her world and an invasion of nightmares—Pratchett's first young adult Discworld novel treats its child protagonist with respect while delivering his trademark wit.

    4.30 Goodreads (121.4K ratings)
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    The Golem and the Jinni

    The Golem and the Jinni • Book 1

    by Helene Wecker

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    Chava, a golem created as a wife for a man who dies at sea, and Ahmad, a jinni trapped in a flask, find themselves navigating 1899 New York as displaced magical beings.

    4.13 Goodreads (131.9K ratings)
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    On a Pale Horse

    Incarnations of Immortality • Book 1

    by Piers Anthony

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    Anthony reimagines the Grim Reaper as a bureaucratic job where Death rides a pale horse that transforms into a limousine and measures souls on a cosmic scale. Philosophy disguised as fantasy adventure.

    4.13 Goodreads (41.6K ratings)