10 books for fans of The Gunslinger
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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) - 2
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) - 3
The Talisman
The Talisman • Book 1
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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) - 4
Kingdom of Ash
Throne of Glass • Book 7
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The Throne of Glass saga concludes with Aelin imprisoned and tortured while her fractured army faces impossible odds in the ultimate battle for Erilea's survival.
★ 4.71 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 5
The Butcher's Masquerade
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 5
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Book five throws our dungeon crawlers into a prehistoric hunting ground where velociraptors are the least of their problems. The mysterious end-floor celebration promises answers about the aliens destroying Earth.
★ 4.69 Goodreads (108.1K ratings) - 6
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 6
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Floor eight scatters our heroes across a realm of forgotten gods and deadly politics while the dungeon's AI systems crumble—bedlam has never been so entertaining.
★ 4.66 Goodreads (91.7K ratings) - 7
A Court of Mist and Fury
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 2
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Post-traumatic stress meets faerie politics as Feyre discovers her bargain with Rhysand while struggling with Tamlin's controlling love. Maas explores consent and healing through lush worldbuilding and complex relationships.
★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.3M ratings) - 8
Empire of Storms
Throne of Glass • Book 5
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Aelin must unite kingdoms against Erawan's approaching army while grappling with the full cost of her fire magic and the keys needed to lock away evil forever.
★ 4.63 Goodreads (1.3M ratings) - 9
The Will of the Many
Hierarchy • Book 1
by James Islington
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A young fugitive poses as an orphaned student at the Academy, but the Catenan Republic's power-draining Hierarchy holds darker secrets than murder.
★ 4.59 Goodreads (223.8K ratings) - 10
The Hero of Ages
The Mistborn Saga • Book 3
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Sanderson concludes his Mistborn trilogy as Vin and Elend confront the world-ending Deepness while searching for the prophesied Hero of Ages who can save humanity.
★ 4.56 Goodreads (606.0K ratings)