10 books for fans of The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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The Name of the Wind
Kingkiller Chronicle • Book 1
by Patrick Rothfuss
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Inn-keeper Kvothe reveals his true identity and recounts his transformation from traveling performer's son to legendary wizard, starting with his tragic orphaning and scrappy survival.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 2
The Return of the King
Middle-earth • Book 4
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While Aragorn leads the forces of good in a desperate final battle, Frodo and Sam crawl through enemy territory toward Mount Doom and the Ring's destruction.
★ 4.58 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 3
The Emperor's Soul
Elantris • Book 2
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Condemned Forger Shai gets one chance at freedom: magically reconstruct the soul of a comatose emperor in just 100 days. Sanderson's Hugo-winning novella explores identity and artistry through intricate magic systems and political intrigue.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (133.7K ratings) - 4
The Book of the Reaper
Vesik • Book 18
by Eric R. Asher
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An ancient tetradrachm holds the power to wake Titan Gaia, but the ritual's success depends on a mad rescue mission to the Abyss itself.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (117 ratings) - 5
Penric and the Bandit
Penric and Desdemona (Chronological) • Book 14
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Road-weary bandit thinks he's found an easy mark in young Penric, but this demon-touched sorcerer's secrets run much deeper.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.2K ratings) - 6
Sweep with Me
Innkeeper Chronicles [Dramatized Adaptation] #4.5 • Book 5
by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati, Ryan H. Reid, Samantha Cooper, Scott McCormick, Karen Novack, Rob McFadyen, Terence Aselford
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Ancient innkeeper law forces Gertrude Hunt to welcome dangerous guests during Treaty Stay, the oldest holiday in their profession—expect delightful chaos at Red Deer, Texas's most unusual bed-and-breakfast.
★ 4.36 Goodreads (455 ratings) - 7
Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?
Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26
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Bubba gets visited by the Ghosts of Music Past, Present, and Future in this Christmas Carol parody that literally sends him to Auto-Tune Hell. Hartness combines music history with supernatural comedy as Bubba fights to save authentic sound.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (71 ratings) - 8
The Edge Chronicles Standalone: The Lost Barkscrolls
The Edge Chronicles (chronological) #0, 6.5, 7.5 & 9.5
by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
★ 4.32 Goodreads (973 ratings) - 9
The Space Between
Outlander #7.5 • Book 7
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Joan MacKimmie heads to Paris seeking sanctuary from voices that foretell death and visions marking the doomed. This Outlander universe novella explores faith, fear, and supernatural gifts in 18th-century Scotland.
★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.8K ratings) - 10
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
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Coraline discovers an alternate apartment where her Other Mother has buttons for eyes and wants to sew them onto her too. Gaiman's fairy tale horror about appreciating what you have.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (788.4K ratings)