Books Like Winter's Heart

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Kate Reading and Michael Kramer have the Wheel of Time together long enough that the handoff between them has its own rhythm — Reading's women carry a pragmatic authority while Kramer's men often carry the weight of prophecy, and at 24 hours the ninth installment of this saga settles into the deep familiarity of a world you've been living in for hundreds of hours. Nine of the recommendations are by Kramer himself, most running a similar length, drawn from the epic fantasy that rewards that kind of commitment.

10 books for fans of Winter's Heart

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    The Hero of Ages

    The Mistborn Saga • Book 3

    by Brandon Sanderson

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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)
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    The Final Empire

    The Mistborn Saga • Book 1

    by Brandon Sanderson

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    Street thief Vin learns to swallow metals for magical powers, then joins a crew planning to rob the immortal Lord Ruler himself. Sanderson builds a fascinating world where ash falls like snow and magic follows strict, logical rules.

    4.49 Goodreads (999.3K ratings)
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    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

    The Cosmere

    by Brandon Sanderson

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    Stories from across Sanderson's Cosmere universe unite planets from Stormlight Archive to Mistborn, each with unique magic systems and fully realized worlds.

    4.43 Goodreads (66.7K ratings)
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    The Well of Ascension

    The Mistborn Saga • Book 2

    by Brandon Sanderson

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    With the immortal tyrant dead, Vin and her crew discover that ruling is harder than revolution as three armies besiege their capital and ancient prophecies hint at apocalypse.

    4.38 Goodreads (671.8K ratings)
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    Unfettered III: New Tales

    The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3

    by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner

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    Benefits medical debt relief while showcasing original tales from Brandon Sanderson, Naomi Novik, Terry Brooks, and other genre luminaries.

    3.98 Goodreads (571 ratings)
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    Heart of Flesh

    The Ronin Saga • Book 5

    by Matthew Wolf

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    The fifth Ronin Saga installment plunges Gray, Ayva, and Helix into urban politics and corruption, testing their bonds amid a world of scheming and manipulation.

    4.93 Goodreads (27 ratings)
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    Golden Flames

    Dragonblood Assassin • Book 4

    by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

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    Separated by betrayal and believed dead, Kullen and Natisse fight parallel battles against overwhelming odds as their empire faces annihilation from demonic forces.

    4.42 Goodreads (643 ratings)
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    Silver Spines

    Dragonblood Assassin • Book 3

    by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

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    Book three of the Dragonblood Assassin series pushes the boundaries of epic fantasy with the kind of complex world-building that rivals the Forgotten Realms.

    4.39 Goodreads (938 ratings)
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    The Wall of Storms

    The Dandelion Dynasty • Book 2

    by Ken Liu

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    Kuni's reign as emperor faces its greatest test when the Lyucu empire invades from across distant seas, threatening everything he's built. Liu expands his fantasy epic with complex politics and warfare.

    4.35 Goodreads (10.1K ratings)
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    Red Claw

    Dragonblood Assassin • Book 2

    by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

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    Dragonblood assassins navigate political conspiracies in a fantasy realm where magical bloodlines determine deadly abilities. Castle and Peloquin continue their saga with expanded world-building and higher stakes as ancient powers stir beneath the surface.

    4.35 Goodreads (1.1K ratings)