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Books Like Majipoor

Silverberg, 1980 · #96 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 61/120

A wandering juggler with no memory on a vast planet of many species learns he is the rightful Coronal. His body has been stolen.

Its strongest scores: creative details and epicness. The five books below have the closest scores across all eleven criteria.

If you liked Majipoor, read:

1. The Kingkiller Chronicle

   Rothfuss, 2007 · #95 on the list · 63/120

   Kvothe, now an innkeeper, tells the true story of how a gifted orphan became the most notorious magician and musician alive.

   Close on theme, structure, further reading, creative details.

2. The Saga of Recluce

   Modesitt, 1991 · #100 on the list · 58/120

   In a world balanced between Order and Chaos magic, young people sent out from the island of Recluce must find their place.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

3. Vlad Taltos

   Brust, 1983 · #74 on the list · 72/120

   A human assassin climbs the underworld of an elf-like Dragaeran empire, with a witty familiar on his shoulder.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

4. The Engineer Trilogy

   Parker, 2005 · #82 on the list · 70/120

   Ieuan Vaatzes, an engineer exiled for one small improvement to a design, turns his skill with machines into a weapon of revenge against the city that cast him out.

   Close on mood, creative details, real-world blend, divine influence.

5. Low Town

   Polansky, 2011 · #98 on the list · 59/120

   Warden, a disgraced former agent who now deals drugs, hunts the killer of a child in the slums he controls.

   Close on theme, structure, further reading, real-world blend.

How the scores work: each book is rated 1 to 10 on eleven criteria; real-world blend and climax and fights count double, for a maximum of 120. See the full Fantasy 101.