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Books Like The Saga of Recluce

Modesitt, 1991 · #100 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 58/120

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

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

If you liked The Saga of Recluce, read:

1. Majipoor

   Silverberg, 1980 · #96 on the list · 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.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

2. 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, real-world blend.

3. The Wounded Kingdom

   Barker, 2017 · #101 on the list · 54/120

   A young assassin in a plague-ridden kingdom learns the cost of her craft. She follows a killer whose secrets are bound to the kingdom's fate.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

4. 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 theme, further reading, real-world blend, climax and fights.

5. The Riyria Revelations

   Sullivan, 2008 · #93 on the list · 64/120

   A cynical ex-assassin and an idealistic swordsman, thieves for hire, are framed for a king's murder and pulled into a scheme to restore an ancient empire.

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

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.