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Books Like Tigana

Kay, 1990 · #34 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 85/120

A sorcerer-king's curse has erased a province's very name from memory. A few survivors plot to win it back.

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

If you liked Tigana, read:

1. The Chronicles of Prydain

   Alexander, 1964 · #53 on the list · 79/120

   Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper leaves his farm to chase a lost oracular pig. He grows into a hero in the war against Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death.

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

2. The Broken Empire

   Lawrence, 2011 · #37 on the list · 85/120

   Jorg Ancrath, a prince turned road-brigand at thirteen, fights his way back to a throne in a ruined future that was once our world.

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

3. The Witcher

   Sapkowski, 1992 · #35 on the list · 85/120

   Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, finds the men who hire him are often worse than the beasts. He is bound by destiny to a princess named Ciri.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

4. The Monarchies of God

   Kearney, 1995 · #48 on the list · 80/120

   As faith fractures and a holy city falls, a castaway king's ship sails west into the unknown in search of a new world.

   Close on structure, further reading, creative details, real-world blend.

5. The Shadow Campaigns

   Wexler, 2013 · #56 on the list · 78/120

   A veteran captain and a disguised woman soldier serve a mysterious new colonel through a gunpowder-and-magic colonial war.

   Close on structure, further reading, creative details, 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.