15 Best high fantasy books like The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4) by Josiah Bancroft

Cover of The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4) by Josiah Bancroft

The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

By: Josiah Bancroft

4.01

Format: 636 pages, Paperback

The incredible final book in the word of mouth phenomenon fantasy series that began with Senlin Asc…

"I've never known where I was going. I can hardly expect that to change now."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"He was quick to rationalize the necessity of these unfortunate casualties, but it did not escape his notice that every justification he mounted was eerily similar to the ones that Marat used to execute his own barbarism."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"Marya felt the flying birds of her anxiety quiet once more. Rediscovering that she could be of some help and cheer to others tempered her sense of being caught in another ruse. Perhaps the world was not floored with trapdoors. Perhaps not everyone was fake, nor everything false."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"I don't think there's any shame in doing your best. Of course, in hindsight, it's easy to see a better course, a wiser choice. When I look back, I see a thousand small missteps that altogether brought me here. I try not to dwell on my mistakes because it doesn't change them; it only changes me. (Marya)"

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

If you liked the high fantasy plot in The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4) by Josiah Bancroft , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) by R.J.  Barker

1. The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.04

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

A saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the launch of a new fantasy from R.J. Barker… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So you will take me to die with you?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

"Are there any other well-guarded places I should not be that you would like me to get into, Shipwife?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

Cover of The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2) by Mark  Lawrence

2. The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The second volume in the bestselling, ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following The Book That Woul… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James  Islington

3. The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

By: James Islington

4.63

Format: 639 pages, Kindle Edition

At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secret… read more

Similar categories in James Islington's The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Death is only meaningless if it does not change us, Vis."

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

"I am curious about no small number of things, but it's not fair to sate my curiosity at the expense of her pain."

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

"And this is the risk of our world, Diago. The flaw of our system is in its head. In us. The qualities of a king change the kingdom. And not one of us is perfect enough to have a right to lead ... I w…"

-James Islington, The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

Cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

4. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmer… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Yumi and the Nightmare Painter book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I am the one that nightmares fear"

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"There is more salt in this soup than there is soup."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Pay attention. At times, this is what heroism looks like."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

"Smiles, like radiation, are made more potent by proximity."

-Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Cover of The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

5. The Sunlit Man

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the … read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Sunlit Man book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Try some curry powder next time. It has a much better flavor than tyranny. Less nutty."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"She knew how she liked to look. And she didn't care that others knew it was artificial. In expressing herself, the artificial became more authentic than the original."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"Your planet shouldn't have different countries. You should have conquered and unified it all." "Conquest doesn't remove countries," Nomad said. "It removes lines on a map. Unity requires something el…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

"This man might not be brilliant or clever, though he'd think himself both. Truth was, he didn't need either to be dangerous. Because he had power and power - wielded by a fool - could crush anyone, s…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Sunlit Man

Cover of The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard  Swan

6. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard  Swan

7. The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)

By: Richard Swan

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard  Swan

8. The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

By: Richard Swan

4.30

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intr… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) by R.J.  Barker

9. The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3)

By: R.J. Barker

4.50

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

The sea dragons are returning, and Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lie shattered. His Shipwife is … read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • adventure
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2) by Christopher Ruocchio

10. Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.39

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fa… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Kingdoms of Death (Sun Eater, #4) by Christopher Ruocchio

11. Kingdoms of Death (Sun Eater, #4)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.47

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

The fourth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fa… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Kingdoms of Death (Sun Eater, #4) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

12. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) by Christopher Buehlman

13. The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which include… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • adventure
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This heavy, grass-loving dog,"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"He who leaps at the moon Into cowshyte falls. Glory unto cowshyte!"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"Funny how an attack by a sea monster makes everyone less interested in a duel."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

Cover of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark  Lawrence

14. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

None

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than ci… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Book That Wouldn’t Burn book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Locklands (The Founders Trilogy, #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett

15. Locklands (The Founders Trilogy, #3)

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

4.04

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

A god wages war—using all of humanity as its pawns—in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders … read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's Locklands (The Founders Trilogy, #3) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It'll just go on. More fixes gone awry. The mad pride of men who think themselves engineers of all creation."

-Robert Jackson Bennett, Locklands (The Founders Trilogy, #3)

"No. There are people in this world who learned the lessons I never did, the lessons that our son has learned all too late - that you are right. There is no magic fix. That a better world can only be …"

-Robert Jackson Bennett, Locklands (The Founders Trilogy, #3)

Cover of Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) by Fonda Lee

16. Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

By: Fonda Lee

4.41

Format: 587 pages, Hardcover

In Jade War, the sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City, the Kaul siblings battl… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you're not sure you're in love, then you're not."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"We're getting into a dangerous game, Hilo." "You have to go where your enemies are," Hilo said. "And then further."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"The possibility of death was like the weather—you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to threat of rain."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

"The possibility of death was like the weather - you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to the threat of rain."

-Fonda Lee, Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2)

Cover of Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3) by Fonda Lee

17. Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

By: Fonda Lee

4.64

Format: 713 pages, Paperback

Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is n… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Nonreactive to bullshit"

-Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

"Don't ever make the mistake that I did. Don't show mercy."

-Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

"Don't show off how much you hate a man until you're ready to be his enemy."

-Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

"Only children and gods are arrogant enough to judge what they can't understand. There's no point being afraid of their opinions."

-Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

Cover of The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice, #3) by Mark  Lawrence

18. The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice, #3)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the third exhilarating novel in this dazzling epic fantasy series, a young outcast will fight ag… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice, #3) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4) by Josiah Bancroft

19. The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

By: Josiah Bancroft

4.01

Format: 636 pages, Paperback

The incredible final book in the word of mouth phenomenon fantasy series that began with Senlin Asc… read more

Similar categories in Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4) book and Josiah Bancroft's The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • steampunk
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I've never known where I was going. I can hardly expect that to change now."

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"He was quick to rationalize the necessity of these unfortunate casualties, but it did not escape his notice that every justification he mounted was eerily similar to the ones that Marat used to execu…"

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"Marya felt the flying birds of her anxiety quiet once more. Rediscovering that she could be of some help and cheer to others tempered her sense of being caught in another ruse. Perhaps the world was …"

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

"I don't think there's any shame in doing your best. Of course, in hindsight, it's easy to see a better course, a wiser choice. When I look back, I see a thousand small missteps that altogether brough…"

-Josiah Bancroft, The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

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4.10

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James Islington

4.63

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4.20

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