17 must-read fantasy books like Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson

Cover of Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson

Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.89

Format: 7 pages, Hardcover

Shadows of Selfshows Mistborn's society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, de…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan

1. The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

By: Robert Jordan

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Format: 800 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades t… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Quite a story."

-Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

"Couldn’t we camp down by the lakes?"

-Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

"Reflected fire made the blade seem aflame."

-Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

"Two days' hunger made a fine sauce for anything."

-Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

Cover of Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) by Joe Abercrombie

2. Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.34

Format: 536 pages, Paperback

The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but it's going to be a b… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You have to realistic about these things."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Cleverness is no guarantee of sensible behavior."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

"Rare rages render a man frightening. Common ones render him ridiculous."

-Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

Cover of The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) by Joe Abercrombie

3. The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.21

Format: 515 pages, Paperback

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fucking pinks!"

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"I’ve fought in three campaigns,"

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"Body found floating by the docks..."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

"The best steel doesn't always shine the brightest."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

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4. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

4.18

Format: None pages, None

In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one youn… read more

Similar categories in Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Fa!"

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"But in my heart, when I said “my king,"

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"Men cannot grieve as dogs do. But they grieve for many years."

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

"One had a knife. But I had a staff and was trained to use it."

-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson

5. Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.89

Format: 7 pages, Hardcover

Shadows of Selfshows Mistborn's society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, de… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • steampunk
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) by Joe Abercrombie

6. Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.35

Format: 441 pages, Trade Paperback

Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with trai… read more

Similar categories in Joe Abercrombie's Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So we wait?"

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Empathy? What’s that?"

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Great men have great faults."

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

"Those with the least always lose the most in war."

-Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

Cover of The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, #2) by Robert Jordan

7. The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, #2)

By: Robert Jordan

3.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall u… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jordan's The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, #2) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown

8. Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

By: Pierce Brown

4.27

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they l… read more

Similar categories in Pierce Brown's Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Break the chains, my love."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Rather a drink be my master than a man."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Death is easy when you've already tried to find it."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

"Dreamers like your wife are limited, little Helldiver."

-Pierce Brown, Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Cover of Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) by Pierce Brown

9. Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)

By: Pierce Brown

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Format: 525 pages, Hardcover

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his … read more

Similar categories in Pierce Brown's Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb

10. Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

By: Robin Hobb

4.27

Format: 675 pages, Kindle Edition

Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cr… read more

Similar categories in Robin Hobb's Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We are pack!"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"Wolves have no kings"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"Surprise!-FitzChivalry"

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

"The fight isn't over until you win."

-Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)

11. The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

By: James Islington

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Paperback

It has been twenty years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs - once thought of almost … read more

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

12. 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 Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • 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 The Sword of Kaigen by M.L.  Wang

13. The Sword of Kaigen

By: M.L. Wang

4.47

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A … read more

Similar categories in M.L. Wang's The Sword of Kaigen book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The enemy is a tornado. What are you going to do?' 'Kill it."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"Flayed and boneless, he faced the creature he had awakened, this woman of god’s blood and fury."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"I’ve never needed a sword to protect you—to raise you the way your father wanted. Caring for my family meant putting away the fighter, so I did."

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

"This... you are my story... and I was so selfish, so tied to that shadow that I missed it. And my son, I— I’m so sorry it took me this long to understand. I’m sorry—"

-M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

Cover of Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) by Fonda Lee

14. Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

By: Fonda Lee

4.09

Format: 540 pages, Paperback

JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, ma… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) book and Brandon Sanderson's Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Expectations are a funny thing,"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"¿Qué sentido tiene vivir para quien no puede confiar en sus hermanos?"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"True love, Hilo mused, was sensual and euphoric, but also painful and tyrannical, demanding obedience."

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

"And if you loved someone, truly loved them, shouldn't their happiness matter even more than your honor?"

-Fonda Lee, Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

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