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A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin 2000 · Fantasy A comparable high point in another grim epic, where betrayals and battle change everything.
The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 · Epic fantasy A newer grim fantasy about war that shares the sense that victory is expensive.
The Black Company Glen Cook 1984 · Epic fantasy A cynical mercenary view of war and empire written with dry, weary humour.