If you loved
Books like The Well of Ascension
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson: what to read next, and why.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Shares the crew-of-schemers charm and clever plotting, but is more playful and less about statecraft.
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The Dragonbone Chair
A slower, older epic about a kingdom under pressure and the people who must govern it.
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Elantris
More Sanderson, in a standalone world with another inventive magic system and a political crisis.