Books like A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin reads as epic, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin · 1996

Shares the power thread

100% genome match

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang · 2018

Shares the power thread

83% genome match

Emperor of Thorns

Mark Lawrence

Shares the power thread

77% genome match

Golden Son

Pierce Brown · 2015

Shares the power thread

70% genome match

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon · 2019

Shares the power thread

70% genome match

The Warrior Prophet

R. Scott Bakker

Shares the power thread

92% genome match

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie · 2006

Shares the power thread

83% genome match

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Shares the power thread

71% genome match

Ninefox Gambit

Yoon Ha Lee

Shares the power thread

87% genome match

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson · 2010

Shares the power thread

83% genome match

The Malazan Book of the Fallen

Steven Erikson

Shares the power thread

84% genome match

Downbelow Station

C. J. Cherryh

Shares the power thread

77% genome match