Books like Blood and Gold

Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin reads as dark, epic. 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

79% genome match

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson · 2010

Shares the power thread

83% genome match

To Green Angel Tower

Tad Williams

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Wizard's First Rule

Terry Goodkind · 1994

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

The Shadow Rising

Robert Jordan · 1992

Both explore destiny & war

61% genome match

The towers of the sunset

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. · 1992

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Captain's Fury

Jim Butcher · 2007

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

The Winter King

Bernard Cornwell · 1995

Shares the power thread

71% genome match

The Warrior Prophet

R. Scott Bakker

Shares the power thread

75% genome match

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang · 2020

Shares the power thread

70% genome match

Downbelow Station

C. J. Cherryh

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Golden Son

Pierce Brown · 2015

Shares the power thread

69% genome match