Books like Last Argument of Kings

Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie reads as dark, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie · 2006

Shares the power + vvoice thread

92% genome match

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Emperor of Thorns

Mark Lawrence

Shares the power thread

70% genome match

Before They Are Hanged

Joe Abercrombie · 2007

Shares the power + vvoice thread

92% genome match

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin · 1996

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Fables

Bill Willingham · 2002

Shares the power + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Sword of Destiny

Andrzej Sapkowski · 1992

Shares the lovetime + vvoice thread

70% genome match

Wolves of the Calla

Stephen King · 2003

Shares the lovetime + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Malazan Book of the Fallen

Steven Erikson

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Madmen and specialists

Wole Soyinka · 1971

Shares the power + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Charterhouse of Parma

Stendhal

Shares the power + lovetime thread

69% genome match