Books like Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2)

Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) by Tad Williams reads as epic, serious. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan · 1990

Shares the vornate thread

83% genome match

The Well at the World's End

William Morris · 1892

Shares the vornate thread

77% genome match

Fugitive Prince (Wars of Light & Shadow)

Janny Wurts · 1997

Shares the vornate thread

79% genome match

Brisingr

Christopher Paolini · 2008

Shares the vornate thread

72% genome match

The Fall of Arthur

J.R.R. Tolkien · 2013

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams · 1988

Shares the vornate thread

71% genome match

Xi you ji

Wu Cheng'en · 1900

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

The Deryni archives

Katherine Kurtz · 1986

Shares the vornate thread

72% genome match

Harpist in the wind

Patricia A. McKillip · 1979

Shares the vornate thread

71% genome match

Fire & Blood

George R.R. Martin · 2018

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

The One Tree

Stephen R. Donaldson · 1982

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

The Great Dune Trilogy

Frank Herbert · 1977

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match