Books like The Burning God
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang 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
75% 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
78% genome match
Morning Star
Pierce Brown · 2016
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
The White Rose
Glen Cook
Shares the power thread
71% genome match
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie · 2006
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
Salute the dark
Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2010
Shares the power thread
72% genome match
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Seth Dickinson
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
The Black Prism
Brent Weeks · 2010
Shares the power thread
76% genome match
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
Shares the power thread
70% genome match
Thran
J. Robert King · 1999
Shares the power thread
75% genome match
The Grace of Kings
Ken Liu
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
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