Books like The Poppy War
The Poppy War 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 Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin · 2000
Shares the power thread
91% genome match
The Dragon Republic
R.F. Kuang · 2019
Shares the power thread
88% genome match
Emperor of Thorns
Mark Lawrence
Shares the power thread
76% genome match
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie · 2006
Shares the power thread
70% genome match
Golden Son
Pierce Brown · 2015
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
The White Rose
Glen Cook
Shares the power thread
70% genome match
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Seth Dickinson
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
The Grace of Kings
Ken Liu
Shares the power thread
69% genome match
The Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson
Shares the power thread
79% genome match
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
Shares the power thread
74% genome match
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
Marjorie Liu · 2016
Shares the power thread
80% genome match
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett · 1989
Shares the power thread
70% genome match
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