Books like The Way of Shadows
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks reads as dark, fast. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Magician
Raymond E. Feist · 1982
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb · 1995
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
83% genome match
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
83% genome match
The Magicians
Lev Grossman · 2009
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Skyward
Brandon Sanderson · 2018
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1883
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Tehanu
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1990
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Republic of Thieves
Scott Lynch · 2013
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
The power of one
Bryce Courtenay · 1989
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan · 2007
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Among Others
Jo Walton · 2012
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett
Shares the wonder + comingofage thread
69% genome match
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