Best "second world" fantasy after J.R.R. Tolkien

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,966 ratings
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,232 ratings
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,346 ratings
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,826 ratings
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,783 ratings
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,425 ratings
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,970 ratings
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,592 ratings
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,357 ratings
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The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 129,635 ratings
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Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 132,890 ratings
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Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating — 70,677 ratings
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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) 4.56 avg rating — 546,246 ratings
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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 604,681 ratings
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Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,178 ratings
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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3) 3.81 avg rating — 15,465 ratings
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The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 76,175 ratings
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The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 129,724 ratings
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Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6)
Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 74,042 ratings
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Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11)
Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11) 4.09 avg rating — 51,464 ratings
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,598 ratings
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Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 127,791 ratings
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Phantom (Sword of Truth, #10)
Phantom (Sword of Truth, #10) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47,949 ratings
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Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)
Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) 3.96 avg rating — 53,918 ratings
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Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 53,371 ratings
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The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,412 ratings
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Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 124,078 ratings
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Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2)
Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 4,739 ratings
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Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1)
Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 10,247 ratings
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Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 21,841 ratings
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The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) 4.33 avg rating — 13,973 ratings
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Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,791 ratings
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Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4)
Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 37,278 ratings
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Graceling
Graceling 4.06 avg rating — 476,671 ratings
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Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) 4.23 avg rating — 75,275 ratings
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Magium: The Mage Tournament (Book 1)
Magium: The Mage Tournament (Book 1) 3.98 avg rating — 369 ratings
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 174,794 ratings
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The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 23,051 ratings
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Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 15,459 ratings
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Chalice
Chalice 3.84 avg rating — 15,372 ratings
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Belgarath the Sorcerer
Belgarath the Sorcerer 4.10 avg rating — 76,239 ratings
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Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2)
Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 51,927 ratings
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,159 ratings
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To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)
To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 56,421 ratings
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The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,564 ratings
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Queensmen
Queensmen 4.39 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan
The Complete Chronicles of Conan 4.30 avg rating — 5,479 ratings
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
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Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 19,304 ratings
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The Goblin Emperor
The Goblin Emperor 4.07 avg rating — 52,302 ratings
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The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2)
The White Luck Warrior (Aspect-Emperor, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 6,078 ratings
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The Judging Eye (Aspect-Emperor, #1)
The Judging Eye (Aspect-Emperor, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 6,952 ratings
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Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 22,971 ratings
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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,107 ratings
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Ziemiomorze
Ziemiomorze 4.46 avg rating — 5,348 ratings
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Ysabel
Ysabel 3.63 avg rating — 11,083 ratings
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Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 39,870 ratings
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Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1)
Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 29,530 ratings
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The First Pillar (Everville, #1)
The First Pillar (Everville, #1)
by: Roy Huff
3.62 avg rating — 702 ratings
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Firehurler (Twinborn Trilogy, #1)
Firehurler (Twinborn Trilogy, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 920 ratings
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The Chesen Rite (Crystal Lords of Archean, #1)
The Chesen Rite (Crystal Lords of Archean, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Dreamlander
Dreamlander 4.08 avg rating — 979 ratings
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A Midsummer Tempest
A Midsummer Tempest 3.56 avg rating — 807 ratings
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Games of Chance (Judgement's Tale, #1)
Games of Chance (Judgement's Tale, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Call of Agon (The Children of Telm, #1)
The Call of Agon (The Children of Telm, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 418 ratings
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The Shard
The Shard
by: Ted Cross
3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings
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The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 6,266 ratings
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Thorn Ogres Of Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy, #1)
Thorn Ogres Of Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 398 ratings
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Red Moon and Black Mountain
Red Moon and Black Mountain
by: Joy Chant
3.90 avg rating — 615 ratings
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Dragons and Griffins
Dragons and Griffins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,524 ratings
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The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1)
The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 106,507 ratings
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The Bell at Sealey Head
The Bell at Sealey Head 4.02 avg rating — 2,768 ratings
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The Plane of Dreams
The Plane of Dreams 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Road to Rebirth (The Children of Telm, #2)
The Road to Rebirth (The Children of Telm, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 80 ratings
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Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light & Shadow #5)
Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light & Shadow #5) 4.13 avg rating — 2,548 ratings
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The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, #2)
The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 15,326 ratings
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Gullstruck Island
Gullstruck Island 4.13 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
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Dark Waters Of Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy, #2)
Dark Waters Of Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Daniel and the Six Element Dragons (Daniel and the Mysteries, #2)
Daniel and the Six Element Dragons (Daniel and the Mysteries, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,930 ratings
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The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 40,770 ratings
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Conan (Book 1)
Conan (Book 1) 4.08 avg rating — 7,050 ratings
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Operation Chaos (Operation Otherworld, #1)
Operation Chaos (Operation Otherworld, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 966 ratings
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Righteous Fury (The Legends of the Älfar, #1)
Righteous Fury (The Legends of the Älfar, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 2,537 ratings
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reMIND: Volume 1
reMIND: Volume 1 3.87 avg rating — 584 ratings
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The Chains of War (The Children of Telm, #3)
The Chains of War (The Children of Telm, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Stormed Fortress (Wars of Light and Shadow #8)
Stormed Fortress (Wars of Light and Shadow #8) 4.26 avg rating — 1,408 ratings
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The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.93 avg rating — 53,322 ratings
84.
The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3)
The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 12,775 ratings
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Shadow Hand (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #6)
Shadow Hand (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #6) 4.32 avg rating — 669 ratings
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Letter For The King
Letter For The King 4.18 avg rating — 13,843 ratings
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War in Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy Book 3)
War in Hagwood (The Hagwood Trilogy Book 3) 4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Daniel and Drago (Daniel and the Mysteries, #3)
Daniel and Drago (Daniel and the Mysteries, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,495 ratings
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The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2)
The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 90,366 ratings
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The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1)
The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
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The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1-3) 4.27 avg rating — 360 ratings
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Articles on Earthsea, Including: A Wizard of Earthsea, the Tombs of Atuan, the Farthest Shore, the Other Wind, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, the Wind's Twelve Quarters, GED (Earthsea), Characters in Earthsea, Aihal, Erreth-Akbe
Articles on Earthsea, Including: A Wizard of Earthsea, the Tombs of Atuan, the Farthest Shore, the Other Wind, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, the Wind's Twelve Quarters, GED (Earthsea), Characters in Earthsea, Aihal, Erreth-Akbe 4.69 avg rating — 42 ratings
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