Fantasy · Similar reads
Books like The Return of the King
The best books like The Return of the King are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Hobbit. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien is about sacrifice and loss, the cost of victory, eucatastrophe and sudden hope. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Fellowship of the Ring
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J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, following Frodo Baggins from the safety of the Shire into a world of accelerating danger.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Two Towers
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J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy
The Two Towers is the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, split into two halves that follow different threads of the broken Fellowship.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Hobbit
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J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy
Bilbo Baggins is a thoroughly respectable hobbit who has no interest in adventures, danger, or anything that might interfere with his meals.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Mist and Fury
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
A Court of Mist and Fury begins where A Court of Thorns and Roses ended: Feyre is back in the Spring Court with Tamlin, but she is not the same person who left.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Feyre Archeron is nineteen, hunting in winter to feed her family, when she kills a wolf in the forest and is taken by a creature from Prythian — the land of the fae — as payment for a life.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Darker Shade of Magic
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V.E. Schwab · Fantasy
A Darker Shade of Magic is set across four parallel versions of London — Red, Grey, White, and the long-destroyed Black — each existing in the same location but separated by the barriers between worlds.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Game of Thrones
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George R.R. Martin · Fantasy
A Game of Thrones is the first volume of George R.R.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Little Hatred
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Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy
A Little Hatred is the first book in Abercrombie's The Age of Madness trilogy, set in the same world as his First Law trilogy but a generation later.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wizard of Earthsea
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Ursula K. Le Guin · Fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea is Ursula K.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'Engle · Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg Murry, a prickly, self-doubting teenager whose father — a physicist working on a classified government project — has been missing for years.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - American Gods
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Neil Gaiman · Fantasy
American Gods opens with Shadow Moon, a man released from prison days early because his wife has died in a car accident.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - An Ember in the Ashes
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Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy
An Ember in the Ashes is set in a Roman Empire-inspired world where the Martial empire has conquered and brutalized the Scholar people for centuries.
A kindred fantasy read.
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Books like The Return of the King: quick answers
What are the best books like The Return of the King?
The best books like The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien are The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Return of the King, such as sacrifice and loss, the cost of victory, eucatastrophe and sudden hope.
What should I read after The Return of the King?
A natural next read after The Return of the King is The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. A kindred fantasy read. Other strong choices are The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas.
What books are similar to The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien?
The Return of the King centers on sacrifice and loss, the cost of victory, eucatastrophe and sudden hope. Books with a similar feel include The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
