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A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
Kings and exiles, dragons and assassins—every move reshapes a realm on the brink. Old promises come due as destinies collide across sea and snow. A Dance with Dragons delivers sprawling intrigue and icy fire from the heart of epic fantasy’s most talked‑about saga.
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... ruthless statecraft, compromises, and insurgency-riddled rule?
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
If the tense governance in A Dance with Dragons gripped you—the uneasy peace Jon hammers out at the Wall, Daenerys’s brittle marriage to Hizdahr amid the Sons of the Harpy murders—you’ll devour The Traitor Baru Cormorant. Baru wages war with ledgers, treaties, and betrayals, navigating empire, occupation, and rebellion with the same knife-edge pragmatism you saw in Meereen. It’s the kind of political chess where every alliance stains your hands, and victory may cost your soul.
... a sprawling, multi-POV tapestry of armies, courts, and competing destinies?
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Loved hopping from Jon’s command at the Wall to Tyrion’s river journey with Griff and Young Aegon, then to Theon’s harrowing ‘Reek’ chapters and Dany’s embattled rule? The Way of Kings delivers that same panoramic sweep. You’ll follow soldiers, assassins, and scholars whose storylines echo and collide, much like the crisscrossing arcs in A Dance with Dragons, building toward shocking convergences and hard-won revelations.
... morally gray schemers and survivors you root for against your better judgment?
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
If you couldn’t look away from Tyrion bargaining his way through Essos, Theon clawing back a self under Ramsay, or Victarion chasing glory for all the wrong reasons, The Blade Itself is your next hit. You’ll meet charming liars, broken warriors, and ambitious manipulators whose choices land as messily—and as humanly—as those in A Dance with Dragons. It’s sharp-tongued, brutal, and irresistibly character-driven.
... a bleak, war-haunted descent into the cost of power?
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
If Theon’s torture, the chaos of Meereen’s siege and dragonfire, and Jon’s bloody fate left you breathless, The Poppy War will hit the same nerve. It follows a driven outsider whose rise drags her through atrocity and hard choices, mirroring the brutal calculus that haunts Westeros and Essos. Expect unflinching consequences and the same sickening question: what price are you willing to pay to win?
... interlocking plots where political maneuvering, hidden history, and a murder mystery collide?
City Of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
If you relished how Young Aegon’s reveal upended Tyrion’s plans, Quentyn’s mission twisted toward tragedy, and the Harpy killings destabilized Dany’s rule, City of Stairs offers that same layered complexity. A diplomat-spy digs into a politically explosive murder that uncovers suppressed gods and imperial lies—each thread tightening the noose until revelations reshape the board, just like in A Dance with Dragons.
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