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Books Like Greatcoats

de Castell, 2014 · #86 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 69/120

The King's travelling magistrates were disbanded when the king was killed. Falcio val Mond keeps the king's final order and keeps judging.

Its strongest scores: mood and theme. The five books below have the closest scores across all eleven criteria.

If you liked Greatcoats, read:

1. A Land Fit for Heroes

   Morgan, 2008 · #84 on the list · 70/120

   Three veterans of a war against lizard-invaders now live on its bitter fringes. They are drawn back to face a stranger threat, the dwenda.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

2. The Blacktongue Thief

   Buehlman, 2021 · #89 on the list · 68/120

   Kinch Na Shannack, a thief in debt to the guild that trained him, is pulled into a quest against giants with a battle-scarred knight he was supposed to rob.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

3. The Chathrand Voyage

   Redick, 2008 · #91 on the list · 67/120

   Aboard a six-hundred-year-old ship carrying a peace mission, a tarboy, a young bride and a crew of tiny ixchel are caught in a plot to restart a war.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

4. Vlad Taltos

   Brust, 1983 · #74 on the list · 72/120

   A human assassin climbs the underworld of an elf-like Dragaeran empire, with a witty familiar on his shoulder.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

5. Kane

   Wagner, 1970 · #75 on the list · 72/120

   Kane, cursed by a mad god to wander forever, is a scheming swordsman and sorcerer who works with any side that suits him.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

How the scores work: each book is rated 1 to 10 on eleven criteria; real-world blend and climax and fights count double, for a maximum of 120. See the full Fantasy 101.