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Books Like The Shadow Campaigns

Wexler, 2013 · #56 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 78/120

A veteran captain and a disguised woman soldier serve a mysterious new colonel through a gunpowder-and-magic colonial war.

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

If you liked The Shadow Campaigns, read:

1. Traitor Son Cycle

   Cameron, 2012 · #51 on the list · 80/120

   A young mercenary captain called the Red Knight takes a contract to guard a convent in an Alba where the Wild is at war with humanity.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

2. The Monarchies of God

   Kearney, 1995 · #48 on the list · 80/120

   As faith fractures and a holy city falls, a castaway king's ship sails west into the unknown in search of a new world.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

3. 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, creative details.

4. 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, creative details.

5. The Chronicles of Prydain

   Alexander, 1964 · #53 on the list · 79/120

   Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper leaves his farm to chase a lost oracular pig. He grows into a hero in the war against Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death.

   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.