Read-alikes
Books like A Game of Thrones, according to Reddit
Not an algorithm's guess and not an editor's opinion: these are the books Redditors bring up in the same discussions as A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. It appears in 258 indexed threads — the overlap below happens mostly in r/printSF.
The read-alike list
Ranked by co-mention strength — how often each book shares a thread with A Game of Thrones, normalized so ubiquitous books don't dominate.
#1 Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
An empire quietly marks its own soldiers for death, and the gods are already choosing sides before the Bridgeburners find out.
#2 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
A farm boy's village burns in one night, and the Aes Sedai who saves him says the Dark One marked him before he could walk.
#3 The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie
Nine-Fingers the barbarian just wants to survive one more winter, but a torturer's investigation and a prince's war have other plans.
#4 Dune
Frank Herbert
A duke's son survives his family's betrayal on a desert planet and becomes the prophet who leads its people to war.
#5 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
An orphaned actor's son claws his way toward becoming a legend by the University's fire-and-sympathy magic — a story stuck at book two for over a decade.
#6 The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
A gardener, a burglar's heir, and seven others walk a piece of jewelry to a volcano because destroying it is the only way to stop a war.
#7 Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb
A bastard prince trained as an assassin narrates sixteen books of loss, loyalty, and one very long grudge against fate.
#8 Hyperion
Dan Simmons
Seven pilgrims journey toward a monster that grants one wish and kills everyone else, and each tells the story of why they came.
#9 Red Rising
Pierce Brown
A miner's son fakes his way into the ruling class's brutal war-games academy to bring down the system that executed his wife.
#10 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
A suicidal bridge slave assigned to the war camp's deadliest crew starts hearing storms answer when he gives orders.
#11 The Black Company
Glen Cook
A mercenary company's own physician keeps its journal through the Vietnam War on peyote, one contract and one dead wizard-lord at a time.
#12 The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
A woman searches a dying continent for the daughter her husband stole, while the world ends again on schedule.
The overlap, in numbers
Where each pairing actually shows up. Click through for the full Reddit verdict on each book.
- #1 Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson — 58 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #2 The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan — 48 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #3 The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie — 42 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #4 Dune by Frank Herbert — 117 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #5 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss — 31 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #6 The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien — 58 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #7 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb — 25 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #8 Hyperion by Dan Simmons — 105 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #9 Red Rising by Pierce Brown — 57 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #10 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson — 27 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #11 The Black Company by Glen Cook — 24 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #12 The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin — 49 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
Books like A Game of Thrones — frequently asked
What do Redditors read after A Game of Thrones?+
The books most often brought up in the same discussions as A Game of Thrones are: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson; The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan; The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. This ranking counts 641 shared thread appearances across 258 threads — it reflects what commenters actually pair together, not editorial picks.
How is this list ranked?+
We scan Reddit comments for book mentions and count how often two titles appear in the same thread. Books that keep showing up alongside A Game of Thrones — mostly in r/printSF — rank higher. A minimum of 3 shared threads is required, so one viral thread can't fabricate a match.