Read-alikes
Books like Gardens of the Moon, 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 Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. It appears in 386 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 Gardens of the Moon, normalized so ubiquitous books don't dominate.
#1 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.
#2 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.
#3 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.
#4 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.
#5 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.
#6 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
A direwolf litter found beside a dead stag opens a decades-spanning war for the Iron Throne with no guaranteed survivors.
#7 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.
#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 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.
#10 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson
A street thief gets recruited into a heist crew plotting to overthrow a god-emperor who has ruled unchallenged for a thousand years.
#11 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.
#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 The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan — 75 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #2 The Black Company by Glen Cook — 53 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #3 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson — 57 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #4 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb — 40 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #5 The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien — 87 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #6 A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin — 58 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #7 The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie — 53 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #8 Hyperion by Dan Simmons — 163 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #9 Dune by Frank Herbert — 154 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #10 Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson — 40 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #11 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss — 37 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
- #12 The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin — 78 shared threads , mostly in r/printSF
Books like Gardens of the Moon — frequently asked
What do Redditors read after Gardens of the Moon?+
The books most often brought up in the same discussions as Gardens of the Moon are: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan; The Black Company by Glen Cook; The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. This ranking counts 895 shared thread appearances across 386 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 Gardens of the Moon — mostly in r/printSF — rank higher. A minimum of 3 shared threads is required, so one viral thread can't fabricate a match.