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The Black Company
by Glen Cook (1984)
★3.64(236)
Similar to Night of Knives, this book features morally gray characters in a dark fantasy setting.
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Night of Knives
by Steven Erikson (2004)
★3.60(94 ratings)
It gave the Empire its name, but the tiny island and city of Malaz is a sleepy, seedy back-water port. This night, its residents are bustling about, barring doors and shuttering windows. Because this night a once-in-a-generation Shadow Moon is due and threatens the good citizens of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker, beings.
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Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson (1999)
★3.96(644)
Like Night of Knives, this offers a complex narrative with deep world-building and a large cast of characters.
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The Darkness That Comes Before
by R Scott Bakker (2003)
★3.81(95)
If you enjoyed the depth and darker themes of Night of Knives, Bakker's philosophical approach will resonate.
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
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★4.03(527)
Shares Night of Knives' sense of mystery and epic scope, with a compelling magic system and world.
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Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence (2011)
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Echoing the morally ambiguous characters of Night of Knives, this offers a dark and compelling anti-hero.
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