5 Fantasy Books to Read After Finishing ‘Wind and Truth’ - The Fantasy Review

5 Fantasy Books to Read After Finishing ‘Wind and Truth’

The Fantasy Review’s list of 5 fantasy books to read after finishing Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, book 5 in The Stormlight Archive.

Many readers will have finally finished reading the 1400-page monsters that is Wind and Truth, and no matter their feelings on the book (it received some mixed reviews) they are of course looking for their next fantasy read!

In this list I hope you will find what you’re looking for, whether you want more of a similar style, or a shorter book, or even a massive tone shift to something a bit darker… I believe there is something for everyone in my selection of books to read after finishing Wind and Truth.

Please add more recommendations in the comments if you feel I have missed something you recommend to everyone who loves The Stormlight Archive!

#1 – The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Books to Read After Finishing Wind and Truth

The first pick on this list is the classic fantasy pick. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, is the first book in The Wheel of Time series (which was completed by Brandon Sanderson).

This book is like a love letter to The Fellowship of the Ring, but after the first book, the series becomes something incredible in its own right.

If you want to start a 14-book epic fantasy series that will take you months and months to read, with hundreds of characters, an awesome magic system, some classic tropes turned on their head a little bit, but with that classic fantasy feel, check out The Eye of the World.

#2 – Herald by Rob J. Hayes

Books to Read After Finishing Wind and Truth

Many readers love The Stormlight Archive because of the lore and the interconnectedness with the Cosmere (Sanderson’s fictional universe where many of his books take place). If that deep history and interconnectedness is what you’re looking for, then the newest book on this list will do very nicely…

Herald by Rob J. Hayes, is the first book in the Age of the God Eater series, and it has everything that you are looking for. We’re talking epic, epic, epic, scope, a large cast of characters, rich histories and lore… everything you want.

It’s the side-series Archive of the God Eater and Annals of the God Eater that provide the interconnectedness. In the Preface to Herald, Hayes explains the reading order and how the books connect, but basically:

  • Age of the God Eater (Herald = book 1) – the “main” series/ “Present” time period
  • Annals of the God Eater (Deathless = book 1) – set 1000 years before Herald
  • Archive of the God Eater (Demon = book 1) – set 2000 years before Herald

All together, this series is called The God Eater Saga, as a kind of umbrella title, and you don’t have to read everything if you don’t want to. All the series are designed to work on their own.

If you want the full thing though, start with Herald, then Deathless, then Demon, and wait for their sequels with the rest of us!

Hayes writes these books all at the same time, so they all connect and it makes for a fascinating and in-depth dive into this brilliant fantasy world.

#3 – Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan

Books to Read After Finishing Wind and Truth

I read all six books in The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan in 2024 and absolutely fell in love with the series. The six books are split into three, with Theft of Swords being a collection of book 1 and 2, and so on.

These books follow one of the best fantasy duos of all time, and you love them more and more as the series progresses. It starts off as quite a casual story with low stakes, but as soon as that second book starts you feel everything amping up, and by the end of book three it turns out the story was far larger and more epic than I was expecting!

This series also has some spin-offs for those readers who love learning about the history of a fantasy world. The Legends of the First Empire and The Rise and Fall are set MANY years before the events of Theft of Swords, but The Riyria Chronicles might be your first call after finishing the main series, as it visits the fantasy duo before they teamed up.

#4 – Voice of War by Zack Argyle

Are you a Sanderson fan because you love the intricate magic systems? Read Voice of War by Zack Argyle. Sure, it has a large cast and the cool world and everything else, but the selling point of these books for Sanderson fans has to be the magic system. You’re missing out if that reader is you!

For other readers, you might like to know that Voice of War is the first book in a trilogy. So there’s no 17+ book series to binge! You’ve just got three, relatively short fantasy novels (the first is approx. 400 pages) with a story that hits hard.

#5 – The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee

Talking of hitting hard, have you met The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee?

This is also a trilogy, called The Five Warrior Angels, but these books are doorstops! However, they don’t read like long books. You will burn through The Forgetting Moon FAST.

I’ve said this before in my review, but this book reads like A Game of Thrones and Gardens of the Moon had a baby, and it’s a metalhead!

If you are looking for something a lot darker to read after Wind and Truth, dive into one of the best dark fantasy series of all time. And yes, they are long books, but they read fast and there’s only three of them.

Fair warning though: they pack a punch that will break your jaw.

Conclusion and Honourable Mentions

These five books should give you somewhere to begin if you are looking for something to read after finishing Wind and Truth. However, some honourable mentions include:

All the books above are epic fantasy books with a large cast of characters, in-depth worldbuilding, and fast-paced plots. 

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Owner and Editor of The Fantasy Review. Loves all fantasy and science fiction books, graphic novels, TV and Films. Having completed a BA and MA in English Literature and Creative writing, they would like to go on to do a PhD. Favourite authors are Trudi Canavan, Steven Erikson, George R. R. Martin and Brandon Sanderson.

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