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24 alternatives to Who Fears Death

2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Who Fears Death launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Circle▲94

   Be Afraid. Be very afraid

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Killing and Dying▲71

   This book will convert the literati to graphic novels

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Misunderstood Monsters▲66

   Perhaps monsters aren't scary. Maybe they're misunderstood!

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Princes of the Apocalypse▲55

   A D&D supplement player's companion.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Harry Potter Series▲70

   Another classic fantasy series

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Gift of Fear▲65

   Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Wise Man's Fear▲64

   The second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ysabel▲56

   A fantasy adventure with deeply human characters

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Being Mortal▲56

    Medicine and What Matters in the End

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Scream▲56

    Chilling adventures in the science of fear

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Strangers Drowning▲54

    Grappling with impossible idealism, drastic choices, and th…

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Winning the Story Wars▲62

    Why those who tell (and live) the best stories will rule...

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear▲70

    Embrace your curiosity and tap into inspiration

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Evil by Design▲68

    Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War▲60

    National Book Award nomination for YA Literature 2015

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Winning the Story Wars▲63

    Why those who tell the best stories will rule the future

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Do No Harm▲55

    Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery

    2015 · its alternatives →

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