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Under Heaven
Under Heaven is a historical fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, published in 2010. The story is set in a fictionalized version of Tang Dynasty China—a world called Kitai—and follows a man named Shen Tai who receives the politically volatile gift of 250 magnificent Heavenly Horses. Drawing inspiration...
apps Top Under Heaven Alternatives
The top alternative to Under Heaven in 2026 is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) with a score of 9.20/10, followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (9.20) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (9.20).
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Peter Jackson's 2001 film opens his three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings by introducing the O...
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Two Towers, released in 2002, continues Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien with the Fellowship divided int...
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Released in 2003, The Return of the King concludes Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the R...
Memories of Ice
Memories of Ice returns Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen to Genabackis after the Seven Cities setting of Dead...
The Lions of Al-Rassan
Guy Gavriel Kay's standalone historical fantasy The Lions of Al-Rassan was published in 1995. Its imagined setting close...
Tigana
"Tigana" is a standalone high fantasy novel by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, published in 1990. Set in a world inspir...
Uprooted
Uprooted is a standalone high fantasy novel written by Naomi Novik and published in 2015. The story is heavily inspired...
Towers of Midnight
The thirteenth novel in The Wheel of Time series (2010), co-authored by Brandon Sanderson, advancing Mat Cauthon's story...
A Brightness Long Ago
A Brightness Long Ago is a 2019 standalone fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, set in a fictional world closely modeled on...
River of Stars
River of Stars (2013) is a standalone epic fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, set in the same fictional Kitai world as Un...
A Song for Arbonne
A Song for Arbonne is a 1992 standalone historical fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay. The narrative is set in a fictional...
The Deed of Paksenarrion
The Deed of Paksenarrion is an omnibus edition collecting a military fantasy trilogy by Elizabeth Moon, originally publi...
All the Seas of the World
"All the Seas of the World" is a standalone high fantasy novel by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, published in 2022. Se...
Children of Earth and Sky
"Children of Earth and Sky" is a 2016 standalone fantasy novel by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay. It is set in the same...
The Black Prism
The Black Prism is a 2010 high fantasy novel by Brent Weeks, marking the opening installment of the Lightbringer series....
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is a high fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin, published in 2010 as the first volume of the Inh...
The Priory of the Orange Tree
The Priory of the Orange Tree is a 2019 standalone epic fantasy novel by British author Samantha Shannon. Set in a richl...
The Broken Kingdoms
"The Broken Kingdoms" is a high fantasy novel published in 2010 by N.K. Jemisin, serving as the second installment in th...
The Summer Tree
The Summer Tree is a fantasy novel by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, published in 1984. It marks his literary debut an...
Elantris
Elantris is a high fantasy novel by Brandon Sanderson, published in 2005 as his debut book. Set on the world of Sel with...
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| Alternative | Score | vs Under Heaven | Action |
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| 9.20 Excellent | +0.92 | Compare | |
| 9.20 Excellent | +0.92 | Compare | |
| 9.20 Excellent | +0.92 | Compare | |
| 8.92 Great | +0.64 | Compare | |
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| 8.50 Great | +0.22 | Compare | |
| 8.28 Great | Same | Compare | |
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